Kodak Reviews

The film is fine. Its ASA of 400 is a good speed for outdoor pics with little motion. An ASA of 200 is however preferable for those whose pictures will be taken mostly indoors. Those who want to freeze motion (eg. sports) will benefit from an ASA of 1000. Portraiture should be done on slow, ASA 100 or lower (if available) film. Value within each speed should be calculated by exposures divided by roll price; in general, the 40 exposure size is a better bargain than these 25s.

Kodak makes the industy's best film. Period. Like the title says, the faster the film, the better the results (for amatures anyway). 400 is the minimum that any amatuer should buy, and generally the results are pretty good. 800 speed is even better, but be prepared to pay more for it. 800 is good for low light and high-speed subjects. However, for most situations, 400 should be fine.

I recently came back from a trip to Europe and developed my 200 speed and 400 speed film at the same time. The pictures from the 400 speed film were far superior to the 200 speed film - even though the pictures were taken under the same conditions. The pictures from the 200 speed were grainy and lacked the color quality. It is worth spending more money for the 400 - regardless of the what the conditions will be when you expect to take your pictures.

I performed extensive tests (about 2 rolls each) of Fuji and Kodak APS films at 100, 200, and 400 ASA, using a Canon ELPH camera (the original aspherical zoom lens model). I shot a variety of outdoor scenes in a variety of lighting conditions (e.g. downtown skyscraper architectural with bright clear blue sunny skies, flowers and trees with both bright sun and shade, rock close-ups in overcast). I shot a few indoor locations, without a flash at ASA 400, with flash for the others. I examined the results for color, range, clarity and grain. Here's what I saw:

For ASA 100, Kodak kicked ... . Clearly better color rendition, and much, much tighter grain and better detail in all the bright lighting situations, especially with panorama print.

For ASA 400, I was pleasantly surprised that Fuji really outperformed the Kodak film. Fuji had vibrant blues and was good all across to the reds. Kodak felt washed out on the blue side, weirdly. Also surprising was that Fuji had tighter grain in bright conditions; they both looked grainy of course in lower light, but the Fuji somehow felt smoother or less chunky in the blown-up panorama prints. It also seemed to have better tonal range in both light and dark settings.

Frankly, neither of the ASA 200 films seemed acceptable to me for outdoor shots; indoors with flash, both were OK and Kodak was maybe better color. Outside, they both felt lower contrast/saturation, subsequently cramped color, didn't have the tight grain of the 100, and didn't work as well in low light and indoors (without flash) as the 400. Just seemed not worth it compared to the two options.

A great all-purpose film that really delivers in low-light or outdoors. 10 rolls in the desert and underlit youth hostels showed me this is the film to beat. Not the slightest bit grainy. I also HIGHLY recommend the black and white version of this same film. B/W of APS doesn't need different developing process like standard film, and the contrast and brightness are *just* right.

I especially love the index print that you get with each roll. That along with the size options and superb clarity make it a huge amount better than regular 35mm film.

And this film is supurb. I'm so glad that I use advantix film. Besides the three picture size advantage, the drop in loading, clarity of the picture, and index prints really puts advantix a step above 35mm. This is fabulous!

this film is good. i rated it this way:

low-light: good pictures. +1 star

high-light: still good pictures. +1 star

action: not good. the pictures are blurred. +0 stars

still: very good for still. +1 star

overall: i think this is good overall, and i like the three-format. because of the three format, i add a star. +1.

adding that toghether... 4/5 stars. if you want to take action shots, i suggest the 400 speed.

I have been using a Kodak Advantix camera for the last 4 years and I love it. With the Kodak Advantix film, you can choose between three picture sizes. And when you get your film back, it is stored in the cassette. So there are no negatives to get lost or scattered around the house. You get an index picture, with a minature of all pictures with a photo number to reference if you want to make reprints.

Kodak Advantix film is by far the best film I've ever used! I've been taking pictures for over 40 years and have never used anything better.

I recommend it to anyone!

i do not think that this is good film. i would suggest going with the 400 speed.

I have been using this film and only this film for my Canon aps camera for over 4 years. The prints come out with outstanding quality. It is great with taking pics indoors with dim lighting. The pics came out great and the faces were clear instead of black dots on shoulders. The outdoor pics are amazing. They are rich in color and full of detail. This film is also great at the beach. The pics do not come out overexposed or too bright. This film evens out the lighting and balances it perfectly so that you get the best shot. Most of my pics are frameable and everyone wants copies of them.