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Kodak Vision 800T

Kodak's fastest cine negative of the late 1990s.

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Kodak Vision 800T, the fastest Vision tungsten negative, printed on Vision 2383. Original vs Ashigrain.

Kodak Vision 800T, Kodak Vision Color Print Film 2383

stock
Kodak Vision 800T
mode
Print
print_film
Kodak Vision Color Print Film 2383
film_format
Super 35 (4-perf)
Exposure index
800
Tungsten
Introduced
1998
Discontinued
Process
ECN-2
Prints on
2383
Kodak Vision Color Print Film 2383

About the film

Kodak Vision 800T is a tungsten-balanced colour camera negative rated EI 800 in tungsten light, coded 5289 in 35 mm and 7289 in 16 mm.

Kodak's chronology lists the 35 mm film under 1998, and the Timeline of Historical Film Colors, independent of Kodak, also starts it in 1998. Kodak lists the 16 mm 7289 a year later, under 1999. It belonged to the first Kodak Vision camera-negative family, for which Kodak's chronology lists Vision 320T 5277 and Vision 500T 5279 under 1996. Kodak's sheet of March 1999 presented it as the fastest colour motion-picture negative of its day. Kodak meant it to intercut with its other films while keeping grain and sharpness close to those of slower stocks. It was made by Eastman Kodak Company and has since been discontinued.

Sources for this history
  1. KODAK VISION 800T Color Negative Film 5289 / 7289 Technical Data (H-1-5289, March 1999), Eastman Kodak Company
  2. Chronology of Film, Eastman Kodak Company
  3. Kodak Vision 800T Color Negative Film 5289, Timeline of Historical Film Colors, University of Zurich

The look

Kodak Vision 800T is a tungsten-balanced colour negative rated EI 800, which Kodak presented as its fastest colour motion-picture negative when it appeared in 1998. Its blue layer is the grainiest, and its contrast is steeper than Vision3 500T's. It prints on Kodak 2383 by default.

Kodak Vision 800T sample frame: OriginalKodak Vision 800T sample frame: Ashigrain
Kodak Vision 800T sample frame: OriginalKodak Vision 800T sample frame: Ashigrain
Kodak Vision 800T sample frame: OriginalKodak Vision 800T sample frame: Ashigrain

Best for

  1. Night exteriors with little added light
  2. Dim interiors lit by practicals
  3. Fast footage intercut with slower Vision stocks

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FilmSpeedGrain, RMS σD · lower means finer grainYears made
CinefotocolorCinefotocolor−6⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 8−6⅔ stops.0191948
GasparcolorGasparcolor−6 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 12−6 stops.0181932
Ansco Color Negative 843Ansco Color Negative 843−5⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 16−5⅔ stops.0041951
Gevacolor Negative T 6.51Gevacolor Negative T 6.51−5⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 16−5⅔ stops.0071951
Technicolor Process IITechnicolor Process II−5⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 16−5⅔ stops.0191922
Trucolor (two-colour)Trucolor (two-colour)−5⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 16−5⅔ stops.0191945
ORWOCOLOR UK 14ORWOCOLOR UK 14−5⅓ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 20−5⅓ stops.0111964
Kodak Kodachrome 25Kodak Kodachrome 25−5 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 25−5 stops.0141974
Agfacolor Typ 432Agfacolor Typ 432−4⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 32−4⅔ stops.0071962
Svema DS-5MSvema DS-5M−4⅓ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 40−4⅓ stops.0051979
Kodak Aerochrome III 1443Kodak Aerochrome III 1443−4⅓ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 40−4⅓ stops.0292001
Kodak Vision3 50DKodak Vision3 50DMade since 2011, in production · −4 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 50−4 stops.0042011–
Fujifilm Velvia 50Fujifilm Velvia 50Made since 2007, in production · −4 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 50−4 stops.0112007–
Agfa Agfacolor Ultra 50Agfa Agfacolor Ultra 50−4 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 50−4 stops.0041995
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 50Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 50−4 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 50−4 stops.0111998
Konica Impresa 50Konica Impresa 50−4 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 50−4 stops.0051998
DufaycolorDufaycolor−4 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 50−4 stops.0121935
Fujifilm Fujichrome 64T Type IIFujifilm Fujichrome 64T Type II−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 64−3⅔ stops.0132002
Kodak Kodachrome 64Kodak Kodachrome 64Made 1974–2009 · −3⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 64−3⅔ stops.0161974–2009
ORWOCOLOR NC 3ORWOCOLOR NC 3−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 64−3⅔ stops.0071972
Polaroid Type 669Polaroid Type 669−3⅓ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 80−3⅓ stops.0231981
Ilford Ortho PlusIlford Ortho PlusMade since 1997, in production · −3⅓ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 80−3⅓ stops.0131997–
Svema LN-9Svema LN-9−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 95−3 stops.0071988
Kodak Ektar 100Kodak Ektar 100Made since 2008, in production · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0052008–
Kodak Ektachrome 100DKodak Ektachrome 100DMade since 2018, in production · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0132018–
Lucky Super GBR 100Lucky Super GBR 100−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0052001
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0052002
Fujifilm Astia 100FFujifilm Astia 100FMade 2003–2012 · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0112003–12
Fujifilm Velvia 100Fujifilm Velvia 100Made since 2003, in production · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0112003–
Kodak Ektachrome E100SKodak Ektachrome E100S−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0151996
Agfa Agfacolor Optima II 100Agfa Agfacolor Optima II 100−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0051998
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 100Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 100−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0111998
Kodak Ektachrome E100VSKodak Ektachrome E100VS−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0171998
Fujifilm Provia 100FFujifilm Provia 100FMade since 2000, in production · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain the sameEI 100−3 stops.0102000–
Gevacolor 682Gevacolor 682−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0061979
Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus (EPP)Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus (EPP)−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0181988
Fujifilm FP-100CFujifilm FP-100CMade 1992–2016 · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0221992–2016
Lomography Redscale XR 50-200Lomography Redscale XR 50-200−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0052025
Fomapan R 100Fomapan R 100Made since 1980, in production · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0211980–
Tasma NK-2Tasma NK-2−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0121980
Kodak T-Max 100Kodak T-Max 100Made since 1986, in production · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0081986–
Ilford Delta 100Ilford Delta 100Made since 1992, in production · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0071992–
Agfa Agfapan APX 100Agfa Agfapan APX 100−3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 100−3 stops.0071998
Fomapan 100 ClassicFomapan 100 ClassicMade since 2016, in production · −3 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 100−3 stops.0122016–
Eastman Color Negative 5247Eastman Color Negative 5247−2⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 125−2⅔ stops.0051983
Kodak Technical PanKodak Technical Pan−2⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 125−2⅔ stops.0081977
Kodak Portra 160Kodak Portra 160Made since 2011, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 160−2⅓ stops.0062011–
Agfa Agfacolor Portrait XPS 160Agfa Agfacolor Portrait XPS 160−2⅓ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 160−2⅓ stops.0061995
Kodak Vision3 200TKodak Vision3 200TMade since 2010, in production · −2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 200−2 stops.0062010–
Kodak Verita 200DKodak Verita 200DMade since 2026, in production · −2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 200−2 stops.0062026–
Fujifilm C200Fujifilm C200−2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 200−2 stops.0052017
Kodak Gold 200Kodak Gold 200Made since 2007, in production · −2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 200−2 stops.0082007–
Lucky Super GBR 200Lucky Super GBR 200−2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 200−2 stops.0072001
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200−2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 200−2 stops.0052002
Kodak Ektachrome E200Kodak Ektachrome E200−2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 200−2 stops.0181997
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 200Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 200−2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 200−2 stops.0141998
Kodak Kodachrome 200Kodak Kodachrome 200−2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 200−2 stops.0271986
Harman Phoenix 200Harman Phoenix 200−2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 200−2 stops.0072023
Kodak Tri-X Reversal 7266Kodak Tri-X Reversal 7266Made since 2003, in production · −2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 200−2 stops.0242003–
Kodak Vision3 250DKodak Vision3 250DMade since 2009, in production · −1⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 250−1⅔ stops.0062009–
Fujifilm Eterna 250Fujifilm Eterna 250−1⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 250−1⅔ stops.0052006
Fujifilm Eterna 250DFujifilm Eterna 250DMade 2005–2013 · −1⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 250−1⅔ stops.0052005–13
Kodak Vision 250DKodak Vision 250DMade 1997–2005 · −1⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 250−1⅔ stops.0071997–2005
Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460Made since 2009, in production · −1⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 250−1⅔ stops.0132009–
Eastman Double-X 5222Eastman Double-X 5222Made since 1960, in production · −1⅔ stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 250−1⅔ stops.0131960–
ORWO Wolfen NC400ORWO Wolfen NC400−1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 400−1 stop.0052022
Kodak Portra 400Kodak Portra 400Made since 2010, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 400−1 stop.0072010–
ORWO Wolfen NC500ORWO Wolfen NC500−1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 400−1 stop.0062022
Fujifilm Provia 400FFujifilm Provia 400F−1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 400−1 stop.0172000
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 400Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 400−1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 400−1 stop.0062004
Fujifilm Pro 400HFujifilm Pro 400HMade 2004–2021 · −1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 400−1 stop.0052004–21
Kodak Ektachrome 400XKodak Ektachrome 400X−1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 400−1 stop.0371992
Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400−1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 400−1 stop.0052006
LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissedLomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed−1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 400−1 stop.0052024
Kodak Tri-X 400Kodak Tri-X 400Made since 1954, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 400−1 stop.0171954–
Kodak T-Max 400Kodak T-Max 400Made since 2007, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain the sameEI 400−1 stop.0102007–
Ilford HP5 PlusIlford HP5 PlusMade since 1989, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 400−1 stop.0161989–
Ilford Delta 400Ilford Delta 400Made since 2002, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain the sameEI 400−1 stop.0102002–
Kodak Vision3 500TKodak Vision3 500TMade since 2007, in production · −⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 500−⅔ stop.0072007–
Kodak 500T 5230Kodak 500T 5230−⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 500−⅔ stop.0092011
Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500Made 2009–2013 · −⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 500−⅔ stop.0052009–13
Kodak Vision2 500TKodak Vision2 500T−⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 500−⅔ stop.0092009
Fujicolor Reala 500DFujicolor Reala 500D−⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 500−⅔ stop.0052001
Kodak Vision2 Expression 500TKodak Vision2 Expression 500T−⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 500−⅔ stop.0092003
Fujifilm Eterna 500Fujifilm Eterna 500Made 2004–2013 · −⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 500−⅔ stop.0052004–13
Anscochrome D/500Anscochrome D/500−⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 500−⅔ stop.0381967
Eastman EXR 500TEastman EXR 500TMade 1989–1995 · −⅔ stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 500−⅔ stop.0081989–95
Kodak Portra 800Kodak Portra 800Made since 2000, in production · same speed vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 800same speed.0092000–
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 800Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 800same speed vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 800same speed.0072004
Kodak Vision 800TKodak Vision 800Tthis filmEI 800this film.0101998
Konica Centuria Super 1600Konica Centuria Super 1600+1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain finerEI 1600+1 stop.0072002
Kodak Ektachrome P1600Kodak Ektachrome P1600+1 stop vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 1600+1 stop.0501999
Kodak T-Max P3200Kodak T-Max P3200Made since 1988, in production · +2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 3200+2 stops.0181988–
Ilford Delta 3200Ilford Delta 3200Made since 1998, in production · +2 stops vs Kodak Vision 800T · grain coarserEI 3200+2 stops.0191998–

Science & sources

Kodak Vision 800T calibration chart: OriginalKodak Vision 800T calibration chart: Processed
Synthetic test chart (skin tones, Munsell greys, colour bars, tone and hue ramps, step wedge, memory-colour roll-off, halation star) before and after the full Ashigrain pipeline: print branch on Kodak Vision Color Print Film 2383, Super 35 4-perf, default controls, exposure +0.53 stops to match the original's mid-grey, frame 0.

A tungsten-balanced colour negative with an exposure index of 800. Its curves, spectral sensitivity, MTF and granularity are digitised from Kodak's 1999 sheet, and its dyes from Kodak's separate dye sheet for the film. It prints on Kodak 2383 by default.

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

Density against log H (lux-seconds) for channels R, G, B. R circles, G squares, B triangles, N diamonds; filled markers and solid lines are digitised, open markers and dashed lines are simulated: digitised and simulated.−4.0−3.0−2.0−1.00.0log H (lux-seconds)0.01.02.03.0Density

RMS granularity

RMS granularity (σD) against Density for channels R, G, B. R circles, G squares, B triangles, N diamonds; filled markers and solid lines are datasheet-based, open markers and dashed lines are simulated: datasheet-based and simulated.0.20.40.60.81.01.21.41.6Density0.00.010.020.030.040.05RMS granularity (σD)

Density variation (σD). Where the datasheet gives a single grain value, the response away from that point is an approximation.

ChannelDensityDatasheet-based σDModel σD
R0.30.0099040.009742
G0.30.0169740.016727
B0.30.0434340.042653
R0.60.0083280.008191
G0.60.0117660.011595
B0.60.0370090.036343
R10.0083080.008172
G10.0098280.009685
B10.0282640.027756
G1.50.0121660.011989
B1.50.0217080.021317

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 source specifies a 3200 K tungsten design light, not its spectrum. The design-light spectrum is an approximation.
  • Conversion-filter spectra (80A for daylight films under tungsten, 85 for tungsten films in daylight) come from separate measured filter data, not from this film’s source. Applying those filters to this film remains modelled.
  • 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 characteristic response beyond log H −3.99 to −0.42 is extrapolated.
  • The granularity chart uses a relative exposure axis and does not state its measuring aperture; the aperture is assumed.
  • The sheet prints reciprocity corrections at a few exposure times; the correction between them is interpolated.
  • 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: modelled from 1/1000 s to 10 s, following the datasheet's corrections for long and short exposures. Exposure time stops at the ends of that range.

Film guide: assumptions and practical choices

Sources

  1. Exposure index: KODAK VISION 800T Color Negative Film 5289 / 7289 Technical Data, H-1-5289, Revision 3-99, p. 1
  2. Process: KODAK VISION 800T Color Negative Film 5289 / 7289 Technical Data, H-1-5289, Revision 3-99, p. 1
  3. Characteristic curves: KODAK VISION 800T Color Negative Film 5289 / 7289 Technical Data, H-1-5289, Revision 3-99, p. 2
  4. Diffuse RMS granularity: KODAK VISION 800T Color Negative Film 5289 / 7289 Technical Data, H-1-5289, Revision 3-99, p. 2
  5. Granularity density: KODAK VISION 800T Color Negative Film 5289 / 7289 Technical Data, H-1-5289, Revision 3-99, p. 2

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