Kodak Vision3 200T 7213

Vision3 200T is the medium-speed tungsten stock in the current Kodak catalog. Kodak introduced it in May 2010, two and a half years into the Vision3 rollout that started with 500T in 2007. The 7213 code is the 16mm version; 5213 covers 35mm and 65mm. Kodak's pitch at launch was direct: image structure of a 100-speed film with the versatility of a 200-speed product. Side by side with the discontinued Vision2 100T at 5212, the grain difference is small enough that most colorists will not flag it on a scope.

The technical work is the same Dye Layering Technology and Sub-Micron Technology Kodak uses across the family. Shadows hold detail at low signal levels. Highlights roll off before clipping. Tungsten balance is 3200K, so for daylight you either run an 85B warming filter and lose two-thirds of a stop, or skip the filter and warm the scan in post. Sean Ellis shot daytime interiors on Eight For Silver with 200T for the way it handles practical incandescent fixtures alongside window light.

For stills, 200T has no CineStill repackaging, which makes it harder to source than 50D or 500T. You can buy short ends from CineStill or FPP, or hand-load from 100-foot 16mm rolls. Process is ECN-2.

Where it earns its place: interior available-light work where you want clean shadow detail at a usable shutter speed. ISO 200 tungsten gives you f/2 at 1/30 in a normally lit room, and the grain stays tight enough that 35mm scans hold up at editorial sizes.

Available in 35mm short ends and 16mm 100-foot daylight spools, plus 65mm and Super 8 for motion picture use. Still photographers buy it pre-loaded into 35mm canisters from third-party sellers.

Reciprocity exponent is 1.0. No correction needed past one second; the metered time matches the shot time. Vision3 stocks are engineered for the short exposure times of motion picture cameras, and Kodak does not publish a still-photography long-exposure curve. Past thirty seconds you are outside what the manufacturer characterized.