Kodak Kodacolor 100 .
Kodacolor 100 is Eastman Kodak's quiet return to the consumer colour line. Released in late 2025, it's the first new consumer colour negative they've put their name on in over a decade — and it slots neatly between the professional restraint of Portra 160 and the warmer pop of Gold 200.
At ISO 100, the grain is fine and contrast sits just on the gentle side of medium. Saturation is balanced which makes it a film that renders scenes honestly. Skin tones look natural, landscapes look like the landscape, and architecture keeps its real colour. It's daylight-balanced and rewards good light, but its latitude is forgiving when you don't quite nail the exposure.
This is a versatile film with broad use, not narrow specialty. A roll in your bag means you're ready for most things a daytrip or weekend can throw at you. The character is closer to Portra than Gold: restrained, even-handed, and natural, but at a friendlier price than the professional line.
It's not the film for low light without a tripod, and it won't deliver the saturated, almost-glossy colour Ektar 100 does. But if you want a single colour film that just gets out of the way and lets the scene speak for itself, Kodacolor 100 is a strong everyday choice.
- + Travel and everyday daylight photography
- + Balanced, honest colour rendering — people, landscapes, architecture
- + A more affordable all-rounder than the Portra family
- − Low-light or indoor scenes without a tripod — choose Portra 400 or UltraMax 400
- − Vivid, saturated colour — choose Ektar 100
- − Warm, golden-hour rendering — choose Gold 200
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Kodacolor 100 is a slow, daylight-balanced colour negative film best suited to good light. At ISO 100, it produces fine grain that holds up well in standard 35mm enlargements — visible on close inspection but unobtrusive at typical print sizes. The manufacturer describes it as having wide exposure latitude, and field reports confirm it handles bright outdoor scenes with good shadow retention. Highlights can get away from you in strongly contrasty light, so slightly conservative metering (1/3 to 2/3 of a stop under box speed) is worth considering when shooting into harsh midday sun.
Colour saturation sits in a natural, balanced register — more restrained than Gold 200, noticeably less punchy than Ektar 100. This combination keeps the film honest and true to the scene rather than interpretive. The film was released in late 2025 and push/pull processing data is not yet documented for this stock specifically; standard C-41 one-stop push is technically possible but results are unverified.
Store and handle as you would any standard colour negative film. No special warm-up time is required for a roll coming out of a refrigerator before loading — allow a few minutes if condensation is a concern in humid conditions. Shoot within a year of purchase for best results and store in a cool, dry place.