Kodak Royal Gold 400 Film - 36 Exposure
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $9.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 5.0 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Kodak
Features
- ISO 400
- Fine grain allows sharp detail
- High-speed film for sports and action
- 35mm color film
- 36 exposures
Description
Kodak Royal Gold 400 film is a member of the Kodak Select Series of films, designed for serious snapshooters and photo enthusiasts. Royal Gold color print films capture the full range of details that keen photographers are looking for. The patented advanced T-Grain technology of these films provides a superb balance between clarity, detail, and color for outstanding enlargements.Kodak Royal Gold 400 film is the world's finest grain 400-speed color print film. It provides a unique balance of fine grain, sharpness, color reproduction, and contrast to yield results with excellent clarity and enlargement capability. This multi-purpose film is designed for exposure with daylight or electronic flash. You can also obtain pleasing results under most existing-light sources without filters.
With its high speed, Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film has the ability to capture sports and other high-action shots. The fine grain and sharpness of detail available with this film show a marked improvement on enlargements. Although this multipurpose film is designed for exposure with daylight or electronic flash, pleasing results are possible--without the use of filters-- under most light sources.
Spotlight customer reviews
High speed film without the graininess
[ Posted: 2001-01-16 ]
It is a real shame that more consumers do not know about Kodak's Royal Gold line of film. I would expect that most people normally buy the Gold (low speed 100 or 200) or Max (high speed 400 or 800) series of film simply because it is the only type of film sold in nonspecialty stores. Don't -- it's a mistake. "Royal Gold," even though a little more expensive, is much better, and you will certainly appreciate the difference in quality.
As you are probably aware, film comes in various "speeds," which allow you to shoot in differing light conditions. The higher the number, the less light needed. Thus, 100 film often requires bright outdoor sunlight, whereas 400 and 800 film is used for indoor or "high speed" (sports) photography. The problem with high-speed film, however, is that it is grainy. In order to get the film to react more quickly to light, the film needs to use larger silver crystals. Result? Your pictures will tend to be comprised of "dots" rather than smoother blends of color.
Despite improvements from 400 and 800 films of the past, Kodak's current low-end consumer film (i.e. Kodak Max) still suffers from excessive graininess. With everyone switching to 4x6 and 5x7 prints nowadays, pictures shot on these low-end consumer films will often still show "dots" when observed up close. If you want pictures to be treasured for years to come, do you really want dots? When I started doing more serious amateur photography, I tried these consumer films, and I was really disappointed.
The solution is Kodak's Royal Gold series. Despite the high speed advantages of Royal Gold 400, it maintains a remarkably small grain size. Thus, you get the best of both worlds -- less graininess and good responsiveness in darker situations. I couldn't recommend a better film selection. Obviously, if you are shooting outdoors, make sure to use Royal Gold 100, but for an all-purpose film, there is not much better than Royal Gold 400.