It's time for a Disposable Camera Summer 2023

Disposable cameras are a great idea to bring along on all of your summer adventures!

Summer is just around the corner and it's time to start making plans for fun with family and friends in the sun, the waves, the forests, the hills, the highways and wherever else the warm summer breeze might take you. While making your plans, its time to start thinking about which disposable camera or simple-use camera you want to pack in your suitcase!

How to pick a disposable camera for Summer

No matter what your summer plans are, there’s a disposable camera that’s perfect for you! When considering which camera is going to work best, it’s a good idea to keep the main thing that affects all cameras and film in mind - LIGHT! A day at the beach filled with lots of sunshine from above and reflecting off of the sand and waves requires a much different camera than if you’re hiking through the woods or heading off to summer camp. Knowing a few details about each of the cameras that are out there will help you make the right choice. So here’s a list of the disposable cameras currently available and our recommendations on how they can best be used to save your summer memories!

Kodak Funsaver Disposable Camera

The Kodak Funsaver is a great summer camera. This camera comes loaded with ISO 800 film, which means its more sensitive to light that some of the other cameras out there. This camera is easy to hold on to and super simple to use. It’s generally a square, but has some curves that help your gripe the camera. The only problem is that these curves add to the bulk of the camera and make it difficult to fit into some pockets.

This camera works great outdoors and indoors (with the flash). In sunlight, you can capture big scenes of mountains, groups of friends, activities, busy streets, and whatever you can fit in the frame. The Kodak film inside produces vibrant colors and relatively good sharpness considering its plastic lens. You do have to be careful of really bright places, like snow covered mountains or fields or light colored sandy beaches. Many of our customers overexpose their images in these situations and end up with super grainy beach shots with distorted colors from over exposure.

Indoors and in shady spaces, you’ll be relying upon the flash and your ability to take pics will be limited to subjects within 1 to 3 meters (3 to 9 feet). Outside of that range, images will be too dark or too bright. At a concert or in a large event at night, you can possible get a good shot of the stage, if it’s well lit, but if you’re sitting way back in the cheap seats, you won’t get much detail.

Kodak Funsaver Disposable Cameras are great for

  • Summer Camps

  • Hiking

  • Camping

  • Parks and picnics

  • Outdoor and Indoor Parties

  • Kids events

  • Outdoor Weddings and indoor receptions

Kodak Funsavers will work at

  • Indoor concerts

  • Night events

Kodak Funsavers do not work well at/in

  • Bright beaches during daylight

  • Snow covered ground or mountains during daylight

  • Large indoor or night concert venues

  • Dark rooms without the flash

Kodak HD Powerflash Disposable Camera

The Kodak HD Powerflash is another great summer camera. This camera comes loaded with ISO 800 film also, so much of what we said about the Kodak Funsaver also applies.. This camera is easy to hold on to and super simple to use. The Kodak HD Powerflash has a thinner profile and more square shape, meaning that it fits better in pockets and purses. While it doesn’t fit as nicely in the hand as the Funsaver, the HD Powerflash is still easy to hold on to even while moving or running.

The Kodak HD Powerflash works great outdoors as well as indoors. But the camera lives up to its name, Powerflash, providing a lot more illumination in dark places. Bars, wedding receptions, dorm rooms, camp bunks, worship events, and many other generally darker places can benefit from the built-in flash that comes on the Kodak HD Powerflash.

But just like the Kodak Funsaver, this camera can also be easily overexposed. Bright sunny beaches, sunny snowy days, and taking selfies too close will result in some severely over exposed photos. We recommend these cameras to our wedding customers because of how well they perform in darker places, but when those wedding guests begin to take selfies with the camera too close, it can leave you looking at best washed-out and at worst, ghostly.

Kodak HD Powerflash Disposable Cameras are great for

  • Summer Camps

  • Hiking

  • Camping

  • Parks and picnics

  • Outdoor and Indoor Parties

  • Kids events

  • Outdoor Weddings and indoor receptions

Kodak HD Powerflashes will work at

  • Indoor and outdoor night concerts

  • Night events

Kodak Funsavers do not work well at/in

  • Bright beaches during daylight

  • Snow covered ground or mountains during daylight

  • Dark rooms without the flash

  • Taking Selfies

Fujifilm Quicksnap Disposable Camera

Differing from the Kodak single-use cameras, the Fujifilm Quicksnap comes loaded with 400 ISO film, making it less sensitive to light. The Quicksnap comes with a flash that has a dedicated on and off rather than a flash charging button like the Kodak disposable cameras offer. Combined with his lower light sensitivity, the ability to leave the flash “on” will help prevent you from getting a totally dark image when you forgot to charge the flash.

The Fujifilm Quicksnap Disposable camera produces amazing images outdoors in sun and shade. From the baseball field to the city streets, this camera loves daylight and produces beautiful images. Where the camera begins to struggle is indoors and at night. As long as you use the flash, photos taken in small rooms still look great. In larger rooms, the flash begins to lose its ability to light the subject and the background. In big spaces or outdoors in night or low-light, the camera can still illuminate the subject as long as they are within 3 to 9 feet, but you’ll notice in your images that the backgrounds become mostly black as the flash is not able to produce enough light to make an image on the 400 speed film. We see this a lot in wedding receptions, backgrounds are almost always completely dark and unseeable. This isn’t necessarily bad, just a characteristic that you should keep in mind while shooting.

We see a lot of these cameras used on school trips, trips to Disney Land, and summer camps, where they work extremely well. Dark bunks and Epcot both look amazing on the Fujifilm Quicksnap! They are rugged and durable and very easy to use, perfect for kids doing a lot of outdoors events.

Fujifilm Quicksnap Cameras are great for

  • Summer Camps

  • Hiking

  • Camping

  • Parks and picnics

  • Outdoor and Indoor Parties

  • Kids events

  • Outdoor Weddings and indoor receptions

  • Bright beaches

  • Snowy places

Fujifilm Quicksnap will work at

  • Indoor concerts

  • Camp Cabins

Fujifilm Quicksnap do not work well at/in

  • Dark spaces

  • Large indoor or night concert venues

  • Dark rooms without the flash

Kodak Sport Waterproof Disposable Camera

Going for swim, or dive? Or just don’t want to ruin your disposable camera to get damaged by water? You will want to pick up a Kodak Sport Waterproof Underwater camera. These cameras work great for diving and snapping pics of corral reefs and tropical fish but also work just as well at the local waterpark or your own backyard pool.

The Kodak Sport Waterproof Disposable camera is a more bulky camera but is covered in an easy to grip and hold on to rubber coating. The film advance is a breeze to turn, even if you have wet fingers or are underwater. It probably won’t fit in a pocket, but it does come with a rubber wrist strap that will help you to hold on to your camera no matter where you take it!

The Kodak Sport Waterproof also comes loaded with 800 ISO film, which it needs because it does not come with a flash. That’s ok though, a flash just wouldn’t work underwater! These cameras take great photos on land, but are susceptible to the same over-exposure issues of the other Kodak disposable cameras. Underwater, they still need a ton of light to produce good images. Clear water also helps a lot. We develop a lot underwater cameras and the biggest mistake our customers make is that they go too deep while diving and lose light, to the point that their images become grainy with distorted colors. Murky or muddy waters also produce some very poor images. 800 ISO film works in some dark places, but light disperses through water very quickly, so if you’re diving deep or diving close to the beginning or end of the day, keep in mind you might not have enough light to produce an image.

Kodak Sport Waterproof Cameras are great for

  • Swimming Pools

  • Rafting

  • Canoeing

  • Water gun fights

  • Water parks

  • Rainy days

Kodak Sport Waterproof Cameras will work at

  • Daylight events

  • Camping

  • Hiking

Kodak Sport Waterproof Cameras do not work well at/in

  • Dark spaces

  • Night events

  • Shade

  • Murky water

  • Early or late diving events

Fujifilm Waterproof Disposable Camera

The Fujifilm Waterproof Disposable camera works almost identically to the Kodak Waterproof camera. Unlike the Fujifilm Quicksnap, this underwater camera comes with 800 ISO film, giving it additional range since there is no flash installed on this camera. But just like the Kodak version, there are many limitations.

In our lab, the Fujiflm and Kodak waterproof cameras perform almost identically. Both are great cameras and availability might be the only determining factor for you when it comes to selecting which camera will work best for you.

FujiFilm Waterproof Cameras are great for

  • Swimming Pools

  • Rafting

  • Canoeing

  • Water gun fights

  • Water parks

  • Rainy days

FujiFilm Sport Waterproof Cameras will work at

  • Daylight events

  • Camping

  • Hiking

FujiFilmSport Waterproof Cameras do not work well at/in

  • Dark spaces

  • Night events

  • Shade

  • Murky water

  • Early or late diving events

Conclusion

Summer brings with it so many fun activities and events. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t be taking pictures while you're making memories! While camera phones are the standard today, they may not be the best option for your summer activities. Disposable cameras are rugged and durable, don’t need to be recharged, don’t have delicate glass screens, and don’t cost you a monthly cellular connection fee. And whether it’s for you or your kids, disposable cameras have that cool vintage vibe that will help to make your summer memorable. Make a disposable camera a part of your summer plans and you’ll be able to enjoy your memories of summer on 35mm film forever!

Make sure you think about the light! That’s the biggest issues we see customers struggle with. They get the wrong camera for the situation and never have enough light to make their images look good. By getting the right disposable camera, you’ll make sure your images all turn out great!

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Oh No! There’s a Disposable Camera Shortage!

The World is Running out of Disposable Cameras with Color Film!!!

We’ve searched everywhere and sadly, it looks like there is a big shortage on disposable cameras. Our supplier is out, other vendors, stores, and retailers are out or are imposing 2 to 5 camera limits on purchases. The world has ran out of Kodak disposable cameras

Why is it so hard to find disposable cameras

That’s a great question and to understand the problem, we have to go back to the Great Film Apocalypse that occurred between 2010 and 2012 when people were abandoning film and flocking to digital. There used to be a fantastic infrastructure to support all things film, all over the world. You could walk into almost any store and purchase 35mm film, disposable cameras, and also get that film or disposable camera developed almost anywhere in almost an hour. But after the film apocalypse, demand dropped, companies began to go out of business and the entire infrastructure crumbled. It remains in ruins to this day, which is why us, and several other companies often struggle to find supplies and equipment.

But there was a silver lining, in the midst of bankruptcy, a group of Kodak employees came together to save the company and created Kodak Alaris. This new form of Kodak a long with several movie directors and producers banded together to keep film production going, and they have for the past decade in the hopes of keeping the medium from dying off completely.

An unlikely thing happened…

Film held its own for many years, with many faithful photographers, myself included using film and pushing the #filmisnotdead movement. But in 2020, we all got hit with the pandemic and that changed everything. People found themselves with more free time than usual and began to experiment with new forms of creativity and film sales began to increase. Over the past two years, film sales have skyrocketed! No one could have predicted this would have occurred and what happened caught everyone by surprise, include Kodak Alaris and Fuji.

Film was back and with it, insane demand for 35mm film and disposable cameras!

The problem

So here we are today, and the problem causing our shortage is a logistical one. While Kodak is pumping out film as fast as they can, the real problem lies in companies and equipment to “finish” the film - aka cut it down, punch sprockets, put it in canisters and then into disposable cameras. No one ramped up for this because no one saw it coming. And now, the companies that were just scraping by with minimal film sales and demand are now completely swamped and unable to keep up with demand.

And here we are with the Disposable Camera Shortage of 2022.

What can we do?

The Kodak Funsaver is the camera is shortest supply. Kodak actually makes another camera, the Kodak HD Power Flash which many vendors still have in stock (us included). These are great cameras and in my opinion, better than the FunSavers. Picking up one of these is a great idea, but just know that they won’t be in stock for long!

Another option is to consider Black and White Disposable Cameras! Kodak makes a disposable loaded with its time-tested TRI-X 400 film and its amazing. Ilford also makes several Disposable black and white cameras. The real shortage we are experiencing is with color film so using a black and white model is also an option.

We produce our own affordable Black and White Disposable Camera called the GRIT. Its a Kodak Funsaver shell loaded with a unique black and white film! We love the results we get with the black and white images, just as much as we do the color!

When will the Disposable Camera Shortage End?

That’s a great question and as of fall 2022, we do not have an answer. We’ve been told to expect shortages well into 2023. This is going to be especially tough if you’re looking for large quantities of disposable cameras for weddings or other events. Wedding disposable cameras purchased new are the best quality and produce the best results, but there are some reloaded disposables out there you can use. We do not recommend them as the quality is just terrible, but if its all you can find, its all you can find.

If you’re planning on getting disposable cameras for your wedding, start ordering them as far in advance as you can. Disposable cameras have a two year shelf-life so you’ve got a lot of time to buy and hold on to them. And you don’t want to be three weeks away from your wedding and not be able to get any.

If you need help finding disposable cameras, feel free to send us an email on the Contact Us page and we will be glad to help you out!

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Kodak Reveals a New Disposable Camera with Professional Black and White Film!

Kodak releases a brand new disposable camera with professional-grade black and white film! Check out this article to learn more!

The only frustrating thing about Disposable Cameras for me is their lack of variety. You can choose between Kodak and Fuji and you just get a low-grade color negative film in both. Or, if you want black and white, Ilford has a disposable camera out there. Really the only option you have is what film speed do you buy.

Now Kodak Alaris is upping the game with the announcement of a new black and white disposable camera! Not only is it black and white, but it comes loaded with Kodak Tri-X 400! Which just happens to be my absolute favorite black and white film.

Kodak Professional 400TX Disposable Camera

The newly announce Kodak Professional Black and White Disposable Camera with Tri-X 400 film

Disposable cameras (also now called single use cameras) are so much fun and so convenient, but they do have their weaknesses. Two main weaknesses to be exact. The first is the low quality plastic lens. While these have gotten remarkable better over the years, a plastic lens is just never goin to give you the sharpness a glass lens will. There’s no way to fix this unless you’re will to pay a lot more for the disposable camera, which at the point, you might as well just buy a used point-and-shoot. The second drawback to disposable cameras is that the film that goes into them is really low-end film. Don’t get me wrong, it works fine and helps to provide the disposable camera aesthetic that we’ve all come to love. But I always think to myself, what if these single use cameras came with slightly better film?

A Disposable Camera with Professional Film

Kodak has seen the trend and has decided to invest more in the disposable camera market by offering a camera with one of their professional films, namely Tri-X 400. While the lens is still plastic, I’m convinced the marriage of the single use camera format with this black and white film will produce some amazing results. I cannot wait to get my hands on one!

The camera itself has a basic disposable camera set-up. Each camera comes in a plastic body with an automatically recharging flash powered by a AA battery. The camera body is nothing new and appears to be very similar to Kodak Max Flash disposable camera.

The 35mm film inside is Kodak extremely popular Tri-X 400 which is a high-speed panchromatic film that works great in low light and bright sunlight. Tri-X400 has a wide latitude and great in all sorts of situations. Color negative 35mm film often really struggle in low light and also has a tendency to desaturate in bright sunlight. Consumers will have a lot more luck capturing images at events with varied lighting, such as weddings and concert. The only sacrifice if the color.

Kodak Tri-X 400 is one of my personal favorite film stocks. I keep boxes of it on hand in several formats at all times. I’ve used it in a variety of lighting situations and events and I have never been disappointed.

Where can I get Kodak Disposable Cameras Developed?

When it comes to their color negative single use cameras, almost anywhere! You can actually read more about getting your disposable cameras developed HERE in our article “Where can I get My Disposable Camera Developed”. But this camera uses black and white film, so you will need to make sure that the place you are sending your camera can process this film!

The good news is that our lab can process these black and white disposable cameras for you! Just click this link to our Disposable Camera Processing to get started.

Technical information about the Kodak Professional 400TX Single Use Camera

If you’re looking for more technical information, here are two documents from Kodak that should help you find the answers you’re looking for. This PDF is an FAQ you can download with lots of common questions and answers directly from Kodak. This PDF is the Kodak Tri-X 320 and 400 film technical data.

Where Can I Buy the Kodak Black and White Disposable Camera?

If you’re looking to buy a Kodak Professional 400TX Single Use Camera, they’re coming soon! But sadly, they aren’t out yet. We will be watching daily as we can wait to buy a few ourselves and we will update this information as soon as they become available!

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Kodak Film

Kodak film has been around for years, but after filing for bankruptcy, is the film they produce today still an industry leading product? The answer is a resounding YES!

Kodak is a company that forever changed the world with its vision of making photography accessible to everyone. While the company has had its ups and downs in the past, they are currently producing some really great products for professionals, hobbyists, and general consumers alike. In today’s post, we are going to take a brief look at all of Kodak’s current film offerings for photography. This short Kodak Film guide will hopefully be helpful to anyone that is new to film and curious about what Kodak has to offer.

Now, just to be clear, Kodak Alaris is currently the company that holds the license to produce and sell Kodak film. Kodak photographic papers and films are still produced by Eastman Kodak, which is a completely different company but sold by Kodak Alaris. All of this came about after Kodak filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and gets very confusing. If it weren’t for the creation of the Kodak Alaris company, we wouldn’t have the Kodak films we have today, especially Kodak Ektachrome which was killed off and then only recently brought back.

Kodak Film

A range of films are produced and sold by Kodak. Kodak produces roll film in 35mm and 120 and sheet film in 4x5 and 8x10 inch sizes. You can even customer order sheet film if you need something sized a little differently. Kodak’s films come in color negative, slide (color positive), and black and white. There are a wide range of speeds of film (ISO’s) available from 100 to 3200. To be successful when shooting with film, you need to know the look you’re going for as well as the lighting you’ll be working with so that you can get the best result. Besides the obvious differences in color and black and white film, each type of film has its own grain structure, contrast, and saturation characteristics that need to be considered.

If you’re a hobbyist or a casual photographer, other factors such as lighting or even pricing might play more of a role in helping you decide which Kodak film stock is right for you.

Kodak Slide Film

A slide film is a film stock that produces a positive image rather than a negative. These used to be loaded into those old carousels and displayed at family parties on projector screens. While we don’t use the carousel projectors any longer (well I mean technically there are a lot of them still around and you can still do that if you choose), slide film still brings some amazing characteristics and colors to play with!

Kodak Professional Ektachrome Film

Color slide film is such a small market, Kodak only produces one film stock. Commonly just referred to as Ektachrome or E100, Kodak’s slide film produces vibrant and punchy greens and lots of contrasts. Rated at ISO 100, it loves daylight. In my experience, the more light, the better for this film stock.

Remember the Alamo!  I didn’t roll my 120 Ektachrome up tight enough and so I got a light leak across this shot.  Ironically, you can see the Kodak branding from the paper in the light leak!

Remember the Alamo! I didn’t roll my 120 Ektachrome up tight enough and so I got a light leak across this shot. Ironically, you can see the Kodak branding from the paper in the light leak!

Processing your Ektachrome film requires a different chemistry than color negative film. Kodak Ektachrome has to be processed in E-6 chemistry. While most photographers have no problems tackling home development of their CN-41 film, most film photographers are a little more hesitant to tackle E-6. There are a lot of great labs out there that will handle your Kodak Ektachrome film developing for you however!

A rare self portrait of me.  The focus is really soft on this photo, but its because I was using a really cheap range finder that was not terribly accurate.

A rare self portrait of me. The focus is really soft on this photo, but its because I was using a really cheap range finder that was not terribly accurate.

Beautiful and rich blues and higher contrast shadows are the basic characteristics of Ektachrome E100 film.

Beautiful and rich blues and higher contrast shadows are the basic characteristics of Ektachrome E100 film.

Kodak Color Negative Film

Kodak has a much broader selection of color negative films for you to choose from. From some inexpensive consumer films, which I talk specifically about HERE, to some really great professional quality films with different contrast and saturation levels. Before you choose a color negative film from Kodak, you really need to have an idea of the look you are going for as well as how the film behaves. Below you will find all of the Kodak Professional Film available to purchase.

Kodak Professional Ektar 100 Film

Ektar is an amazing daylight color negative film. It has good contrast and more vibrant colors. The grain is fine and great for scanning and darkroom printing. Rated at 100 ISO and balanced for daylight, Ektar produces rich looking images with colorful highlights and still holds lots of information in the shadows. I’ve used Ektar in both daylight and with strobes in the studio and gotten some really great results! Very early on, Ektar was my absolute favorite film type and I used it for everything. I learned very quickly that it does have its limitations. It is not as versatile as Portra and in low light, it does not perform or push as well as some of Kodak’s other films do.

Ektar has been around for a while and there are a lot of great tips and tricks out there for Ektar users. If you’d like to take a look at the technical specs for Kodak Ektar, click HERE to check out or to download the pdf. Everything you need to know about the film is contained in that .pdf.

Film ISO Format
Kodak Professional Ektar 100 100 35mm
Kodak Professional Ektar 100 100 120
Kodak Professional Ektar 100 100 4x5

Kodak Professional Portra Film

Kodak Portra 400 Self-Portrait

Kodak Portra 400 Self-Portrait

Portra is Kodak’s most popular color negative film and a favorite for most photographers. This film comes in three different speed ratings and is a much more flexible film that can be pushed and pulled beyond the box speed. Portra is also less saturated and offers less contrast than Ektar, but is no slouch when it comes to image quality. You can get an amazing light and airy look by shooting Portra film one stop under box speed (shoot 400 at 200 and overexpose). From using Portra Film for years I can tell you that it can produce a wide range of results and is more flexible in scanning and printing than Ektar. The grain is fine and this film scans beautifully!

While I originally thought that Kodak Ektar film was the greatest thing ever made, I have since shifted pretty dramatically to team Portra. Primarily, the skin tones are what caused me to switch but since I’ve been shooting a lot more Portra film of all sorts, I’ve really come to love it for a lot of other reasons. One of the secondary reasons I’ve grown to love it more is that its a lot more forgiving that Ektar if you over or under expose. To date, I used this film in every kind of situation imaginable and I’ve been consistently pleased with its results. There is still a pretty decent learning curve with this film, especially if you’re looking for some very specific results, but if you’re picking up a Kodak Professional Film to start with, I’d begin with Portra, specifically Portra 400 in the format of your choice. I’ve gotten some really amazing images out of this film! If you’d like to take a look at the technical specs for this film - click HERE to see or download the pdf!

I could have honestly divided Portra film up into its three different speeds and have done a comparison of each, because each of them do have different characteristics. But I was hoping to avoid getting too very technical in this post. I will be saving that for a future post!

Film ISO Format
Kodak Professional Portra 160 35mm
Kodak Professional Portra 160 120
Kodak Professional Portra 160 4x5
Kodak Professional Portra 160 8x10
Kodak Professional Portra 400 35mm
Kodak Professional Portra 400 120
Kodak Professional Portra 400 4x5
Kodak Professional Portra 400 8x10
Kodak Professional Portra 800 35mm
Kodak Professional Portra 800 120
Kodak Professional Portra   Custom

Kodak Black and White Film

While Ilford black and white film seems to be a lot of people’s go to black and white film, I prefer Kodak’s selection of black and white films over Ilford, any day of the week! Kodak actually offers a nice selection of black and white films, which cover every possible range of your needs. Just like with the color films, you will need to know what sort of look and lighting you are going for to select the right film.

Kodak Professional TrI-X Film

This is my absolute favorite Kodak film. I’ve shot hundreds of rolls of this stuff. To me, it seems to be a little grainier and grungier that the T-Max films. This film can be pushed and pulled like crazy and is really really easy to develop and print at home. Its great in bright light as well as dark rooms and even when you have bright/hot spots from using a flash indoors, it doesn’t totally lose the information from the darker corners in the image. I’ve pushed this stuff to 1600 and gotten really great results in really dark rooms. Tri-X has a more editorial/documentary kind of look to it, it doesn’t have as artsy of a look to it.

If you’re looking to use Tri-X, you basically get one speed, but the film can be pushed and pulled so easily that you don’t really need any other speeds. If you’re using 35mm or 120, you get the film in 400 but if you’re using 4x5 or 8x10 sheet film, the speed is 320 (not a real difference). You can also purchase Kodak Tri-X 400 in 35mm in 100 foot rolls, just in case you want to roll your own!

Film ISO Format
Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 35mm
Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 120
Kodak Professional Tri-X 320 4x5
Kodak Professional Tri-X 320 5x7
Kodak Professional Tri-X 320 8x10

Kodak Professional T-Max Film

The final Kodak Photographic film we are going to talk about in this post is Kodak T-Max film. The T-Max film family boasts a really fine and very scannable grain. The images have slightly less contrast and are not as punchy as Tri-X films. You get beautiful prints and scans out of T-Max with a lot of range. T-Max comes in a wide range of sensitivities also. Ranging from 100 to 3200, you can do a lot with T-Max. I’ve only used it occasionally but the results have always been pleasing. I’ve shot about 3 rolls of 3200 and the results from those rolls have been spectacular considering the super low light conditions I was shooting in. With the P3200, you are actually pushing the film, so there’s a few things to take into consideration when using that particular speed, but its not hard to use at all.

Film ISO Format
Kodak Professional T-Max 100 35mm
Kodak Professional T-Max 100 120
Kodak Professional T-Max 100 4x5
Kodak Professional T-Max 400 35mm
Kodak Professional T-Max 400 120
Kodak Professional T-Max 400 4x5
Kodak Professional T-Max P3200 35mm

Where can I buy Kodak Film?

If you’re looking for Kodak’s cheaper consumer films, then I’ve got a blog post for you! You can pick up most of this affordable consumer film at Walmart.com, Target, as well as at Amazon. If you’re looking for the good stuff, Kodak Professional film, when then you’re going to have to more than likely ordering it online. B&H Photo, Adorama, several other online retailers carry it. Amazon carries it too. Unless I find a retailer that’s having a sale, I normally just buy all of mine from the same place as the pricing does not vary much from one retailer to the next.

Where Can I Buy Kodak Film Locally?

You should definitely check around to see if there are any camera/film stores near you. Some major cities have retailers that keep stock on Kodak professional film. If you’re in the Dallas/Fort Worth or East Texas area and want to pick up some Kodak Film to try out - contact me and see if I have any extra in stock - I do sometimes keep stock on a lot of different professional Kodak films that I do not advertise on my online store.

Remember friends, life is short - shoot film!

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