Today, Kodak is the only company in the world that produces color motion picture film. The Kodak Vision negative film product line has 3 generations, which were produced in different times:

Modern motion picture negative film is produced in four versions, which are balanced for different lighting, differ in sensitivity, contrast, grain, color rendering features and, accordingly, their purpose:

The differences between these films are described in detail in our article .

Kodak Vision3 50D film is designed for sunny weather, when shooting during the day or with a slight bias toward morning/evening (but not for sunsets or sunrises). It is sometimes called “classic film for western movies”. In direct sun, the scene is characterized by relatively high contrast - objects are brightly lit and shadows are deep. Accordingly, in order to avoid blowouts or blocked shadows, this film has a relatively low contrast.

Example of Kodak Vision3 50D film usage from official Kodak materials.