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 Pentax Espio Mini (sold as the UC-1 in some markets, and as the Pentax UC-1 in Japan) is a program-only autofocus compact introduced in 1994. It is built around a 32mm f/3.5 SMC Pentax lens in a polycarbonate body roughly 31 mm thick at its thinnest point - among the slimmest 35mm compacts made in that era. Despite its consumer-tier price, the SMC (Super Multi Coated) glass gives it a color rendering and contrast level that outperforms most cameras in its class.
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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
One of the thinnest 35mm point-and-shoots ever made, fitted with Pentax's premium SMC coating.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | SMC Pentax 32mm f/3.5, 3 elements / 3 groups |
| Years | 1994 - ~ |
| Shutter | 2s - 1/250s, electronic leaf |
| Modes | Program only |
| Focus | Active AF |
| Weight | ~155 g |
| Battery | 1x CR123A |
Pentax released the Espio Mini in 1994 as an ultra-slim premium compact to compete with the Olympus mju series and the Konica Big Mini line. The UC-1 name was used in markets where the Espio branding was not established. The camera sat near the top of the compact range - below the full-featured Espio zoom models but above entry-level fixed-focus cameras. Pentax leaned heavily on the SMC coating as a differentiator, running advertising in Japan that highlighted the lens quality rather than feature count. Exact discontinuation date is unconfirmed; production appears to have wound down by the late 1990s as the market shifted to zoom compacts.
The Espio Mini occupies the same design philosophy as the Olympus mju-II: maximum pocket-ability, minimum complexity, with one important distinction - the 32mm focal length sits between the usual 35mm and 28mm options, giving slightly more field of view than most compacts without the distortion of a true wide. The SMC coating produces negatives with noticeably low flare in backlit conditions, which matters in a camera that encourages casual outdoor shooting. Among Pentax collectors, it is regarded as one of the more honest expressions of the company's optical engineering in miniaturized form.
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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