I'll start by saying that I've not taken a single film frame in well over 10 years, and haven't touched my medium format camera (Mamiya 645) in closer to 15.

I wanted something basic and warm to come back into film with, with cost being another decision making factor.

I was delighted when I received my scans depicting buttery warmth, with a pleasing grain. I shot it at box speed, and definitely have my own work to do in terms of the focus plane and exposure, but I am pleased with what was effectively a test roll to get my feet wet with film again.

I will almost definitely be coming back to this film stock given the price and the quality, and I personally find the palette quite pleasing.

Having shot precisely one roll of Kodak Gold medium format film previously, I gave it another go. Oh My! I shot a roll at the start of autumn 2025 and I definitely nailed the autumn colour with Kodak Gold. It makes me want to shoot more of it.

So... Kodak Gold... back in the early 90's I used to love this film, it was a bit more expensive than the usual dross that I put through the camera, but it was great. Or so I thought... because teenage me had a very different view on film stock than adult me.

So I bought a few rolls on a nostalgia trip to see what I could get out of them, the results were not what I had hoped for... at least when shooting landscapes. The colours were just horrible!

I think as a holiday film this is probably great, it will lend that nostalgic feel to the pictures, but for serious work... nah. I am giving some Ekta a try next with Portra waiting for the next batch!

My take away - use this for holiday snaps, if you are trying anything more ambitious look elsewhere.

not very warm or colourful but also not terrible

Used it in a camera I wasn't very well-versed in, so the results are far from what would be expected of it, but even with that some of the results were still nice.

It doesn't seem to have the biggest amount of latitude to deal with overexposure, but even then it still created an almost dreamy look. Would definitely use it again once I've mastered the camera.