Film comparison
Kodak Royal Gold 400 vs Kodak Ultramax 400
- Royal Gold 400 has finer grain.
- Royal Gold 400 is discontinued.
Side by side
| Specification | Royal Gold 400 | Ultramax 400 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Kodak | Kodak |
| Type | Colour negative | Colour negative |
| Box speed | ISO 400 | ISO 400 |
| Process | C-41 | C-41 |
| Formats | 35mm | 35mm |
| Grain | Very fine | Fine |
| Contrast | — | Medium high |
| Latitude | — | Good |
| Saturation | — | High |
| Price, 35mm | — | about £12.95 |
| Price, 120 | — | — |
| Availability | Discontinued | Current |
Rows that differ are in bold. Prices are typical UK prices and change often.
How they look
- Royal Gold 400
- Kodak's premium consumer 400-speed colour print film of the late 1990s, which Kodak called the world's finest-grain 400-speed colour print film. Wikipedia dates it 1996 to about 2004, replaced by High Definition 400 (Royal Supra 400 outside the US).
- Ultramax 400
- Kodak's consumer high-speed colour negative (ISO 400/27), designed for snapshooters: bright, vibrant colours with accurate skin tones, fine grain and good sharpness when enlarged (Kodak E-7023). 135 only.
Which suits what
Better pick: Royal Gold 400
General purpose, Travel
Both work well
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Better pick: Ultramax 400
Street photography, Vacation, Point and shoot