KONO Color 200/OptiColour 200/ORWO NC200 Film Review
A New German-Made Colour-Negative Film, Sold in 135, 120, and Bulk
August 19, 2025
KONO Color 200 is a new colour-negative film packaged and sold by a German company, KONO Manufaktur, in 35mm and bulk rolls of 100’ (30.5m). It’s the same as Optik OldSchool OptiColor 200 and ORWO Wolfen NC200. I’ve shot three rolls of it this summer in various settings and have lots to say about the quality of the images, the price, and what this film means for the future of film photography. This review has a higher-than-average number of samples from the rolls, as I was lucky enough to get lots of “keepers.” Or it may have been the result of a massive upgrade in terms of image quality and scannability for InovisCoat GmbH! (I will explain who that is, too.)