About the film
Kodak Max 400 is Kodak’s consumer colour negative film for the standard C-41 process, ISO 400, in a 135 cassette with 24 exposures. This batch was made for the US market and expired in March 2002. It comes in its original box.
What to expect
ISO 400 films age faster than slower ones: after more than twenty years the emulsion loses speed and gains visible base fog, grain and a colour shift. How much depends on how this cassette was stored, so this is film for experimenting.
How to shoot it
For ISO 400 colour film this old I set the meter to ISO 50–100, i.e. two to three stops of extra exposure. Negative film forgives overexposure far better than underexposure: the shadows keep their detail and the fog shows less.
Specifications
- Type: colour negative, C-41 process
- Format: 135, 24 exposures
- Nominal speed: ISO 400
- Expiry: 03/2002 (expired)
- Contents: in the original box
Frequently asked questions
Can it be developed in ordinary C-41?
Yes, it is the standard C-41 process — I develop films like this in my own lab.
Is the result guaranteed?
No. The film is more than twenty years past its date, so colour, grain and fog can be anything. That is exactly why people buy it.
