If you’ve been in a film shop recently, you may have spotted some unfamiliar yellow boxes. Eastman Kodak is distributing its own still film again, and its new range has been reaching European retailers since late August. 35mmc has published a useful guide to what’s on the shelves.

Some names are familiar: Gold, UltraMax, Ektar, Ektachrome and Tri-X. Others are revived from the archive: Kodacolor, Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan. Eastman Kodak’s still film site splits the range into a professional line, made up of Ektacolor, Ektapan, Ektar 100, Ektachrome E100 and Tri-X 320 and 400, and a consumer line of Kodacolor, Gold 200 and UltraMax 400.

The new range arrived in stages. Kodacolor launched in the UK in late 2025. Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan followed in early 2026, and large format and bulk rolls were added in May. Since 2012, Kodak Alaris has handled distribution of Kodak still film, and it continues to do so. That means existing films such as Portra haven’t gone anywhere.

The obvious question is whether Ektacolor Pro is Portra, and Ektapan is T-Max, under new names. Many in the film community believe so. However, as 35mmc points out, neither company has officially confirmed that the emulsions are identical.

Our take

For anyone shooting film, and for our Tuesday night darkroom group in particular, this is good news. More supply and more competition should help keep prices in check after years of steep rises. It’s also good to see Eastman Kodak taking a direct interest in still photography again.

The two parallel ranges can be confusing, though. If you’re buying for a class or a project, check exactly which box you’re getting, and run a test roll before switching your usual developer times over to an Ektapan film.

The Eastman Kodak still film range

Price and availability

The range is now available from UK and European film retailers. Prices noted by 35mmc start at around £7.95 for a roll of Tri-X and go up to about £21.49 for Ektachrome. Full product details are on Eastman Kodak’s still film site.