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 PC30 (1986) is a fully automatic 35 mm compact camera positioned at the lower end of Pentax's point-and-shoot lineup of the mid-1980s. It pairs a fixed 35 mm f/2.8 lens with a program-only exposure system and active autofocus, asking nothing of the operator beyond framing and pressing the shutter. DX coding reads film speed from the cartridge, removing manual ISO setting entirely. The body is compact polycarbonate, powered by two AA cells and light enough for pocket carry.
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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
1986 entry-level Pentax autofocus compact with a fixed 35 mm f/2.8 lens.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35 mm |
| Lens | ~35 mm f/2.8, fixed |
| Shutter | ~1/30s - 1/250s, electronic leaf |
| Flash sync | ~1/100s |
| Exposure | Program auto only |
| Focus | Active AF |
| ISO | DX-coded |
| Weight | ~225 g |
| Battery | 2x AA |
Pentax entered the consumer autofocus compact market in earnest with the PC35AF (1981) and refined the line through the early 1980s. The PC30 arrived in 1986 as a simplified, lower-cost variant, stripping away some of the PC35 line's features in exchange for a smaller body and reduced retail price. It targets first-time buyers and casual shooters who wanted the Pentax name on an all-automatic camera without the cost of an SLR system.
By the late 1980s zoom compacts such as the Pentax Zoom 70 and Zoom 90 were displacing fixed-lens models at the mid-tier; the PC30 remained in production for roughly four years before being superseded by updated fixed-lens and zoom models.
The PC30 is representative of the broad wave of mid-1980s Japanese fixed-lens AF compacts that established automatic 35 mm photography as a mass consumer activity. For contemporary collectors it is of limited significance compared to the PC35AF or the later Espio series, but it illustrates the commoditisation of autofocus technology at the accessible end of the market during the decade.
For practical use today, the 35 mm focal length remains a versatile street and travel choice, and the f/2.8 aperture is adequate for indoor available-light work, though it cannot match the rendering of premium compacts such as the Contax T2 or Nikon L35AF.
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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