Kodak Film for 2026 Some Very Good News – There Are A Number Of New Choices In Kodak Film To Try Out.

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I have not purchased any film for over a year. That is because I stocked up a bit over a year ago and have not needed any. So I went to my favorite film supplier web site (B&H) to see what I could find. And right off I knew things had changed quite a bit at Kodak. I saw the usual Portra, Gold, Ultramax, Ektachrome, and a few more. Then I saw KODACOLOR, EKTACOLOR, EKTAPAN. All three of the new ones came in more than one speed. My initial thoughts were, “Holy Cow, Kodak has come out with brand new film with new formulations and I have slept through it because I bought so much film the last time.” Please keep in mind that I still have to get the new film stocks and see how they look compared to the older films. This should be lots of fun that I look forward to. I have always been a big fan of Kodak and look forward to all the new types.

Shot with Nikon D5500 and Nikon 35mm f1.8 shot at f/8 1/640 of a sec. I put this digital photo in for a comparison to the film photo taken below within two minutes of the first one.
Shot with Kodak UltraMax film on an Olympus OM2n camera. I like the film version a lot more than the digital one. I don’t consider the digital one a bad shot, but the colors seem a lot richer and brighter.

After poking around for a while I learned a number of things that are speculations and not hard facts Kodak to my knowledge in late Spring of 2026. 1. Ektacolor Pro 160, 400, and 800 speed are rebranded Portra stocks according to the YouTube posters. They are high quality pro films for portraits, landscape, and general color photography. “They handle mixed lighting well and scan beautifully”. I have used both the Portra 160 and 400 extensively for a number of years. The 160 is one of my favorite landscape and family films. I have reviewed these films a couple times on this blog. You can see these older posts by clicking these links to my past posts Portra 160 https://bobnuttmann.com/2020/05/08/kodak-portra-160-film-review/ Portra 400 https://bobnuttmann.com/2015/02/22/kodak-portra-400/ I just checked the pricing and it looks like it is in the $15 to 18 dollar range per 36 exposure roll. This is about what I paid for Portra the last time I used it.

Olympus OM2n shot with Kodak Portra 400

2. Kodacolor 100 & 200. This is a more affordable grade of film at about $8.99 a 36 exposure roll. I am going to buy some of this right away to see what the colors, grain, and quality look like.

This is shot with Kodak Color Plus which is possibly the same as Kodacolor 100. This was shot with my Minota 600si camera and 50mm 1.4 lens. Here is a link to my blog post on Kodak Color Plus 100 film from a few years ago.
The above photo is shot with Kodak Gold 200. I was using an Olympus OM2n with a 50mm Olympus lens that was F1.8. If you want to see what I wrote about this film a few years back use this link to another post on this blog https://bobnuttmann.com/2017/09/22/kodak-gold-200/ This whole roll of film of the Montana area around Ennis was brought out wonderfully by the Kodak Gold 200.

For those wanting 400 speed Kodak film UntraMax 400 is still being made. I have had very good results with Ultramax and am not disappointed at continuing to use it. And if you want ultra fine grain, saturated colors, with high sharpness, Ektar 100 is still available.

3. Ektapan 100/400/3200. This could be rebranded T-Max continuous tone panchromatic film with T-grain technology for low grain, high shartpness, and resolution. Wide latitude if you want to push or pull your results. I would guess Ektapan will give great detail and a clean look. Tri-X 400 will also be sold. Including it’s classic look of grit, high contrast, and pronounced grain.

This photo was shot with Kodak Ektar 100 with a Voightlander Prominent and 50mm F1.5 Voightlander lens. My Voigtlander was bought by my Father in 1953 and I used it for years before giving it to my Son who is a professional video, TV Show, and movie maker.
Olympus OM2n film camera 50mm f1.8 lens Ektar 100 Kodak Film. I have always thought Ektar 100 was a great film. You just have to be a little careful of the red tones when taking photos of people.
Minolta 600si film camera Kodak Portra 160 film. I love this photo of my grand daughter. I shows off the older lens with soft details.

And I am going to end it there. I am too excited about getting some of the new Kodak films so I can try them out. I will keep you posted with any new photo news I come across.

Bob Nuttmann

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Long time photographer, traveler, and I take some videos too.

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