Kodak Ultramax 400

Sample photos shot on 35mm at box speed with Helios 44-2

The German forest. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400.
A young man walking in the forest. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400.
The sun shines on logs in a forest clearing. The film cannot handle the high dynamic range. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400.
A house with rich plants. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400.
Dock 11 of the Hamburg Port. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400.

Sample photos shot on 35mm pulled to 100 speed with Pentax-M SMC 50/2.0

Dockland in Hamburg-Altona with large sun flare. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400 pulled to 100.
On iron park bench with autumn leaves. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400 pulled to 100.
Hamburg Harbor and Elbphilharmonie. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400 pulled to 100.
A late winter sky with contrasting trees over the river Elbe. Shot on Kodak Ultramax 400 pulled to 100.
Sample photos shot on 35mm film. Developed and scanned by Nimmfilm in Leizip. All scans are presented in full resolution and unedited.

About Kodak Ultramax

Kodak Ultramax 400 is Kodak's offering for amateurs that need a faster color film. As a 400 film it is more expensive than ColorPlus 200 and Gold 200, a price increase that is unfortunately often compansated by selling 24 exposure cartridges in drug stores. As labs tend to charge a fixed price per roll processed indifferent to the number of exposures on it this is usually a bad deal, in the end the customer saves money by buying this film with 36 exposures in photo stores.

As a 400 film the grain is slightly more pronounced, the colors are more satured but exhibit fewer graduations. Pulling this film down to 200 or 100 speed is popular, the result is less saturation and contrast. This brings the film closer to the pastell look which is a popular features of the more expensive Kodak Portra line.

Packaging

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