AshigrainColour negative · 2006 onward
Kodak Verita 200D
The daylight negative Kodak made for Euphoria.
Saturated daylight colour and warm skin, the classic look Kodak describes for the stock it made for Euphoria. Original vs Ashigrain.
At a glance
- Exposure index
- 200
- Daylight
- Introduced
- 2026
- In production
- Process
- ECN-2
About the film
Kodak dates Verita 200D to April 2026, when it announced the film as a new addition to its motion-picture range.
Kodak developed it with writer-director Sam Levinson and cinematographer Marcell Rév for the look of the third season of HBO's Euphoria, and American Cinematographer gives the same account of its origin. According to the magazine, Kodak first said it lacked the staff to bring out a new stock, so its Rochester engineers had Rév shoot existing still-photography films, process them by motion-picture methods and report which came closest to what he wanted. Kodak's own account describes the film as a pilot stock at first, made with its film design team for that season's look. Kodak describes a medium-speed daylight film with saturated colour, warm skin tones and a shorter dynamic range than its Vision3 films. Rév describes it as having a steeper curve, more contrast and colour separation and less sensitivity than Vision3, and says it copes better with overexposure than with underexposure, which turns it milky. Kodak's Vanessa Bendetti told the magazine that it carries more silver than Vision3 and is made in smaller batches, which is why it costs more. Coded 5206 in 35 mm and 65 mm and 7206 in 16 mm, it is in production, sold through Kodak's sales representatives with prices on application.
Sources for this history
- KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film 5206 / 7206 Technical Data (H-1-5206, April 2026), Eastman Kodak Company
- Kodak expands motion picture portfolio with KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film, Eastman Kodak Company
- Kodak News: KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film 5206 / 7206, Eastman Kodak Company
- KODAK Motion Picture Products Price Catalog for the United States (effective 28 August 2026), Eastman Kodak Company
- VERITA 200D Color Negative Film 5206/7206, Eastman Kodak Company
- KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film, Newsshooter
- KODAK VERITA 200D Film Stock Announced: A New Color Negative Born From Euphoria Season 3, CineD
- Kodak's Verita 200D: How It Was Born, and How It Changed the Look of Euphoria, American Society of Cinematographers
- How DP Marcell Rév embraced 65mm for 'Euphoria' Season 3 with a lush 'pilot stock' that became Kodak's innovative VERITA 200D, Eastman Kodak Company
The look
Kodak Verita 200D is a daylight colour negative rated EI 200, with saturated colour, warm skin tones and a shorter dynamic range than Vision3. Kodak notes that scans of its highlights lean towards magenta, which grading can correct. It prints on Kodak 2393 by default.
Best for
- Daylight portraits and warm skin tones
- Saturated exteriors in bright sun
- Contrasty drama with a classic look
Compare camera films
FilmSpeedGrain, RMS σD · lower means finer grainYears made
Ansco Color Negative 843Ansco Color Negative 843−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 16−3⅔ stops.0041951
Gevacolor Negative T 6.51Gevacolor Negative T 6.51−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 16−3⅔ stops.0071951
Technicolor Process IITechnicolor Process II−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 16−3⅔ stops.0191922
Trucolor (two-colour)Trucolor (two-colour)−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 16−3⅔ stops.0191945
Kodak Kodachrome 25Kodak Kodachrome 25−3 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 25−3 stops.0141974
Agfacolor Typ 432Agfacolor Typ 432−2⅔ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 32−2⅔ stops.0071962
Kodak Aerochrome III 1443Kodak Aerochrome III 1443−2⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 40−2⅓ stops.0292001
Kodak Vision3 50DKodak Vision3 50DMade since 2011, in production · −2 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 50−2 stops.0042011–
Fujifilm Velvia 50Fujifilm Velvia 50Made since 2007, in production · −2 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 50−2 stops.0112007–
Agfa Agfacolor Ultra 50Agfa Agfacolor Ultra 50−2 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 50−2 stops.0041995
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 50Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 50−2 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 50−2 stops.0111998
Fujifilm Fujichrome 64T Type IIFujifilm Fujichrome 64T Type II−1⅔ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 64−1⅔ stops.0132002
Kodak Kodachrome 64Kodak Kodachrome 64Made 1974–2009 · −1⅔ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 64−1⅔ stops.0161974–2009
Polaroid Type 669Polaroid Type 669−1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 80−1⅓ stops.0231981
Ilford Ortho PlusIlford Ortho PlusMade since 1997, in production · −1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 80−1⅓ stops.0131997–
Kodak Ektar 100Kodak Ektar 100Made since 2008, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0052008–
Kodak Ektachrome 100DKodak Ektachrome 100DMade since 2018, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0132018–
Lucky Super GBR 100Lucky Super GBR 100−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0052001
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0052002
Fujifilm Astia 100FFujifilm Astia 100FMade 2003–2012 · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0112003–12
Fujifilm Velvia 100Fujifilm Velvia 100Made since 2003, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0112003–
Kodak Ektachrome E100SKodak Ektachrome E100S−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0151996
Agfa Agfacolor Optima II 100Agfa Agfacolor Optima II 100−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0051998
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 100Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 100−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0111998
Kodak Ektachrome E100VSKodak Ektachrome E100VS−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0171998
Fujifilm Provia 100FFujifilm Provia 100FMade since 2000, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0102000–
Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus (EPP)Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus (EPP)−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0181988
Fujifilm FP-100CFujifilm FP-100CMade 1992–2016 · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0221992–2016
Lomography Redscale XR 50-200Lomography Redscale XR 50-200−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0052025
Fomapan R 100Fomapan R 100Made since 1980, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0211980–
Kodak T-Max 100Kodak T-Max 100Made since 1986, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0081986–
Ilford Delta 100Ilford Delta 100Made since 1992, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0071992–
Agfa Agfapan APX 100Agfa Agfapan APX 100−1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0071998
Fomapan 100 ClassicFomapan 100 ClassicMade since 2016, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0122016–
Eastman Color Negative 5247Eastman Color Negative 5247−⅔ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 125−⅔ stop.0051983
Kodak Technical PanKodak Technical Pan−⅔ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 125−⅔ stop.0081977
Kodak Portra 160Kodak Portra 160Made since 2011, in production · −⅓ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain the sameEI 160−⅓ stop.0062011–
Agfa Agfacolor Portrait XPS 160Agfa Agfacolor Portrait XPS 160−⅓ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain the sameEI 160−⅓ stop.0061995
Kodak Vision3 200TKodak Vision3 200TMade since 2010, in production · same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain the sameEI 200same speed.0062010–
Kodak Verita 200DKodak Verita 200DMade since 2026, in production · this filmEI 200this film.0062026–
Kodak Gold 200Kodak Gold 200Made since 2007, in production · same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0082007–
Lucky Super GBR 200Lucky Super GBR 200same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0072001
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 200same speed.0052002
Kodak Ektachrome E200Kodak Ektachrome E200same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0181997
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 200Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 200same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0141998
Kodak Kodachrome 200Kodak Kodachrome 200same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0271986
Harman Phoenix 200Harman Phoenix 200same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0072023
Kodak Tri-X Reversal 7266Kodak Tri-X Reversal 7266Made since 2003, in production · same speed vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0242003–
Kodak Vision3 250DKodak Vision3 250DMade since 2009, in production · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain the sameEI 250+⅓ stop.0062009–
Fujifilm Eterna 250Fujifilm Eterna 250+⅓ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 250+⅓ stop.0052006
Fujifilm Eterna 250DFujifilm Eterna 250DMade 2005–2013 · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 250+⅓ stop.0052005–13
Kodak Vision 250DKodak Vision 250DMade 1997–2005 · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 250+⅓ stop.0071997–2005
Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460Made since 2009, in production · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 250+⅓ stop.0132009–
Eastman Double-X 5222Eastman Double-X 5222Made since 1960, in production · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 250+⅓ stop.0131960–
Kodak Portra 400Kodak Portra 400Made since 2010, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 400+1 stop.0072010–
ORWO Wolfen NC500ORWO Wolfen NC500+1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain the sameEI 400+1 stop.0062022
Fujifilm Provia 400FFujifilm Provia 400F+1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 400+1 stop.0172000
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 400Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 400+1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain the sameEI 400+1 stop.0062004
Fujifilm Pro 400HFujifilm Pro 400HMade 2004–2021 · +1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0052004–21
Kodak Ektachrome 400XKodak Ektachrome 400X+1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 400+1 stop.0371992
Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400+1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0052006
LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissedLomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed+1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0052024
Kodak Tri-X 400Kodak Tri-X 400Made since 1954, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 400+1 stop.0171954–
Kodak T-Max 400Kodak T-Max 400Made since 2007, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 400+1 stop.0102007–
Ilford HP5 PlusIlford HP5 PlusMade since 1989, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 400+1 stop.0161989–
Ilford Delta 400Ilford Delta 400Made since 2002, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 400+1 stop.0102002–
Kodak Vision3 500TKodak Vision3 500TMade since 2007, in production · +1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 500+1⅓ stops.0072007–
Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500Made 2009–2013 · +1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0052009–13
Kodak Vision2 500TKodak Vision2 500T+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 500+1⅓ stops.0092009
Fujicolor Reala 500DFujicolor Reala 500D+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0052001
Kodak Vision2 Expression 500TKodak Vision2 Expression 500T+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 500+1⅓ stops.0092003
Fujifilm Eterna 500Fujifilm Eterna 500Made 2004–2013 · +1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0052004–13
Anscochrome D/500Anscochrome D/500+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 500+1⅓ stops.0381967
Eastman EXR 500TEastman EXR 500TMade 1989–1995 · +1⅓ stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 500+1⅓ stops.0081989–95
Kodak Portra 800Kodak Portra 800Made since 2000, in production · +2 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 800+2 stops.0092000–
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 800Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 800+2 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 800+2 stops.0072004
Kodak Vision 800TKodak Vision 800T+2 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 800+2 stops.0101998
Konica Centuria Super 1600Konica Centuria Super 1600+3 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 1600+3 stops.0072002
Kodak Ektachrome P1600Kodak Ektachrome P1600+3 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 1600+3 stops.0501999
Kodak T-Max P3200Kodak T-Max P3200Made since 1988, in production · +4 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 3200+4 stops.0181988–
Ilford Delta 3200Ilford Delta 3200Made since 1998, in production · +4 stops vs Kodak Verita 200D · grain coarserEI 3200+4 stops.0191998–
Science & sources
A daylight-balanced colour negative with an exposure index of 200. Compare its response through the Kodak 2393 print stage. Its individual dye shapes are borrowed from Kodak Vision3 250D, because the datasheet does not publish them, and the magenta lean Kodak describes in scanned highlights is rendered only through the printed curves.
Response curves and the evidence behind the model
Compare manufacturer data with Ashigrain’s response on the same axes. These curves show how the model is calibrated to its sources; they do not establish a match to photographed film.
Characteristic response
RMS granularity
Density variation (σD) measured through a 48 µm aperture. Where the datasheet gives a single grain value, the response away from that point is an approximation.
| Channel | Density | Datasheet-based σD | Model σD |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | 0.3 | 0.014094 | 0.013958 |
| G | 0.3 | 0.00905 | 0.008827 |
| B | 0.3 | 0.019664 | 0.019448 |
| R | 0.6 | 0.009292 | 0.009203 |
| G | 0.6 | 0.00737 | 0.007188 |
| B | 0.6 | 0.019139 | 0.018929 |
| R | 1 | 0.00745 | 0.007379 |
| G | 1 | 0.006659 | 0.006494 |
| B | 1 | 0.01825 | 0.018049 |
| R | 1.5 | 0.007644 | 0.007571 |
| G | 1.5 | 0.00661 | 0.006447 |
| B | 1.5 | 0.015378 | 0.015209 |
| R | 2 | 0.006726 | 0.006661 |
| B | 2 | 0.01322 | 0.013074 |
Model limits
These images show the film model in use. Spectral response, lighting and viewing conditions include approximations. Halation, bloom, grain size, weave and flicker are not fully measured for each film. The look of real film also depends on development and print timing.
- Custom lighting spectra, camera metering and the spectral reflectance inferred from fixed-white-balance footage are assumptions used by the model, not measurements of this film.
- Colour-print timing and scan balance under arbitrary lighting are modelled. Scanner colour balance has no standard physical unit.
- The datasheet rates the film for daylight only and gives no tungsten exposure index. The optional conversion filters use separate measured spectra; the source does not calibrate their effect on this film.
- Only a midscale neutral and a minimum-density spectrum are printed, not separate cyan, magenta and yellow dye spectra. The individual dye shapes are borrowed from Kodak Vision3 250D (5207), a proxy rather than this film's dyes.
- Individual dye amounts, layer interactions and push/pull behaviour are approximated where the datasheet provides no calibration. Grain size is assumed; published RMS granularity does not specify dye-cloud size.
- The granularity chart uses its own relative exposure axis, measured on different equipment from the characteristic curves. Grain is matched to density on that chart's axis; no link to the curves' exposure scale is assumed.
- Characteristic response outside the published exposure range is an extrapolation, not measured film data.
- Halation strength, radius and layer weights are not quantified by the datasheet. The effect of removing antihalation and the bloom response are also approximations.
- The printer lamp and filter spectra and the Status A grey aim used in this preview are approximated; the source does not publish the required spectral or laboratory aim data.
Reciprocity: not modelled. Exposure time has no effect on this film.
Film guide: assumptions and practical choices
Sources
- Exposure index: KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film 5206 / 7206 Technical Data, H-1-5206, p. 1
- Process: KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film 5206 / 7206 Technical Data, H-1-5206, p. 2
- Diffuse RMS granularity: KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film 5206 / 7206 Technical Data, H-1-5206, p. 3
- Granularity density: KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film 5206 / 7206 Technical Data, H-1-5206, p. 3
- Characteristic curves: KODAK VERITA 200D Color Negative Film 5206 / 7206 Technical Data, H-1-5206, p. 4