C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Olympus mju Tele Quartz Date is a compact 35mm point-and-shoot released in 1991 as part of Olympus's expanding mju (Stylus in North America) family. It distinguishes itself from the single-focal-length mju I with a switchable **35mm / 70mm** dual lens system, letting the user toggle between a wide-angle and a short telephoto without carrying separate lenses. Exposure is fully automated via program AE. The "Quartz Date" suffix designates the date-imprinting back, which embeds the date into the film frame in amber numerals.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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Kodak UltraMax 400 is a versatile consumer-grade ISO 400 daylight-balanced color negative film with T-grain emulsion, delivering warm Kodak colors, fine-for-speed grain (PGI 46), and wide exposure latitude. Currently in production and available globally as a single-roll and multi-pack.
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About this camera
A 1991 pocketable dual-focal-length Olympus with 35mm and 70mm switching and a quartz date imprint.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm (24×36 mm) |
| Focal lengths | 35mm / 70mm (switchable) |
| Years | 1991 – ~ |
| Shutter | Programmed electronic |
| Meter | Multi-pattern |
| Modes | Program AE |
| ISO range | 100 – 3200 (DX) |
| Battery | CR123A |
| Date back | Quartz imprint |
Olympus launched the original mju in 1991 as a sleek clamshell compact. The mju Tele Quartz Date arrived alongside or shortly after that flagship, targeting users who wanted telephoto reach in the same slim form factor. The dual-focal-length concept — rather than a true zoom — was a cost-effective and optically cleaner approach common in early 1990s compacts: each focal length uses its own optimised optics rather than a zoom group.
The "Tele" variants of the mju line fed into a broader Olympus strategy of building distinct camera models for different market segments before zoom lenses became cheap enough to include in entry compacts.
The mju Tele Quartz Date sits at an interesting intersection: it preceded the explosion of affordable zoom compacts, offering a compromise that was common in early 1990s Japanese compact design. For collectors, it represents the transitional period of Olympus's consumer compact line before the mju II cemented the clamshell format as an industry standard. The date imprinting, once considered a gimmick, now adds period character to scanned negatives.
C41
Kodak ColorPlus 200 is an affordable, consumer-oriented daylight-balanced color negative film at ISO 200. Known for warm, slightly muted color rendition, fine grain, and wide exposure latitude, it is currently in production and widely available in Asia and select global markets.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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