Kodak Gold 200 is great film for bright or partly sunny conditions. It provides a refined combination of color saturation, color accuracy, and sharpness in a 200-speed film. It's also useful for indoor, general-lighting picture taking. There are four rolls, each with 24 exposures.
1 Great for free film
I got this film as a free special with the camera I purchased.
How can I complain??? :o)
2 Best results with a reasonable price!
I have tried this film in my brother's camera (Canon EOS 500N) many times and I've found that the results are always good, better than the other brands. Even some of my pictures are extra ordinary although I used only a standard camera and its standard lenses (28mm - 80mm and 75mm - 300mm) without any additional flash. The closeups are so clear and sharp, the landscape pictures are wonderful, and the portrait pictures are perfect. I also tried to take the picture of the sun with my custom-made filter and it is good enough. Even, I've tried it for a night scene and surprisingly, it works well! (of course, I have to use tripod or a steady structure). If there is anybody thinking that this film is not good enough, maybe it's your camera (or even you!). Anyway, it is cheaper than other brands (esp. Fuji) here in Indonesia.
3 Gold is Yellow
I work in a photo processing lab, and print around 100 rolls of film each day.
One thing I've noticed about Kodak Gold is that in general the "gold" tone the film tries to produce acts more like a yellow hue so that skin tones are distorted and subjects look jaundiced. Try Fuji, it's both cheaper and has better color.
4 Comparing Fuji and Kodak
This film's main advantage is the more realistic colors than the Fuji Superia. It also seems to do a good job rendering skin tones, although I have read that the 200 ASA is better than the 400 for this, but I'm not that sharp-eyed myself on skin tones. But I can clearly see the difference between this, for example, and the Fuji Superia, in terms of the color rendition.
The Fuji is better if you want more saturated colors. It has the extra 4th emulsion layer that gives more intense reds, purples, and blues. It also has good black response and contrast, and good overall exposure latitude. The review I read of the Fuji said it also has good responese with polarizers and specifically recommended a circular polarizing filter for use with it. I'm a little puzzled by that since polarizing filters are regarded normally as intensifying color, since they help elmininate some chromatic desaturation that occurs with distance as a result of the blue-scattering effect. But anyway, I pass that advice on for what it's worth.
The only real problem to watch out for with the Fuji is underexposure, which will cause washed out colors and graininess.
Despite all the above advantages of the Fuji, the super-saturated colors aren't to everyone's liking, and in that case, the Kodak may be best for you. If you want the most bilious colors you've ever seen, choose the Fuji.
5 Kodak Colors r Real
This film is so much more realistic than Fuji regarding color saturation. Kodak films provide an accurate color balance where Fuji film is over saturated to please their home market preferences. This is true for all speeds.
6 works
I can't tell the difference between this and the other brands, but I'm always happy with the quality of this film. I just buy the cheapest name brand I can find.
7 Quality guarenteed
Kodak film makes great pictures, everytime. The colors are vivid and the photos sharp, no matter the camera used. It is for this reason that I rely on Kodak film when I want to record my memories.
8 Good all around film
I have used the Kodak Gold 200 but only if I can't find the Kodak Gold 100. Both do reproduce excelent color but for outdoor work and thats what I shoot 85% of the time my choice is the Gold 100. Don't get me wrong they are both a very good film to buy. I would choose Kodak over Fuji any day of the week. My experience with Fuji film was everything was on the blue side. And with my years of experience being a heatset web-press operator, printing magazines and adjusting ink, a person has to be able to look at a photo and tell if the color is right or not.
I just wish I could find it in 36 exposure!
9 Value
200x film is just not very versatile. The Kodak quality pales in comparison to the cheaper 800x Fujifilm 4-pack, which gives chrystal clear pictures in most environments and is therefore highly versatile. Don't waste your money on Kodak.
10 Old Faithful!
200 doesn't offer the clarity of 100, but it's far superior to 400, and it's extremely versatile. This film can be used in the widest variety of situations, and produces very nice results for enlargements. Camera & skill, of course, play a LARGE part in the end result, but I highly recommend using Kodak's Gold 200 for "everyday" use. Yes, it costs a little more..., but as the old saying goes, which is so true with film:you pay peanuts - you get monkeys.
11 K series is better
I have great pictures of people using the Kodak Gold K series (earlier version of Kodak Gold 200). The confidence I have of the Kodak film went down the drain with the new series. Even though a check with Kodak claims that only the packaging had change, with the film unchanged. I am however not convinced, as my people pictures suffered tremendously. Since the new series had started I had stop using Kodak 200. Or I tried disperately to buy the older K series Kodak 200.
12 Good Film...not so competitive price
The Kodak film is the best there is for developing high quality pictures! The sharpness of the colors can not be beat, however, the price is what may prevent buyers. Amazon's price is the best I've seen for Kodak film but I have had more luck with other brands. I am a beginner and don't have a huge budget for film and have diverted to other products after spending so much on Kodak. I say that if you MUST have quality photographs go with Kodak but if you don't have a large budget look around!
13 Excellent film, great photo definition
Convenient package, excellent price. remarkable color photo definition. Great for indoor and outdour shots. No need to buy higher ASA grades unless shooting fast moving objects or unusual light conditions
