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 Stylus 105 (sold as the mju Zoom 105 in Japan and parts of Europe) is a weatherproof clamshell compact introduced around 1996, occupying the top of the mid-1990s Stylus Zoom range. Its 38-105mm zoom range was the longest offered in the Stylus clamshell body at the time, providing genuine telephoto reach in a sealed, pocketable package. Like the Stylus 60 and Stylus 80 siblings, it uses a program-only exposure system, a single CR123A lithium cell, and Olympus's push-open clamshell mechanism that covers and seals the lens. The 38mm wide end is slightly narrower than the 35mm of some rivals, but the 105mm telephoto end distinguishes it from the 60mm and 80mm Stylus variants.
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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
1996 weatherproof Olympus clamshell with a 38-105mm zoom - the widest-reaching Stylus of the mid-1990s generation.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | ~38-105mm zoom, ~f/4.5-9.0 |
| Years | ~1996-1999 |
| Shutter | 4s - 1/500s, electronic leaf |
| Modes | Program only |
| Weatherproof | Yes (clamshell sealed) |
| Weight | ~215 g |
| Battery | 1x CR123A |
| ISO range | 50-3200 (DX coded) |
Olympus's Stylus Zoom naming convention numbered models by maximum focal length: the Stylus 60, 80, 100, and 105 formed a ladder of reach across the mid-1990s compact market. The 105 sat at the top of the clamshell-bodied range, offering the tightest available framing without stepping into the bulkier zoom-compact category. It arrived roughly contemporaneously with the Stylus 60, targeting a buyer who wanted travel-length telephoto compression alongside Olympus's weatherproofing guarantees.
The Stylus numbering family was gradually superseded around 1998-1999 by the mju-III generation. Olympus's later zoom compacts, marketed under the mju Zoom branding, used similar optical and mechanical architecture in updated housings.
Within the Stylus family, the 105 holds a practical position: it is the longest-zoom clamshell that Olympus made weatherproof in this generation. A 105mm telephoto in a coat-pocket body with weather sealing was a meaningful specification in 1996. For photographers traveling to wet or dusty environments, the combination of genuine reach and clamshell protection was not available from most competitors at this price tier.
In the used market of 2026, the Stylus 105 is less prominently traded than the mju-II (which achieved cultural cachet independent of its specifications) but occupies a useful niche: affordable, weather-sealed, with longer reach than the ubiquitous mju-II's fixed 35mm. The ~f/4.5-9.0 aperture range means performance in low light is ordinary, and flash dependency at the telephoto end is significant. At 38-105mm in program mode, it is best understood as a daylight travel camera.
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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