Kodak Gold 200 - 120 Medium Format Colour Negative Film
The people's film, now in medium format.
Gold 200 was always the film you reached for when Portra felt like overkill. In 120, it brings that same warm, punchy character to a significantly larger negative.
Kodak Gold 200 120 Film is an ISO 200 daylight-balanced colour negative film and one of the more welcome additions to the medium format market in recent years. Long established as a beloved 35mm consumer film, Gold 200 arrived in 120 and immediately made medium format shooting more accessible. It is priced below professional stocks like Portra and Ektar, and it brings Kodak's warm, saturated palette to the larger negative without the cost that usually comes with it. Standard C-41 chemistry, 8 to 16 exposures depending on your camera, DX coded.
What Makes Kodak Gold 200 120 Film Habit-Forming
The Gold Look, Bigger In 35mm, Gold is known for its contrast and saturation. In 120, the larger negative amplifies it: colours are punchier, contrast is higher, and the whole thing is rendered at higher resolution with more tonal information behind it. The signature warmth translates directly, and then some.
Warm, Saturated Colour The Gold palette is immediately recognisable. Warm, rich tones that suit travel, landscape and everyday shooting. The film emphasises highlights in ways you wouldn't notice with your eyes alone, and delivers a richness across colours that its more expensive stable mates sometimes understate.
ISO 200: Flexible in Good Light ISO 200 handles a wide range of daylight comfortably, from bright sunshine to overcast skies. Gold 200 is sharp with wide exposure latitude, two stops under to three stops over, giving it more tolerance for imperfect exposure than you might expect from a consumer film. Shadows can get muddy if underexposed, so a little caution there is worth bearing in mind.
An Affordable Entry into 120 Colour For photographers making the jump from 35mm to medium format, or for anyone who wants to shoot more 120 colour without committing to Portra prices on every roll, Gold 200 in 120 is less expensive than Portra 400 and still capable of striking results, particularly in good light.
Standard C-41 Processing Developed in standard C-41 chemistry at any colour lab, including Chemical Dependency Lab. No special handling required.
8 to 16 Exposures A standard 120 roll gives 8 exposures at 6x9, 10 at 6x7, 12 at 6x6, or 16 at 6x4.5 depending on your camera.
Best For Travel, landscape, portraiture and everyday colour photography in good natural light. The warm palette suits outdoor shooting particularly well, and the price makes it a practical choice for photographers who want to shoot more medium format without paying professional rates on every roll. In golden hour light it is particularly rewarding.
Once you've shot it, send it our way. We develop, scan and print 120 too, and a 6x6 frame printed full and centred on a 6x8 sheet is worth seeing on paper.
Kodak Gold 200 spent decades being quietly excellent in 35mm while more expensive films got the attention. In 120, the larger negative gives it the platform it deserves. The warmth, the saturation, the accessible price: the Gold character, with considerably more negative to express it on.