Kodak Gold Max 400 Print Film
Kodak Gold Max 400 Print Film
USER REVIEWS
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[Jun 29, 2001]
Wade Dwyer
Intermediate
Strength:
Good color saturation for higher speed film.
Weakness:
Significantly more expensive than Fuji Superia 400. I have given this film several chances in various lighting conditions (as well as its MAX 800 cousin). I was only able to get good results by overexposing rolls by a half-stop. This seemed to improve pictures on MAX 400 by eliminating some grain and gave me a good shutter speed for freezing Formula SAE car testing on a clear day in broad daylight. Under any circumstance other than intense sun I would shoot Fuji 400, on the other hand why am I shooting 400 in sunlight? Similar Products Used: Superia 400 |
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[Jun 28, 2001]
Intermediate
Strength:
Sharp, excellent color reproduction.
Weakness:
None I really prefer the Fuji Superia X-tra to this film. But I'm received really excellent results with stuff. I did all kinds of things with this film years ago. I've even pushed it to ISO 800, gotten great results with almost no increase in grain. Even though I really don't use it much, I can say that this film can hold it's own against it competion. Similar Products Used: Fuji Superia 400 X-tra |
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[Jul 18, 2001]
Tamas Kerecsen
Intermediate
Strength:
Cheap, available everywhere. The greens are nice.
Weakness:
Not particularly suitable for the purposes of photography. The grain is scary even on the smallest prints, colors are way off in all directions. Use this film if you want to photograph only foliage. It's not very good for anything else. Skies will be grainy as hell, and flesh tones are downright ugly. The film should carry a warning label! Similar Products Used: Royal Gold 400, Fuji 400 |
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[Jul 29, 2001]
Karim Karmali
Intermediate
Strength:
Inexpensive and available everywhere
Weakness:
Extremely grainy. This is possibly the graniest film I have ever used. Makes even Leica optics shoot like a disposable point and shoot! Similar Products Used: None |
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[Aug 20, 2001]
Carl Simard
Intermediate
Strength:
Widely available
Weakness:
Extremely grainy After trying 6 rolls in every conditions, I found that it is the worst film I have seen in years! It is far to grainy for a 35mm modern film. The last time I have seen such grainy pictures was with an old KodakDisk almost 20 years ago. The grain is very apparent even on a 4x6. Don't even think to enlarge at 8x10. I you want quality, don't hesitate to pay a little more for Superia, RG or HDC. If you are on a budget, any store-brand film will give you much better results than the MAX. I will not buy this film anymore and cannot recommend it to anyone. Similar Products Used: Fuji Superia 400 |
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[Aug 17, 2001]
Ivy Salado
Intermediate
Strength:
Available everywhere.
Weakness:
Grainy for a modern ISO 400 color negative film. There are better choices. All 400 speed films have improved tremendously in recent years, but this one is noticably granier than the superb Kodak Supra 400 (my current favorite for this speed) even on standard 4x6 prints. Probably intended for, and best used by, casual point-and-shooters with slow consumer-grade zooms. Color reproduction is reasonably accurate with above average saturation. My main problem is with the grain. Okay for practice, for those once-in-a-lifetime occasions where I need the speed I use Supra. Customer Service Not used. Kodak maintains a good web site. Similar Products Used: All consumer print films. |
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[Aug 25, 2001]
yama
Intermediate
Strength:
Cheap
Weakness:
too grainy, underexposure, colors are off in all directions. Bad sharpness Very disappointed with 2 rolls of trial out door, pictures came out like Point&Shoot camera, so much warming skin tones when taking under shade. Use this indoor only for best result Similar Products Used: None |