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 Zoom 170 (Stylus Zoom 170 in North America) is the longest-reaching member of the core mju Zoom family, introduced around 1999 with a 38-170mm zoom range that represented the practical ceiling for a motorised pocket compact of its era. It retains the signature mju Zoom traits: splash-resistant polycarbonate clamshell body, active infrared autofocus, program-only exposure, and a single CR123A battery. At 170mm the lens can render distant subjects with noticeable compression; the accompanying viewfinder zoom tracks the focal length change to give the user a rough framing guide.
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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
The long end of the mju Zoom line - a 38-170mm super-zoom weatherproof clamshell introduced at the turn of the millennium.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | 38-170mm f/4.5-~11.5 zoom |
| Years | ~1999 (discontinuation year unverified) |
| Shutter | ~4s - 1/500s, electronic leaf |
| Modes | Program only |
| Focus | Active infrared AF |
| Viewfinder | Optical zoom tunnel |
| ISO range | 50 - 3200 (DX coded) |
| Battery | 1x CR123A |
| Body | Clamshell, weatherproof polycarbonate |
By the late 1990s the mju Zoom family had been climbing the zoom-range ladder for several years, with new models adding incremental telephoto extension roughly every 12-18 months. The 170mm model was among the last film-era additions before Olympus's attention shifted decisively toward its digital compact products. It arrived at a point when consumer expectations for zoom reach had grown substantially: the mid-1990s baseline of 70-80mm had stretched, in five years, to 150-200mm across most compact manufacturers' ranges.
The mju Zoom 170 was sold internationally under the usual regional naming split - mju in Japan and Europe, Stylus Zoom in North America. Production likely ended around 2001-2003 as the mju Digital line succeeded the film-era mju Zoom cameras in retail, though exact discontinuation dates remain unverified.
The mju Zoom 170 is a camera at an inflection point: it pushes the weatherproof clamshell format as far as it practically goes before the zoom mechanism becomes a liability rather than a feature. At 170mm, a CR123A-powered motorised compact is working hard; the maximum aperture at the long end is narrow, requiring bright light or fast film for usable results. But for an outdoor photographer who wanted one compact capable of both wide environmental shots and compressed telephoto framing - all in a body that could survive light rain - it was a genuine solution.
In current used markets the 170 trades at a discount to the 105 and 130 models, in part because the longer zoom raises durability concerns and in part because the narrower aperture at 170mm limits its utility in typical low-light shooting. That discount makes it interesting to buyers who specifically want reach and shoot outdoors in good light.
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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