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FilmNeverDie KUMO 250D
FilmNeverDie KUMO 250D is a daylight-balanced ISO 250 ECN-2 cine film in 135 format, widely understood to be respooled Kodak Vision3 250D with the remjet layer retained, offering fine grain, wide dynamic range, and a cinematic look.
Key specs
- Brand
- FilmNeverDie
- Model
- KUMO 250D
- ISO
- 250
- Process
- C41
- Formats
- 135
- Production status
- In production
- Introduced
- 2021
Grain
very fine for ISO 250
Contrast
moderate, wide latitude
Saturation
Unknown
Latitude
Unknown
Technical details
Handling notes
- Storage
- cool, dry; refrigerate for long-term
Profile notes
KUMO 250D ('kumo' meaning cloud in Japanese) is FilmNeverDie's daylight-balanced motion picture emulsion offering. Confirmed by FilmNeverDie's own product page as an ECN-2 film sourced from cinema film production, the underlying stock is widely recognized across the analog community as Kodak Vision3 250D (5207) — a fine-grained, daylight-balanced cine emulsion celebrated for its broad dynamic range and exceptional highlight control. The film retains its remjet backing layer, meaning it requires ECN-2 development and cannot be sent to standard C-41 labs without first removing the remjet in a pre-bath. It is DX coded and available in 36 exposures. KUMO 250D delivers a characteristically cinematic palette: pastel-leaning, subtle saturation, with excellent shadow-to-highlight range. It is best used in daylight or with daylight-balanced flash.
Aliases
KUMO 250DFND KUMO 250DFilmNeverDie Kumo
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