Kodak Just Announced 6 New Professional Film Stocks, Ektacolor Pro & Ektapan Are Here
Daaang, y’all. Today is a BIG day for the film community.
Eastman Kodak and our buddy Tim Ryugo just officially announced six brand new professional film stocks and we’re still picking our jaws up off the floor! We’re talking three new professional color negative films under the Kodak Ektacolor Pro name and three new professional black-and-white films under the Kodak Ektapan name. All six are available for order starting today, March 24, 2026, and we’re offering them through Indie Film Lab’s Film Drop where we bundle lab credit with film and pass our wholesale pricing directly to you. First come first serve, these are going to move fast.
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The New Kodak Film Stocks: Full Lineup
Let’s break down everything Kodak just dropped.
Kodak Ektacolor Pro — Professional Color Negative Film
The Ektacolor name goes way back in Kodak’s professional color film history. Now it’s back, reborn as Kodak Ektacolor Pro, a brand new line of professional color negative films sold directly by Eastman Kodak. Three speeds, covering pretty much every shooting situation you could throw at them.
Kodak Ektacolor Pro 160, Available in 35 and 120
This is your controlled-light workhorse. A fine-grain, daylight-balanced professional color negative film built for situations where detail and color accuracy are everything. Wedding photographers, portrait shooters, studio work, Kodak Ektacolor Pro 160 is going to be right at home in your bag. EKTACOLOR PRO 160 delivers exceptionally natural skin tones and soft, accurate color reproduction. Its ultra-fine grain and wide exposure latitude produce clean, detailed images with smooth highlights.
Kodak Ektacolor Pro 400 — Available in 35 and 120
The everyday carry! Kodak Ektacolor Pro 400 is fast enough for mixed lighting and overcast days, fine-grained enough for professional output. If you’re the type who loads one stock and shoots everything this one’s calling your name. Versatile, reliable, and professional grade. EKTACOLOR PRO 400 is the world's sharpest and finest grain 400 speed color negative film in the world. It produces exceptional skin tones and color saturation, and it allows photographers to adapt to a wide range of lighting conditions - from bright daylight to low light.
Kodak Ektacolor Pro 800 — Available in 35 and 120
Okay, THIS is the one! An 800-speed professional color negative film from Kodak. If you’ve ever been pushing 400-speed film to get through a dimly lit reception, or relying on flash when you didn’t want to, Kodak Ektacolor Pro 800 might just change everything. Indoor shooting, event photography, low-light street work, golden hour with room to spare. EKTACOLOR PRO 800 offers excellent low-light performance while maintaining natural skin tones and balanced color. Its high ISO provides flexibility in changing light conditions without sacrificing the smooth tonal rendering and exposure latitude.
Kodak Ektapan — Professional Black & White Film
The Ektapan name carries serious weight. This was a legendary Kodak B&W film, and now it’s back as a full professional line with three speeds, including one that’s going to make the low-light and night photography crowd lose their minds.
Kodak Ektapan 100 — Available in 35 and 120
Slow, sharp, and beautiful. Kodak Ektapan 100 is a fine-grain black-and-white film designed for maximum detail and tonal range. Landscape shooters, architecture photographers, studio portraiture, anywhere you’ve got plenty of light and want every single detail resolved, this is your film. Ektapan 100 provides high sharpness, fine grain, and impressive resolving power, making it ideal for applications that demand superior clarity.
Kodak Ektapan 400 — Available in 35 and 120
The all-purpose B&W stock. Kodak Ektapan 400 gives you enough speed to handle street photography, documentary work, and general purpose shooting without sacrificing that classic, rich tonal palette. Load it up and go. The world's sharpest and finest grain 400 speed black-and-white film allowing for faster shutter speeds and better low light photos.
Kodak Ektapan P3200 — Available in 35
Y’all. A 3200-speed black-and-white film. This is the one for the night owls, the concert photographers, the available-light obsessives. If you’ve ever wanted to shoot handheld in near-darkness and still get usable frames, Kodak Ektapan P3200 is about to become your best friend. Currently available in 35 format only. A multi-speed film designed to be pushed to ISO 3200 or more while delivering consistent high-quality results.
Why This Announcement Is a Huge Deal?
This isn’t just “Kodak released some new film.” This is a statement. Eastman Kodak has been steadily reclaiming control of their film business since late 2025. For over a decade after their 2012 bankruptcy, Kodak Alaris handled marketing and distribution of Kodak consumer and professional film. Eastman Kodak made the film in Rochester — Alaris sold it. That’s been changing. It started with Kodacolor 100 and 200 in late 2025, sold directly by Eastman Kodak with their classic branding. Then Gold 200 and Ultramax 400. Then Ektar and Tri-X in early 2026. Today’s announcement of six professional-grade stocks under two brand new product lines is the biggest move yet. Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan aren’t rebrands of existing products, these are new names in Eastman Kodak’s direct portfolio. And they’re distributed directly by Eastman Kodak, which means fewer middlemen, more streamlined supply chains and, we’re hoping, more competitive pricing for you. This is Kodak saying: we’re all in on film. And honestly? We love to see it.
What Makes Kodak Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan Different
A few things stand out about this release. Direct from Eastman Kodak. These films bypass the traditional third-party distribution model. Eastman Kodak handles manufacturing, marketing, and distribution themselves. Their other direct stocks have already shown competitive pricing, and we expect Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan to follow suit. A full professional speed range. Three color speeds (160, 400, 800) and three B&W speeds (100, 400, 3200) gives you coverage from bright studio light all the way down to available-light concert photography. That’s a complete professional system in two product lines. Legendary names, reborn. Ektacolor and Ektapan aren’t random names —they’re callbacks to some of the most respected films in Kodak’s history. Bringing them back signals that Kodak sees these as flagship products, not afterthoughts. 35 and 120 formats. Five of the six stocks are available in both 35mm and medium format. Ektapan P3200 is 35 only for now, but the rest give you options whether you’re shooting a Contax or a Mamiya.
How to Preorder All 6 New Kodak Film Stocks
We’re offering all six new Kodak stocks through our Film Drop program. If you’re not familiar with Film Drop — here’s the deal: we bundle lab credit with your film and pass our wholesale pricing directly to you. No middleman markup. You get pro film at wholesale prices AND credit to get it developed and scanned at Indie Film Lab. It’s how we take care of our people.
Here’s how to grab yours:
1. Head to our Film Drop page
2. Select the Kodak Ektacolor Pro and Kodak Ektapan stocks and formats you want
3. Complete your preorder at wholesale pricing (lab credit included)
4. We ship as soon as we receive inventory from Kodak
Supplies will be limited, especially on the initial run. If you want to lock in your rolls of Kodak Ektacolor Pro 800 or Kodak Ektapan P3200, we’d recommend ordering today. These are going to move fast, y’all.
Kodak Ektapan — Professional Black & White Film
The Ektapan name carries serious weight. This was a legendary Kodak B&W film, and now it’s back as a full professional line with three speeds, including one that’s going to make the low-light and night photography crowd lose their minds.
Kodak Ektapan 100 — Available in 35 and 120
Slow, sharp, and beautiful. Kodak Ektapan 100 is a fine-grain black-and-white film designed for maximum detail and tonal range. Landscape shooters, architecture photographers, studio portraiture or anywhere you’ve got plenty of light and want every single detail resolved, this is your film.
Kodak Ektapan 400 — Available in 35 and 120
The all-purpose B&W stock. Kodak Ektapan 400 gives you enough speed to handle street photography, documentary work, and general purpose shooting without sacrificing that classic, rich tonal palette. Load it up and go.
Kodak Ektapan P3200 — Available in 35
Y’all. A 3200-speed black-and-white film from Kodak. This is the one for the night owls, the concert photographers, the available-light obsessives. If you’ve ever wanted to shoot handheld in near-darkness and still get usable frames, Kodak Ektapan P3200 is about to become your best friend. Currently available in 135 format only.
Why This Announcement Is a Huge Deal?
This isn’t just “Kodak released some new film.” This is a statement. Eastman Kodak has been steadily reclaiming control of their film business since late 2025. For over a decade after their 2012 bankruptcy, Kodak Alaris handled marketing and distribution of Kodak consumer and professional film. Eastman Kodak made the film in Rochester and Alaris sold it. That’s been changing. It started with Kodacolor 100 and 200 in late 2025, sold directly by Eastman Kodak with their classic branding. Then Gold 200 and Ultramax 400. Then Ektar and Tri-X in early 2026.
Today’s announcement of six professional-grade stocks under two brand new product lines is the biggest move yet. Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan aren’t rebrands of existing products, these are new names in Eastman Kodak’s direct portfolio. And they’re distributed directly by Eastman Kodak, which means fewer middlemen, more streamlined supply chains and, we’re hoping, more competitive pricing for you. This is Kodak saying: we’re all in on film. And honestly? We love to see it.
What Makes Kodak Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan Different
A few things stand out about this release. Direct from Eastman Kodak. These films bypass the traditional third-party distribution model. Eastman Kodak handles manufacturing, marketing, and distribution themselves. Their other direct stocks have already shown competitive pricing, and we expect Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan to follow suit. A full professional speed range. Three color speeds (160, 400, 800) and three B&W speeds (100, 400, 3200) gives you coverage from bright studio light all the way down to available-light concert photography. That’s a complete professional system in two product lines. Legendary names, reborn. Ektacolor and Ektapan aren’t random names —they’re callbacks to some of the most respected films in Kodak’s history. Bringing them back signals that Kodak sees these as flagship products, not afterthoughts. 35 and 120 formats. Five of the six stocks are available in both 35mm and medium format. Ektapan P3200 is 35 only for now, but the rest give you options whether you’re shooting a Contax or a Mamiya.
How to Preorder All 6 New Kodak Film Stocks
We’re offering all six new Kodak stocks through our Film Drop program. If you’re not familiar with Film Drop — here’s the deal: we bundle lab credit with your film and pass our wholesale pricing directly to you. No middleman markup. You get pro film at wholesale prices AND credit to get it developed and scanned at Indie Film Lab. It’s how we take care of our people.
Here’s how to grab yours:
1. Head to our Film Drop page
2. Select the Kodak Ektacolor Pro and Kodak Ektapan stocks and formats you want
3. Complete your preorder at wholesale pricing (lab credit included)
4. We ship as soon as we receive inventory from Kodak
Supplies will be limited, especially on the initial run. If you want to lock in your rolls of Kodak Ektacolor Pro 800 or Kodak Ektapan P3200, we’d recommend ordering today. These are going to move fast, y’all.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are Kodak Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan completely new films?
These are new product names in Eastman Kodak’s direct portfolio. Kodak hasn’t confirmed whether these are entirely new emulsions or existing formulations under new branding. Either way, they represent new product lines sold directly by Eastman Kodak. We’ll update this post as more details come out.
What formats are the new Kodak film stocks available in?
All six stocks are available in 135 (35mm) and 120 formats, with one exception: Kodak Ektapan P3200 is currently available in 135 only.
How much do Kodak Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan cost?
Pricing is available on our Film Drop preorder page. Through Film Drop, we pass our wholesale pricing directly to you and bundle in lab credit for developing and scanning. Eastman Kodak’s direct distribution model has generally meant competitive pricing on their other direct stocks, and we’re passing those savings straight to the community.
When will Kodak Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan ship?
We’re taking preorders now through Film Drop. Estimated ship dates will be updated on the preorder page as we receive allocation information directly from Kodak.
What’s the difference between Eastman Kodak and Kodak Alaris film?
Eastman Kodak manufactures all Kodak film at their Rochester, New York facility. Historically, Kodak Alaris handled distribution for consumer and professional stocks. Eastman Kodak has been bringing distribution back in-house since late 2025. Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan are sold directly by Eastman Kodak, no middleman.
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Will there be more new Kodak film stocks?
We don’t have confirmation of additional releases yet, but Eastman Kodak’s trajectory from Kodacolor to Gold/Ultramax to Ektar/Tri-X to now Ektacolor Pro/Ektapan suggests they’re building out a full direct portfolio. We’ll share any news as soon as we have it.
What’s Next
We’ll be updating this post as more information comes in including sample images, detailed processing notes, scan comparisons, and our honest take on how each stock performs. We’ll also be posting first-look results on our Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook as soon as we run the first rolls through the lab. Bookmark this page. Follow us on socials. And if you want to be first in line for this drop and every one after it get on our text list so you get the notification straight to your phone the second new Film Drops go live.