Kodak's new film names: Ektacolor Pro, Ektapan and Kodacolor

Eastman Kodak, the company that makes Kodak film, has been distributing its still films itself since October 2025, after more than a decade of distribution by Kodak Alaris [17] [26]. Some films kept their names, others got new ones: ColorPlus 200 became Kodacolor 200 in October 2025, and in March 2026 Portra became Ektacolor Pro and T-Max became Ektapan [17] [23]. Kodak has not said that the renamed films are the same emulsions. The press and side-by-side tests say they are, except for Kodacolor 100, whose identity is disputed.

The rename table

Checked on September 29, 2026. Confirmed would mean that Kodak itself says the new film is the old one: no rename is confirmed so far. Reported means that only the press, labs or tests say so.

Old name (Kodak Alaris)	New name (Eastman Kodak)	New name since	Same emulsion?	Film page
Portra 160	Ektacolor Pro 160	March 24, 2026 [23]	Reported [24] [27]	Kodak Portra 160
Portra 400	Ektacolor Pro 400	March 24, 2026 [23]	Reported [24] [27]	Kodak Portra 400
Portra 800	Ektacolor Pro 800	March 24, 2026 [23]	Reported [24] [27]	Kodak Portra 800
T-Max 100	Ektapan 100	March 24, 2026 [23]	Reported [25] [28]	–
T-Max 400	Ektapan 400	March 24, 2026 [23]	Reported [25] [27]	Kodak T-Max 400
T-Max P3200	Ektapan P3200	March 24, 2026 [23]	Reported [25] [27]	–
ColorPlus 200	Kodacolor 200	October 1, 2025 [17]	Reported; identical edge markings in a side-by-side test [16] [19]	Kodak ColorPlus 200
Pro Image 100	Kodacolor 100	October 1, 2025 [17]	Disputed [21] [26]	–

Which name can I buy, and in which formats?

Both companies still list their own names. The table shows what each website listed on September 29, 2026; a listing does not guarantee that a shop has stock.

Film	Eastman Kodak name and formats	Kodak Alaris name and formats
Portra 160	Ektacolor Pro 160: 135, 120, 4×5 and 8×10 sheets [1]	Portra 160: 135, 120, sheets from 4×5 to 20×24 [9]
Portra 400	Ektacolor Pro 400: 135, 120, 4×5 and 8×10 sheets [2]	Portra 400: 135, 120, sheets from 4×5 to 20×24 [10]
Portra 800	Ektacolor Pro 800: 135, 120 [3]	Portra 800: 135, 120 [11]
T-Max 100	Ektapan 100: 135, 35 mm × 100 ft, 120, 4×5 sheets [4]	T-Max 100: 135, 120, 35 mm × 100 ft, 4×5 to 8×10 sheets [12]
T-Max 400	Ektapan 400: 135, 35 mm × 100 ft, 120, 4×5 sheets [5]	T-Max 400: 135, 120, 35 mm × 100 ft, sheets from 4×5 to 20×24 [13]
T-Max P3200	Ektapan P3200: 135 [6]	T-Max P3200: 135 [14]
ColorPlus 200	Kodacolor 200: 135 [8]	Not listed; the everyday films page shows only Gold 200 and UltraMax 400 [15]
Pro Image 100	Kodacolor 100: 135 [7]	Not listed [15]

Eastman Kodak’s product pages point buyers to photo retailers [2]. If the emulsions are the same, as reported, the choice comes down to price, stock and format. For sheet film, Kodak Alaris lists more sizes: Portra 160, Portra 400 and T-Max 400 go up to 20×24, while the Eastman Kodak listings stop at 8×10.

Why did Kodak rename Portra and T-Max?

• Two companies named Kodak. Kodak Alaris was formed in 2013, when the UK Kodak Pension Plan took over parts of Eastman Kodak’s business during its bankruptcy [29]. For more than a decade it sold, marketed and distributed Kodak still film, which Eastman Kodak kept manufacturing [22] [27]. Kodak Alaris uses the Kodak trademarks under license from Eastman Kodak [10].
• Eastman Kodak takes distribution back. Kodacolor 100 and 200, announced on October 1, 2025, were the first still films distributed by Eastman Kodak since 2013 [17]. Gold 200 and UltraMax 400 followed in November 2025 in Eastman Kodak packaging, under their usual names [22]. Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan were announced on March 24, 2026 [23].
• Names that Eastman Kodak cannot use. According to Kosmo Foto, Kodak Alaris owns the Portra and T-Max names, which is why Eastman Kodak needed new ones; Tri-X, Gold 200 and UltraMax 400 kept theirs [26].
• Kodak Alaris keeps selling. In April 2026, Kosmo Foto reported that Kodak Alaris “continues to distribute its films… as if nothing has changed” [26]. Its website still listed Portra and T-Max on September 29, 2026 [9] [13].

Is Ektacolor Pro the same as Portra?

Reportedly, yes, but Kodak has not said so.

• Same line-up. Ektacolor Pro comes in the same three speeds as Portra, with the same formats and the same image quality claims, according to PetaPixel, which writes that the films “appear to be the existing and beloved Portra line” [24].
• A lab’s statement. Digital Camera World quotes the Los Angeles lab 35M Pro saying that “the emulsions will remain the same” [27].
• Kodak’s pages do not mention Portra. Eastman Kodak describes Ektacolor Pro 400 as “the world’s sharpest and finest grain 400 speed color negative film” [2]; Kodak Alaris calls Portra 400 “the world’s finest grain high-speed color negative film” [10].
• No new datasheet. On September 29, 2026, the Ektacolor Pro pages linked no technical datasheet [1] [2] [3]. Published curves and grain figures still come from the Portra datasheets.

The Kodak Portra 400 page covers the film and its datasheet in detail.

Is Ektapan the same as T-Max?

Reportedly, yes, again without a statement from Kodak.

• Same speeds and grain technology. Ektapan comes in 100, 400 and P3200, like T-Max [23]. Kodak describes the family as a T-Grain emulsion, with flat, tabular silver halide crystals [4].
• Same claims, reworded. Ektapan 400 is “the world’s sharpest and finest grain 400 speed black-and-white film” [5]; T-Max 400 is “the sharpest, finest-grained 400-speed black-and-white film in the world” [13]. The 100-speed films make the same “finest grain” claim [4] [12]. Both P3200 films are designed to be pushed to 3200 or more [6] [14].
• What the press says. PetaPixel found “no indication” that the Ektapan films are “fundamentally ‘new’” [25]. In a later PetaPixel review, Zeb Andrews calls Ektapan 100 and T-Max 100 the “same film, different name, only slightly different box” [28].

See the Kodak T-Max 400 page.

Is Kodacolor 200 the same as ColorPlus 200?

Reportedly, yes, and this is the best-documented case.

• Leaked, then announced. The first retailer listing surfaced on September 30, 2025, and it described Kodacolor 200 as ColorPlus 200 [16]. Kodak announced the film on its Instagram account on October 1, 2025 [17]. The rename therefore dates from 2025, not 2026.
• Kodak’s wording. Kodak’s release statement, as quoted by the UK retailer Analogue Wonderland, calls the Kodacolor films “sub-brands of existing Kodak films” without naming them [18]. Its product page describes Kodacolor 200 only in general terms [8].
• Tests. Analog.cafe found identical edge markings on developed Kodacolor 200 and ColorPlus and concluded that they are the same film; in its studio tests the two were very hard to tell apart [19]. Digital Camera World’s review reaches the same conclusion [20].

See the Kodak ColorPlus 200 page.

Is Kodacolor 100 the same as Pro Image 100?

Nobody has shown it, and one test says no.

• At launch, the identity of Kodacolor 100 was unknown. Kosmo Foto listed three candidates: Pro Image 100, Kodak’s Aerocolor IV aviation film, or the emulsion Lomography sells as CN100 [16].
• Kosmo Foto later wrote that Kodacolor 100 and 200 “appear” to be rebadged Pro Image 100 and ColorPlus 200 [26].
• Analog.cafe’s side-by-side test concludes that Kodacolor 100 and Pro Image 100 are “not the same”, while noting that the differences are very slight [21].

Until Kodak says more, we treat Kodacolor 100 as a film of unknown origin, not as a new name for Pro Image 100.

What it means for the Grain Archive styles

The Grain Archive styles for Portra 160, Portra 400, Portra 800 and T-Max 400 are built from the Portra and T-Max datasheets. They describe Ektacolor Pro and Ektapan only as far as the emulsions are the same, which is reported, not confirmed. There is no Grain Archive style for ColorPlus 200 or Kodacolor yet. How the styles are built is explained on the method page.