Good clarity.

Only available in 24 count rolls.

Hmmmm. I don'tunderstand why there are so many negative reviews of this film. I've done three weddings in the past 2 months and used a variety of films including the Kodak HD, Portra, Fuji NPH. I really like this film. With my Canon 50 1.4, 28 2.8. 100 2.0 lenses this film has performed brilliantly. Remember that processing and who does it has a lot to do with your final print. With my regular processor, I haven't had any problems enlarging to 8x10 or larger. For indoor people shots this performs as well as the NPH that I normally use. Some have brought up the fact that they did not like the outdoor scenics with this film. I don't do those type of photos so I can't comment.

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Kodak MAX, Portra, Fuji NPH

price, grain

I also rushed out to try this new HD 400 film. After shooting two rolls of indoor and outdoor shots and developing the film, the prints were disappointing. I printed the negatives on 8x10 paper and the grain was very noticeable and ugly compared to that of Fuji Superia 400.

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Fuji Superia, Kodak Gold

The quality of a print depends on the quality of the lab and skills of the technician. I told my tech to reproduce EXACTLY what was on the negatives. The result were a series of prints that reproduced EXACTLY what I saw with my eyes. A 4 inch by 6 inch print had zero visible grain. Even fine details were precisely reproduced.

Kodak High Definition costs a bit more than imported film...a small price to pay to escape the "pumped up" colors and saturation that is typical of most print films.

Kodak High Definition film(400 ASA) has done something no other print film has done: it reproduces precisely what is seen by the eyes: nothing is added and nothing is taken away.

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All of the popular print films in 35mm and APS formats.

fine grain for a 400 print film. nice color palette. excellent portrait potential

a little pricy compared to fuji superia but worth the cost

i cannot believe there are such negative reviews of this or any kodak or fuji film currently available. this is to my increasingly discerning tastes the best film available at a store that does not specialize in photographic equipment. skin tones are much more restrained than kodak max or fuji superia and saturation is natural rather than severe. yes if you want the heavy color of a travel brochure scenic shot this is probably not the first choice, but for portraits or subjects that should show color gradation in a more realistic manner this is among the finest films out there. actually colorful scenes will have a little more saturation than most professional portrait films provide. at least this is my experience with my local minilab which uses a fuji frontier machine and prints on fuji crytal archive paper. i recommmend anyone serious about getting predictable results from any film learn what the lab is doing with the film after it is dropped off for processing. if poor results are obtained try a different lab or give the same lab another chance with other films. also don't count on the one hour processing at a warehouse store or drug store or wally world or tar-jay unless you know that a reliable and knowledgable person will be handing the job. i have seen costco hang uncut rolls of freshly processed negatves right out in the open among the dust and debris of the crowded warehouse and even drag them across the floor! also if film is sent away to a processor, only a reputabble lab such as A & I in hollywood (close to where i live) should be trusted. this film has tight grain for a 400 iso negative film. i have found it to tighter-grained than gold 100. also the saturation can be increased by a little overexposure. i have shot it at EI 250 with my canon slr and obtained good resutlts. the color balance seems neutral and i have not noticed a tendency for any one color to be favored.

Customer Service

it's film

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max 400, superia 400, agfa 400 (don't remember which one), polaroid high definition (agfa with polaroid name on the box), fuji nph, kodak porta 400 nc vc and uc. i have tried everything

None

Expensive!

After all the hype on TV commercials about "crystal clarity" and "super sharp images" - what lot of fuss about nothing! Like most people, I also rushed out to dry this new wonder film - introduced just when digital is beginning to gain the upper hand for popularity. This has to be good, I thought. To tell the truth, after 4 rolls shot in various conditions from bright sunlight to grey overcast, the results have decidedly average. Won't be using this film - or its sister film (the HD 200) again.

Customer Service

Not needed

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Fuji Superia-400

This film produces good night pictures. Pictures taken in daylight were somewhat lifeless, lacking in saturation. This would be a good film to use in Las Vegas, San Francisco, or other big cities at night. This might make a good wedding or boudoir film due to its gentle contrast. It would not make a good travel brochure film as its saturation is somewhat low.

Like I said it is slightly better than Max 400 in contrasty situations and a little less grainy--if you had only two choices of film--thank God we don't!

Extremely bad for catching action--much worse than all the other major brands--althoug I did get one surreal blurred shot that I liked a lot. Much too expensive compared to other similar speed films.

This film carries on Kodak's extremely poor performance in the 400 ISO consumer film category. If I had to rate it against other consumer films I'd say it rates slightly above Max 400 and way below the offerings of Fuji, Agfa and Konica consumer film. No contrast, no pop in the color--but right in line with the other higher speed Kodak films.

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Every ISO Consumer film on Earth.

Color range. Clarity and definition.

Can't find in 36 exposure rolls.

After testing several brands of film for my trip overseas. I selected Kodak's HD 400. I can't tell you how happy I am with the results. The colors and clarity are great. Even when blown up to 10x15 the reults are superb.

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Kodak Gold, Fuji, Kodak Portra.

Resolution

Color, especially skin color

Extremely sharp, but with bizarre colors. Blue-painted wood became green. Caucasian skin came out nearly bright yellow (color correction in minilab processing made only a little difference (fill-in flash appeared OK, but sunlight from side made skin sickly yellow).

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Fuji Superia

I am a photographer and a mini-lab owner. The results I have seen from the Kodak HD on my customer's film are not good. Skin tones run from too magenta to too green!!! It can't seem to differentiate various skin tones in the same shot ( pale skin tones -too pink tanned skin tones - too sallow.) Please tell me anyone out there if I'm doing something wrong. None of my other films turn out this way.