KODAK ULTRA MAX 400 Film

TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR NEGATIVE FILM February 2009 • E-7023

KODAK ULTRA MAX 400 Film is a worry-free, easy-to-use indexes. Do not change the film-speed setting when you
high speed film designed for snapshooters. ULTRA MAX use a filter if your camera has through-the-lens metering.
400 Film gives you the flexibility you need to take For critical work, make a series of test exposures.
consistently better pictures in more picture taking
situations—better low-light picture quality with fewer Daylight
underexposures, better results with zoom lenses, greater Use the exposures in the table below for average frontlit
flash range, better "stop-action" photos, and reduced subjects from 2 hours after sunrise to 2 hours before
impact of camera shake. sunset.
Even when enlarged, ULTRA MAX 400 Film delivers
excellent sharpness and fine grain for crisp, clear pictures. Shutter
Lens
Optimized color precision technology provides Lighting Conditions Speed
Opening
(seconds)
consistently bright, vibrant colors with accurate skin-tone
Bright/Hazy Sun on Light Sand or
reproduction for natural-looking people pictures. Snow
1/500 f/16
ULTRA MAX 400 Film is designed for processing in
Bright or Hazy Sun (Distinct
KODAK FLEXICOLOR Chemicals for Process C-41. It is Shadows)*
1/500 f/11
printing compatible with KODAK GOLD Films.
Weak, Hazy Sun (Soft Shadows) 1/500 f/8
FEATURES ADVANTAGES BENEFIT Cloudy Bright (No Shadows) 1/500 f/5.6
• Advanced • True 400 speed • Better pictures Heavy Overcast, Open Shade† 1/500 f/4
T-GRAIN Emulsion • Outstanding under more *Use f/5.6 for backlit close-up subjects.
technology underexposure conditions (inside, †Subject shaded from the sun but lighted by a large area of sky.
• Antenna dye latitude outside, bad light,
sensitization • Long flash range fast action)
• Advanced • Fine grain and
development high sharpness
accelerators • Great skin tones
• Optimized color and superb color
precision
technology

STORAGE AND HANDLING

Load and unload your camera in subdued light.
Store unexposed film at 21° C (70° F) or lower in the
original sealed package. Always store film (exposed or
unexposed) in a cool, dry place. Process film as soon as
possible after exposure.
Protect negatives from strong light, and store them in a
cool, dry place. For more information on storing negatives,
see KODAK Publication No. E-30, Storage and Care of
KODAK Photographic Materials—Before and After
Processing.

DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS
Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total
darkness.

EXPOSURE
Film Speed: ISO/DIN 400/27°
Use these speed numbers in the table below with cameras
or meters marked for ISO, ASA, or DIN speeds or exposure

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Electronic Flash: Fluorescent and High-Intensity Discharge Lights
Use the appropriate guide number in the table below as a For best results without special printing, use the
starting point for your equipment. Select the unit output color-correction filters in the table below as starting points
closest to the number given by your flash manufacturer. when you expose these films under fluorescent and
Then find the guide number for feet or metres. high-intensity discharge lamps. Use exposure times of
To determine the lens opening, divide the guide number 1/60 second or longer to avoid the brightness and color
by the flash-to-subject distance. If negatives are too dark variations that occur during a single alternating-current
(overexposed), use a higher guide number; if they are too cycle.
light (underexposed), use a lower number. Though this film is tolerant of mixed-lighting situations,
for best color results under uniform fluorescent or
Unit Output Guide Number high-intensity discharge sources, use the exposure and
(BCPS)* Distance in Feet Distance in Meters filter recommendations given below. These
350 85 26 recommendations are starting points.
500 100 30 Actual filtration may vary between lamps and lamp
700 120 36 manufacturers. Depending on the specific source,
additional filtration or special printing may be required to
1000 140 42
achieve best results.
1400 170 50
2000 200 60 Type of
KODAK Color
2800 240 70 Fluorescent Exposure Adjustment
Compensating Filters
Lamp
4000 280 85
Daylight 40R + 2 ⁄3 stop
5600 340 105
White 20C + 30M + 1 stop
8000 400 120
Warm White 40B + 1 stop
*BCPS = beam candlepower seconds
Warm White
30B + 30C + 1 1 ⁄3 stops
Automatic Flash Units: Set ISO / ASA selector to 400. Deluxe
Cool White 30M + 2 ⁄3 stop
Cool White
10C + 10M + 2 ⁄3 stop
Deluxe

Note: When you do not know the type of fluorescent

lamps, try a 10C + 20M filter combination and increase
exposure by 2⁄3 stop; color rendition may be less than
optimum.

Type of High-Intensity KODAK Color

Exposure
Discharge Lamp Compensating
Adjustment
Filters
High Pressure Sodium Vapor 70B + 50C + 3 stops
Metal Halide 10R + 20M + 2 ⁄3 stop
Mercury Vapor with Phosphor 20R + 20M + 2 ⁄3 stop
Mercury Vapor without
80R + 1 2 ⁄3 stops
Phosphor

Note: Some primary color filters were used in the tables

above to reduce the number of filters and/or to keep the
exposure adjustment to a minimum. Red filters were
substituted for equivalent filtration in magenta and yellow.
Blue filters were substituted for equivalent filtration in cyan
and magenta.

Adjustments for Long and Short Exposures

You do not need to make any exposure or filter adjustments
for exposure times of 1/10,000 second to 1 second.
Exposures longer than 1 second may require compensation
and filtration.

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PROCESSING RETOUCHING
Process in KODAK FLEXICOLOR Chemicals for Process Negatives on this film can be retouched on the emulsion
C-41. side with retouching pencils, after applying a retouching
Information on replenishment rates is available online at fluid, such as KODAK Retouching Fluid.
www.kodak.com/go/photofinishing.
IMAGE STRUCTURE
JUDGING NEGATIVE EXPOSURES Print Grain Index Magnification Table:
You can check the exposure level of the color negative with The Print Grain Index number refers to a method of
a suitable electronic densitometer equipped with a filter defining graininess in a print made with diffuse-printing
such as the red filter for Status M Densitometry or a illumination. It replaces rms granularity and has a different
KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No. 92. Depending on the scale which cannot be compared to rms granularity.
subject and the light source used for exposure, a normally This method uses a uniform perceptual scale, with a
exposed color negative measured through the red filter change for four units equaling a just noticeable difference
should have the approximate densities listed below. These in graininess for 90 percent of observers.
densities apply for the recommended light sources and
A Print Grain Index rating of 25 on the scale represents
correct processing of the negative.
the approximate visual threshold for graininess. A
higher number indicates an increase in the amount of
Densities of Properly Exposed and Processed Negatives
graininess observed.
Area Measured on the Negative Density
Reading
The standardized inspection (print-to-viewer) distance
for all print sizes is 14 inches, the typical viewing
The KODAK Gray Card* (gray side) receiving the
0.80 to 1.00 distance for a 4 x 6-inch print.
same illumination as the subject
The lightest step (darkest in the negative) of a In practice, larger prints will likely be viewed from
KODAK Paper Gray Scale receiving the same 1.20 to 1.40 distances greater than 14 inches, which reduces
illumination as the subject apparent graininess.
Normally lighted forehead of person with light
1.10 to 1.40 Print Grain Index numbers may not represent graininess
complexion†
Normally lighted forehead of person with dark
observed from more specular printing illuminants, such
0.85 to 1.25 as condenser enlargers.
complexion†

*KODAK
The Print Grain Index numbers listed in this publication
Publication No. R-27
†Because of the extreme range in skin color, use these values only as a guide. apply to the following standards:
For best results, use a KODAK Gray Card (gray side).
Negative Size: 24 x 36 mm
(135-size standard format)
PRINTING NEGATIVES Print Size: 4 x 6 inches
This film is optimized for printing on KODAK EKTACOLOR (10.2 x 15.2 cm)
EDGE Paper, KODAK ROYAL Digital Color Paper, and Magnification: 4.4X
KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Metallic Paper. Print Grain Index: 46
Make color slides and transparencies by printing the
negatives on KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA
Transparency Display Material or KODAK
PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Clear Display Material.
You can scan an image to a file and print digitally to
KODAK EKTACOLOR EDGE Paper, KODAK ROYAL Digital
Color Paper, KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Papers,
KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Metallic Paper,
KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Transparency Display
Material, or KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Clear
Display Material.
Make black-and-white prints on any of the materials
mentioned above using the recommendations in KODAK
Publication CIS-274, Printing Black-and-White Images
Without KODAK Black-and-White Papers.

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CURVES
Characteristic Curves Spectral-Sensitivity Curves
4.0 4.0
Exposure: Daylight Exposure: Daylight
Process: C-41 Effective Exposure: 1/100 sec
Densitometry: Status M Densitometry: Status M
Log H Ref: -1.44 Density: 0.2>D-min
3.0
3.0 B

LOG SENSITIVITY *
Yellow-
G Forming
Cyan-
DENSITY

2.0 Layer Magenta-

Forming Forming
2.0 R Layer
Layer

1.0

1.0

0.0
250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750
WAVELENGTH (nm)
0.0 2
*Sensitivity = reciprocal of exposure (erg/cm ) required
-4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 E7023B
to produce specified density
E7023A LOG EXPOSURE (lux-seconds)

Spectral-Dye-Density Curves
2.5
Typical densities for a midscale neutral subject
and D-min.
Process: C-41
2.0
DIFFUSE SPECTRAL DENSITY

Midscale Neutral

1.5

1.0 Minimum Density

0.5

0.0
400 500 600 700
E7023C WAVELENGTH (nm)

NOTICE: The sensitometric curves and data in this publication represent product tested
under the conditions of exposure and processing specified. They are representative of
production coatings, and therefore do not apply directly to a particular box or roll of
photographic material. They do not represent standards or specifications that must be
met by Eastman Kodak Company. The company reserves the right to change and
improve product characteristics at any time.

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MORE INFORMATION
Kodak has many publications to assist you with
information on Kodak products, equipment, and materials.
Additional information is available on the Kodak
website.
The following publications are available from Kodak
Customer Service and from dealers who sell Kodak
products, or you can contact Kodak in your country for
more information.

E-30 Storage and Care of KODAK Photographic Materials—

Before and After Processing
E-7022 KODAK GOLD 100 and 200 Films
E-7024 KODAK ULTRA MAX 800 Film
E-4035 KODAK PROFESSIONAL ULTRA COLOR Films
E-4040 KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA Films
E-7020 KODAK EKTACOLOR EDGE Paper
E-7021 KODAK ROYAL Digital Color Paper
E-4020 KODAK PROFESSIONAL ULTRA ENDURA Paper
E-4021 KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA and SUPRA ENDURA
Papers
E-4038 KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Transparency and Clear
Display Materials

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Note: The Kodak materials described in this publication

are available from dealers who supply Kodak products.
You can use other materials, but you may not obtain
similar results.

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 KODAK ULTRA MAX 400 Film

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Revised 2/09
Printed in U.S.A.

KODAK ULTRA MAX 400 Film

KODAK Publication No. E-7023

Film & Photofinishing Systems Group

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