Kodak Royal Gold ISO 100 Print Film
Kodak Royal Gold ISO 100 Print Film
[Apr 04, 2000]
William Nguyen
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
Royal Gold ISO 100
Strength:
Kind of cheap. Can buy 4-roll box for only $5 at local stores. OK for landscape.
Weakness:
Bad skin stone. Comes out too dark and yellow. Don't use this film for people, especially Asians. Customer Service Don't have chance to know. Similar Products Used: Fuji NPS160, Reala 100 |
[Apr 04, 2000]
Johnny Boy
Casual
Model Reviewed:
Royal Gold ISO 100
Strength:
Excellent film
Weakness:
Good film but not as good as Kodak Royal Gold 25 It is an excellent film, fine grain and sharp. It is very good specially on a sunny day. Customer Service Never try Similar Products Used: Fuji, Agfa, Mitsubishi, Konica. |
[Feb 09, 2000]
Marco Navarro
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
Royal Gold ISO 100
Strength:
excellent for daylight/long exposure work
Weakness:
it's not Ektar 25 =( Great stuff, crisp, clear colors, excellent grain, decent exposure latitude... it's just the fact that it's not Ektar 25 that still bugs me. (now that stuff was unbeatable!) Customer Service n/a Similar Products Used: you name it, i've tried it... |
[Sep 12, 2000]
Kalmus Jeff
Expert
Strength:
Nice color reproduction, excellent contrast range. Availability, you should be able to find it at the local grocery store.
Weakness:
Dosn't seem to hold the contrast range if more than slightly underexposed. Could be priced a little lower. If you have the light to shoot 100 asa this is a great stock. Once Customer Service Go ahead and TRY to stump them. Similar Products Used: Gold 100, Superia 100 |
[Oct 06, 2000]
Randy Rexroth
Intermediate
Strength:
Very Sharp. Realistic, natural colors. Enlarges well. 11x14 with NO noticeable grain. Easily accessable-can be found almost anywhere film can be purchased. Very good all-round results.
Weakness:
Relatively high priced. Be careful where you get film processed. Not all developers are created equal. I have tried many other 100 & 200 speed films and always find myself returning to Royal Gold 100. I have been very pleased with the color reproduction and grain structure. Simply put, it is a very good all-round film that doesn't require special handling. Produces superb everyday "snapshots" and allows for high quality, grainless enlargements when you capture those "special" shots. A great every-day film to keep in the camera. If needed, this film"pushes" very well. Customer Service Never needed Similar Products Used: Most consumer grade 100 & 200 speed films |
[Nov 06, 2000]
jason lyman
Beginner
Strength:
Very sharp for a 100 ISO. Excellent with skin tones. Wonderful for portraits and other shots where subject or composition is most important.
Weakness:
Colors seem a little dull and lifeless compared to other films I've tried. After shooting about 5 rolls of this film, it has become my film of choice for outdoor portraits. Sharp portraits, with flattering skin tones. Colors aren't the best I've encountered, very understated greens and yellows. That aside, it achieves the best detail I've seen, without any visible grain. Customer Service N/A Similar Products Used: Fuji Reala 100 |
[Dec 12, 2000]
Nandou
Intermediate
Strength:
Excellent color, sharpness.
Weakness:
a little pricey. I'm suprised by some bad reviews on this film. Are we talking about the same thing? Customer Service never used. Similar Products Used: All color print films. |
[Dec 20, 2000]
iggy pop
Intermediate
Strength:
fine grain
Weakness:
low saturation I get this in the 3gold+1royal gold pack. The film is sharp and fine grained, no doubt, but people like some more punchy colors. For scanning, this film is great, but I still need to punch up the colors. Like the previous post, I would try Superia 100 for finer grain than gold 100 (normal), but with more punch (different sat. colors than gold, though). I am getting somewhat fustrated with Kodak- I like their print films, but wish they had a 100 that had the colors of gold, but the sharpness of royal gold. Even royal gold 400 is a little less saturated than I like. Heck, maybe I need new glasses- with a Zeiss lens+coating, no less. :) (for real, they make them) Similar Products Used: yada |
[Dec 20, 2000]
Roger Rowlett
Expert
Strength:
Reliable
Weakness:
Color saturation nothing special I have probably shot more rolls of Royal Gold 100 than any other print film. In a nutshell, it is a highly reliable, plain vanilla color film that has fine grain and enlarges well. No garish colors here. You get a pretty realistic representation of what you see for landscape photographs. You can get this film just about anywhere in the USA, but I had trouble finding it in England, where only the regular Gold film seems to rule. Customer Service Not used Similar Products Used: Kodak Gold 100 |
[Jan 20, 2001]
S. Thomas Lewis
Expert
Strength:
The T-grain technology make this one of the sharpest 35mm films with smooth tonality and good flesh tones. Also good for scenics.
Weakness:
Harder to find than Royal Gold 200 Excellent film for all purposes. Customer Service OK Similar Products Used: RoyalGold 200, 400, Gold 100, 200, 400, Superia, Reala, NPS, NPH, Supra |