New! Datasheet numbers added for Kodak Ektar 100, which incorporates recent advances from movie-film technology. Kodak claims that Ektar 100 is the finest-grained C-41 film available, and high-resolution scans seem to confirm this. Although Velvia 50 scans are a bit finer grained, it is an E-6 film. In scans, old freezer-stored Ektar 25 is noticeably grainer than Ektar 100. Datasheets are not always correct. Although Fuji claims that Pro 160S has lower RMS than Reala 100, this is not borne out by high-resolution scans. Reala is finer grained, but not as fine-grained as Ektar 100. Sorted by grain, then resolution, then sharpness. Discontinued films are marked by “old” before their names. Kodak print films are listed separately because the manufacturer does not report RMS or resolution. resolution lp/mm under characteristic grain at contrast sharpness over curve max density emulsion RMS 1.6:1 1000:1 100% latitude blue green red code Fuji Pro 160S 3 63 125 20 ?/? 2.5 +c 2.3 2.0 160NS Fuji Pro 160C 3 63 125 20 -3/+3 2.7 +c 2.5 2.2 160NH Agfa Portrait 160 >3.5¹ 60 150 11 -1/+3 2.7 2.3 1.8 XPS Agfa Ultra 100 3.8 60 140 12 -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.1 Ultra100 Rollei Scanfilm CN200 >3? ? 130 ? ?/? 2.1 1.8 1.7 unmasked old Ektar/ Royal 25 4 80 200° 18 -1/+1 2.8 2.3 1.8 PHR/RZ old Konica Impresa 50 <4 63 160 25 -1/+2 2.7 2.2 1.6 IMPRSA Fuji Reala 100 <4 63 140² 20 -3/+4 2.7 +c 2.3 2.1 CS-6 old Fuji Reala classic 4 63 125 20 -1½/+4 2.7 +c 2.3 2.1 CS-2 Konica Cent_Super 100 4 63 125 22 -2/+3 2.9 2.4 1.9 C_100 Konica Centuria 100 4 63 125 22 -2/+3 2.9 2.4 1.8 C_100 Konica Pro 160 4 63 125 22 -1/+3 2.6 2.2 1.6 ? old Fuji NPL 160 tungsten 4¹ 63 125 20 -1½/+3 2.9 +c 2.4 1.9 NPL old Fuji NPS 160 >4¹ 63 125 20 -1½/+3 2.6 +c 2.2 1.7 NPS Fuji Superia 100 4 63 125 19 -2/+2 3.1 +c 2.7 2.4 CN-12 Fuji NPC 160 4 60 125 22 -1½/+3 2.4 +c 2.3 2.2 NPC Agfa Vista 100 4.0 60 130 15 -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.1 V_100 Agfa Optima Prestige 100 4.0 50 140 16 ? 3.0 2.6 2.2 100-Y old Agfa Optima II 100 4.0 50 140 16 -2/+3 3.0 2.6 2.2 Op_100 old Agfa HDC 100+ 4.0 50 130 15 -2/+3 3.1 2.5 2.2 H100-2 old Agfa Ultra 50 4.3 50 140 18 -2/+1 3.2 2.8 2.4 Ultra50 Agfa Vista 200 4.3 50 130 14 -3/+3³ 2.8 2.4 2.0 V_200 Agfa Optima Prestige 200 4.3 50 130 14 ? 2.8 2.4 2.0 200-Y old Agfa Optima II 200 4.3 50 130 14 -1½/+3 2.8 2.4 2.0 Op_200 Agfa Vista 400 4.5 50 130 18 -2½/+5³ 3.2 2.8 2.3 V_400 Agfa Optima Prestige 400 4.5 50 130 18 ? 3.2 2.8 2.3 400-Y old Agfa Optima II 400 4.5 50 130 18 -2/+3³ 3.2 2.8 2.3 Op_400 old Agfa HDC 400+ 4.5 50 130 18 -2/+3³ 3.2 2.5 2.2 H400-2 old Agfa HDC 200+ 4.5 50 130 14 -1½/+3 3.2 2.5 2.2 H200-2 Fuji Superia 200 4 50 125 22 -2/+2 3.0 +c 2.7 2.3 CA-6 Fuji Pro 400H (NPH) 4 50 125 12 -2½/+5? 2.7 +c 2.4 1.9 400H Fuji new! NPH 400 4 50 125 12 -2½/+5 2.7 +c 2.4 1.9 NPH * Fuji Press/Superia 400 4 50 125 15 -2/+5 3.0 +c 2.7 2.3 CH-10 Konica Cent_Super 200 4 50 100 20 -2/+3 2.9 2.4 2.0 CS_200 Konica Centuria 200 4 50 100 18 -2/+3 3.3 2.7 2.4 C_200 Konica Centuria Pro 400 4 50 100 18 -2/+3 2.9 2.6 2.0 CS_400 Konica Cent_Super 400 4 50 100 18 -2/+3 3.2 2.7 2.4 CS_400 Konica Centuria 400 4 50 100 17 -2/+3 3.2 2.7 2.4 C_400 Fuji old NPH 400 4 50 100 11 -1½/+4½ 3.2 2.7 2.4 NPH Rollei Scanfilm CN400 >4 ? 130 ? ?/? 2.1 1.8 1.7 unmasked Fuji TrueDefinition 400 <5 50 125 25 -2/+5 2.4 +c 2.2 1.9 CH-11 Fuji Press/Superia 800 <5 50 125 13 -2½/+5 3.2 +c 2.8 2.5 CZ-5 Fuji Pro 800Z (NPZ) <5 50 115 11 -3½/+5 2.6 +c 2.4 2.2 800Z Fuji old NPZ <5 50 115 11 -3½/+5 2.6 +c 2.4 2.2 NPZ Konica Cent_Super 800 5 50 100 16 ? 3.4 2.8 2.4 CS_800 Fuji NHG II 800 5 50 100 7 -3¼/+4 3.2 2.8 2.5 NHGII old Fuji Superia 800 5 50 100 7 -2½/+4 3.1 2.7 2.4 CZ-3 old Agfa Vista 800 5.0 40 110 17 -2/+5³ 3.2 2.9 2.4 V_800 Konica Centuria 800 5 36 100 16 -2/+3 3.3 2.8 2.4 C_800 Konica Cent_Super 1600 6 50 100 14 ? 3.4 2.7 2.4 C_1600 Fuji Natura 1600 (Japan) 7 50 125 12 ? 3.2 2.8 2.4 ? Fuji Press/Superia 1600 7 45 90 10 -2/+4 3.0 +c 2.75 2.5 CU-3 Konica 3200 @1600 9 40 80 6 -1/+3 3.0 2.6 2.2 SRG old Fuji HG 1600 10 40 80 8 -1½/+3 3.1 2.7 2.1 CU-1 c = cyan layer Kodak PGI resolution° sharp latitude blue green red code new Ektar 100 <25 ? 154 25 -1/+3 3.1 2.5 2.0 Ekt100 old Ektar/ Royal 25 <25 80 200 exHi -1/+1 2.8 2.3 1.8 PHR/RZ old Supra 100 27 ? ? exHi -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.0 Sup100 old Royal Gold 100 28 ? ? exHi -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.0 RA-2 UltraColor 100 31 ? ? 24 -4/+4 3.0 2.5 2.0 UC100 EliteColor 200 32 ? ? 24 -3/+5 3.0 2.5 2.0 EC200 old (Royal) Supra 200 32 ? ? 24 -2/+3? 3.0 2.5 2.0 ?/RS200 High Definition 200 32 ? ? exHi -2/+3? 3.0 2.5 2.0 HD200 Portra 160 NC 32 ? ? 24 ? 3.0 2.4 2.0 160NC-2 old Portra 100 tungsten 33 ? ? exHi ? 3.0 2.5 2.0 100T Portra 160 VC 34 ? ? 24 ? 3.1 2.5 2.1 160VC-2 old Portra 160 NC 36 ? ? 32 -2/+3 2.8 2.3 1.8 160NC old Pro 100 36 ? ? exHi -2/+2 2.8 2.6 1.9 PRN old Supra 400 >36¹ ? ? vHi -2/+5 3.2 2.7 2.2 Sup400 old Pro 400 MC >37¹ ? ? vHi -0/+3 2.7 2.3 1.9 PMC old Vericolor 3 160 39 ? ? 18 -0/+3 2.8 2.5 2.0 VPS old (Royal) Supra 400 39 ? ? 22 -2/+5? 3.1 2.6 2.1 ?/RS400-2 EliteColor 400 39 ? ? 22 -3/+5 3.1 2.6 2.1 EC400 High Definition 400 39 50 ? vHi -2/+5 3.1 2.6 2.1 HD400 old Ektapr Multispeed >39¹ ? ? vHi -2/+4 3.3 2.8 2.3 PJM-2 old Portra 160 VC 40 ? ? 30 -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.0 160VC Portra/ UltraColor 400 <40² ? ? 22 -3/+5 3.1 2.6 2.1 400UC Portra 400 NC <40 ? ? 20 ? 3.0 2.4 2.0 400NC-3 old Portra 400 NC 40 ? ? 20 ? 3.0 2.4 2.0 400NC-2 old Royal Gold 200 41 ? ? exHi -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.0 RB-2 old Ektapress 400 41 ? ? vHi -2/+5 3.3 2.8 2.3 PJ400 old Royal Gold 400 41 ? ? vHi -2/+3 3.3 2.8 2.3 RC-2 new Kodak Gold 100 42 ? ? 26 ? 2.8 2.2 1.9 GA-7 Portra 400 VC <42 ? ? 22 ? 3.1 2.5 2.1 400VC-3 old Portra 400 VC 42 ? ? 22 ? 3.1 2.5 2.1 400VC-2 old Pro 400 42 ? ? vHi -1½/+2 3.0 2.5 2.0 PPF Proimage/ Profoto 100 43 ? ? vHi -2/+3 3.2 2.6 2.0 P_100-5 new Kodak Gold 200 44 ? ? vHi ? 2.8 2.2 1.9 GB-7 orig Portra 400 NC 44 ? ? 26 -2/+4 2.9 2.4 1.9 400NC Bright Sun Gold 100 45 ? ? 49 -2/+3 3.2 2.6 2.0 GA-6 new Ultra Max 400 46 ? ? hi ?/? 3.2 2.6 2.1 GC-9 Sun & Flash Gold 200 47 ? ? hi -2/+3 3.2 2.6 2.0 GB-6 orig Portra 400 VC 48 ? ? 16 -2/+3 3.1 2.6 2.1 400VC Max Versatility 400 48 50 ? hi -2/+4 3.2 2.6 2.1 GC-8 new Portra 800 48 50 ? 20 -3/+5? 3.2 2.6 2.1 P_800-2 Max Versatility + 800 48 ? ? hi -3/+5 2.9 2.7 2.3 GT-4 Max Versa+ (Zoom) 800 >48¹ 40 ? hi -2/+5 3.2 2.6 2.1 GT-3 old Gold Max 400 49 ? ? hi -2/+3 3.2 2.6 2.0 GC-6 (Royal?) Supra 800 50 ? ? hi -3/+6 3.2 2.6 2.1 Sup800 old Portra 800 50 40 ? hi -2/+5 3.2 2.6 2.1 P_800 old Ektapress 800 53 ? ? hi -1/+5 3.2 2.4 2.1 PJ800-2 old Gold Max 800 57 ? ? med -1/+5 3.2 2.5 2.1 GT-2 old Pro 1000 57 ? ? med -1/+2 3.0 2.5 2.0 PMZ old Royal Gold 1000 57 ? ? med -1/+2 3.0 2.5 2.0 RF old Ektapress 1600 57 ? ? med ? 3.0 2.5 2.0 PJC B&W films RMS resolution sharp latitude blue green red code Gigabitfilm 25 B&W 4 90¤ 900 ? ? Rodinal Copex Gigabitfilm 40 B&W 5 90¤ 720 ? ? Rodinal Copex Rollei Slide Direct 50 5? ? 326 exHi ? RHS or RHC SD50 Tech Pan 25 B&W 5 85¤ 320 40 -1/+2 Technidol 1.2-1.8 TP old Agfa Pan 25 B&W 7 80¤ 200 21 -1/+2? Refinal 6min 2.6 APX25 Fuji Neopan 100 B&W 7 60 200 ? ? ? Acros T-Max 100 B&W 8 63 >200 50 -2/+3 T-max dev 1.9-3.1 TMX Kodak BW400CN C-41 <9 50? 125? 20 -2/+4 3.1 2.6 2.1 BW400CN Agfa Pan 100 B&W 9 ? 150 17 -2/+3? Refinal 6min 2.6 APX100 Ilford XP2 Super C-41 9? 50? 125? 15? -2/+4 lux 1 toe, 1.9 XP2 Portra B&W 400 C-41 9 50? 125? 15? -2/+3 3.1 2.6 2.1 400BW T400CN B&W C-41 9 50? 125? 15? -2/+4 2.5 2.2 2.0 TCN B&W Select 400 C-41 9? 50? 125? 14? -2/+4 3.1 2.5 2.0 BWC Tri-X 400 B&W 9-16 50 100 25 -1/+3 T-max dev 1.6-2.9 TX T-Max 400 B&W 10 50 125 30 -2/+3 T-max dev 1.5-3.0 TMY Fuji Neopan 1600 B&W 16 ? ? ? ? Acutol dev 1+14 old Tri-X 400 B&W 17 50 100 25 -1/+3 T-max dev 1.6-2.9 TX T-Max P3200 @1000 18 40 125 16 -3/+3 T-max dev 1.8-2.9 TMZ slide films RMS resolution° sharp latitude blue green red code < Ilfochrome Micrographic 6 ? 365 15 ? 2.9 2.8 2.1 (ISO=1) Fuji Astia 100F 7 60 140 8 -1½/+1½ 3.5 3.5 3.3 RAPF new Fuji 64T tungsten 7 55 115 10 ?/? 3.5 3.7 3.6 RTP(3) Ektachrome 100g 8 63 140 10 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.2 E100G Ektachrome 100gx 8 63 140 10 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.2 E100GX new EliteChrome 100 8 63 140 10 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.2 EB-3 Fuji Velvia 100 8 <80¹ 160 14 -1/+1 3.7 3.8 3.4 RVP100 Fuji Velvia 100F 8 <80¹ 160 14 -1/+1 3.7 3.8 3.4 RVPF Fuji Provia 100F 8 60 140 14 -1/+1 3.6 3.4 3.3 RDP3 Fuji new Sensia 100 8 60 140 8 ?/? 3.3 3.3 3.1 RA new Fuji Velvia 50 9 <80¹ 160 ? -1/+1 ? ? ? RVP50 Fuji Velvia 50 9 <80¹ 160 21 -1/+1 3.7 3.8 3.4 RVP Kodachrome 25 9-11 63 100 24 -1/+1 3.5 3.6 3.8 KM Kodachrome 64 10-12 63 100 18 -1/+1 3.4 3.5 3.7 KR old Fuji Provia 100 10 60 140 11 -1/+1 3.6 3.4 3.3 RDP2 old old Fuji 50D 10 60 140 ? -1/+1 ? ? ? RFP Fuji 64T tungsten 10 55 135 25 ?/? 3.3 3.4 3.1 RTP2 old Fuji Astia 100 10 55 135 10 -1¼/+1¼ 3.5 3.4 3.3 RAP Fuji Sensia II 100 10 55 135 10 -1¼/+1¼ 3.5 3.4 3.3 RA Agfa RSX 50 10 55 135 9 -1/+1 3.4 3.9 3.5 RSX2 Ektachrome 100s 10 55? 125? 16 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.3 E100S Ektachrome 100sw 10 55? 125? 16 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.3 E100SW EliteChrome 100 10 55? 125? 16 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.3 EB-2 Agfa RSX 100 10 50 130 7 -1/+1 3.4 3.9 3.5 RSX2 Agfa CTprecisa 100 10 50 130 7 -1/+1 3.4 3.9 3.5 CTp Ektachrome 64T tungsten 11 ? ? 10 ?/? 3.4 3.2 3.0 EPY old Fuji MultiSpeed @200 11 55 135 10 -1/+1 3.2 3.4 3.0 RMS old old Fuji 100D 11 55 135 ? -1/+1 ? ? ? RDP Fuji Provia 400X 11 55 135 9 -1/+1 3.3 3.5 3.2 RXP old Fujichrome 100 11 ? ? ? -1/+1 ? ? ? RD Konica Chrome R-100 11 50 125 8 -1/+1 3.3 3.2 2.9 R100 Agfa Scala 200 B&W 11 50 120 6 -1/+1 gray only 3.0 std 200x Ektachrome 100vs 11 50 100 11 -1/+1 3.7 3.5 3.2 E100VS EliteChrome EC 100 11 50 100 11 -1/+1 3.7 3.5 3.2 EBX Ektachrome 100+ 11 50 100 8 -1/+1 3.8 3.5 3.1 EPP Ektachrome 100 11 50 100 7 -1/+1 3.7 3.4 3.1 EPN Ektachrome 200 12 50 125 5 -1½/+1½ 3.7 3.6 3.2 E200 EliteChrome 200 12 50 125 5 -1½/+1½ 3.7 3.6 3.2 ED Agfa RSX 200p 12 50 120 6 -1/+1 3.4 3.2 3.4 RSX2 Agfa CTprecisa 200 12 50 120 6 -1/+1 3.4 3.2 3.4 CTp Fuji Sensia [3] 200 13 60 140 12 -1/+1 3.4 3.2 3.1 RM > 957102 old Fuji MultiSpeed @400 13 55 135 10 -1/+1 2.9 3.2 2.7 RMS Fuji Provia 400F 13 55 135 8 -1/+1 3.3 3.4 3.2 RHP3 Fuji Sensia [3] 400 13 55 135 8 -1/+1 3.3 3.2 3.1 RH > 258404 Fuji Sensia II 200 15 50 125 7 -1/+1 3.4 3.2 2.9 RM old Fuji Provia 400 15 40 125 5 -1/+1 3.3 3.2 3.1 RHP Fuji Sensia II 400 15 40 125 5 -1/+1 3.3 3.2 3.1 RH Kodachrome 200 16-19 50 100 16 -1/+1 3.1 3.2 3.5 KL EliteChrome 400 19 50 125 3 -1/+1 4.0 3.4 3.2 EL Ektachrome 400X 19 50 125 3 -1/+1 3.6 3.3 3.1 EPL Ektachrome P1600 17-38 63 80 3 -1/+1 2.8 2.9 2.6 EPH Fuji Provia 1600 25 40 100 7 -1/+1 2.6 2.4 2.2 RSP ¹ These films seem grainier or lower-res than their manufacturer ratings ² Reala seems > 125 lp/mm; 400UC seems < 40 PGI; RAPF exceeds RDP3 resolution by 5% ³ Agfa 400's -1/+3 latitude reported by manufacturer is too conservative ° unreported Kodak numbers from Pop Photo or http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/lenslpm.html ¤ as measured by Erwin Puts, see http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/resolution.html Data taken from Agfa Professional and Agfa Consumer film datasheets, Fujifilm websites, Kodak (old), websites, and previously published information. Accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Exposure latitudes of slow films extrapolated from DX codes, but 400+ speed films were tested using a single sun-and-shade scene and judging results from Agfa minilab and HP S10 film scanner. Please e-mail corrections and emendations to me at CreeksYahoo. Diffuse RMS (root mean square) measures the size of dye clouds, or grain as it was called with black & white film. RMS is simply a measurement of the variability in density using a densitometer trace across an area of even tone. Film with RMS 5 is twice as grainy as film with RMS 4. Resolution is lower in dark (low-contrast) areas than in bright (high-contrast) areas, so is measured at 1.6:1 and 1000:1 contrast levels, specified in line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm); double this number to get dots per millimeter. Sharpness is measured by MTF (modulation transfer function) at different values of lp/mm; numbers show where MTF crosses below 100%. Characteristic curves measure film contrast and color saturation. Maximum values for blue, green, and red are listed as a rough guide to the contrast of different films. From Zeiss Camera Lens News 2003 #19 and 2004 #20, merged and sorted by resolution. These tests were done by microscope, so resolution is higher than can be obtained by scanning. lp/mm film name (type) ----- ---------------- 400 Gigabitfilm (B&W) 250 old Agfa Ortho 25 (B&W) 200 old Kodak Ektar 25 (C-41) 200 old Agfa APX 25 (B&W) 180 Kodak T-Max 100 (B&W) 170 Fuji Velvia 100F (E-6) 160 old Fuji Velvia 50 (E-6) 160 Kodak Farbwelt 400 (C-41) 160 Kodak Farbwelt 100 (C-41) 160 Fuji Neopan Acros 100 (B&W) 150 old Agfa Portrait XPS 160 (C-41) 150 Kodak Portra 400 (B&W) 150 Kodak Portra 160VC (C-41) 140 Kodak Portra 160NC (C-41) 140 old Kodak Tech Pan (B&W) 130 Kodak Ektachrome 100VS (E-6) 120 Kodak T-Max 400 (B&W) 110 Fuji NPZ 800 (C-41) 100 old Kodak Supra 400 (C-41) 90 old Kodak Portra 800 (C-41) 80 old Kodak Supra 800 (C-41) 80 Maco Ortho PO 100 (B&W) From Filmscan.RU, simplified, sorted by resolution (res) then tested ISO. tested log-of usable res density ISO exposure stops lp/mm range ------------------------------------ Ilford XP2 super 350 1.80 6.0 145 1.59 Fuji Pro 160C 175 1.80 6.0 145 Elitecolor 200 160 2.40 8.0 145 ProPhoto 400BW 320 2.40 8.0 140 Fuji Press 1600 925 2.25 7.5 135* Fuji Press 800 610 2.70 9.0 135 Kodak BW400CN 400 2.40 8.0 135 1.67 Fuji NPH 400 360 2.40 8.0 135 Kodak 400UC 335 2.70 9.0 135 2.06 Elitecolor 400 290 2.25 7.5 135 Fuji Pro 160S 195 1.80 6.0 135 Royal Supra 200 180 2.40 8.0 135 Ektachrome 100GX 100 1.05 3.5 135 3.12 Ektachrome 100G 100 1.20 4.0 135 3.12 Portra 100T 85 2.70 9.0 135 Superia 100 140 2.10 7.0 125 Royal Supra 400 240 2.40 8.0 120 Portra 160NC 145 3.00 10.0 120 1.77 Portra 400NC 450 2.85 9.5 115 1.65 Portra 160VC 155 3.00 10.0 115 1.84 Fuji Velvia 100F 100 1.35 4.5 115 3.06 Fuji Astia 100F 100 1.35 4.5 115 2.74 Portra 400VC 340 1.65 5.5 110 1.80 Superia 200 225 1.65 5.5 110 Fujichrome 64T 55 1.05 3.5 110 2.87 Royal Supra 800 530 2.70 9.0 100 Superia 400 270 2.70 8.0* 95 old Portra 800 590 2.70 9.0 90 * must be wrong! For a complete list of slide films by speed, see this table by R.T. Dowling. Slide film RMS measures differently than for print film, because RMS is correlated with contrast and slide film is contrastier. Divide slide film RMS by 2.5 to get a rough equivalent. I believe B&W film RMS is comparable to slide film, maybe a bit lower. RMS 4.0 ~= PGI 28, RMS 4.5 ~= PGI 41, and RMS 5.0 ~= PGI 53, but the equivalence is not linear and there seems to be a lot of slop in the reporting of RMS numbers. (Or else RMS does not really measure perceived grainyness; blue sky dotting seems to be mostly a function of low-contrast resolution). Thanks to Michael K. Davis for this conversion formula: RMS = (PGI / 0.5335) ^ (1 / 2.8669). In his 1997 book Post Exposure, Ctein reports that a typical color negative paper can record about 65 lp/mm, while B&W paper can reach about 125 lp/mm. This is at odds with the generally accepted wisdom that it is useless to scan prints at more than 300 dpi (only 5.9 lp/mm). For guidelines about which film to use when, film reviews, and samples to judge results visually, see the following:
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