Lucky Color C400 - 120 film - NEW
Lucky Color C400 - 120 film - NEW
Lucky Color C400 – 120 medium format colour negative film
ISO 400 daylight-balanced C-41 process
High contrast with medium grain
Performs well rated at ISO 200 in good light
Brand new manufacturing — not a rebrand, not old stock
Made in China by Lucky Film — real new coating in 2026
Best for: everyday shooting, bright daylight, experimental medium format
Price is per roll
Lucky Color C400 120 Film (C-41)
After over a decade away, Lucky Color Film is back — and this time it's the real thing. Lucky C400 is a brand new, original C-41 colour negative film made in China. New machinery, new chemistry, new emulsion. Not a rebrand, not repackaged old stock, not a rebranded anything. Genuinely new film being coated right now.
In 120 format, Lucky C400 brings that same energy to medium format shooting — an affordable, characterful colour stock that rewards experimentation and good light.
Price is per roll.
Why photographers love Lucky C400
Lucky C400 has a look that feels familiar but is entirely its own. Think Kodak Gold vibes — similar grain structure and sharpness — then add higher contrast and a slightly experimental edge that makes results feel a little more alive than your average ISO 400 stock.
It shines in good light, and many photographers prefer to rate it at ISO 200 for even finer grain and punchier colour. In 120 format the larger negative makes the most of the emulsion's character, with that higher contrast translating into bold, graphic results that work especially well for street, travel, and environmental portraits.
A bit of film history
Lucky Film has been manufacturing photographic film in China since the 1950s, making it one of the longest-running film producers in the world. After years of reduced output, the company has reinvested in new coating infrastructure and chemistry to bring C200 back as a genuinely new product. Buying Lucky C200 directly supports active film manufacturing — a Chinese company putting real money into keeping analogue photography alive.
Processing
Lucky C400 requires standard C-41 colour negative processing. We process C-41 in-house at Ikigai Film Lab in Melbourne, with scanning available on our Fujifilm Frontier and Noritsu HS-1800 scanners.
Common questions
Is Lucky C400new film or old stock?
It's genuinely new. Lucky C400 is a brand new emulsion manufactured on new equipment with new chemistry. It is not repackaged old stock, not a rebrand of another film, and not expired film. This is real new manufacturing happening right now.
