Ektachrome update?

Goodness gracious, just release it, Kodak. A lot of us want to start buying it up by the several thousand foot length and sticking it in our 16mm cameras!

Phil Forrest
 
I like what I am seeing. However, the choice of subject does help. The powder blue building facade and the red of the Campbell soup can have a distinctive 50s-60s vibe which, I guess, is what Kodak will try to market upon. Well, looking forward to trying the real stuff.

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Latest on Ektachrome. Kodak will be coating a master roll very soon:

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Jim B.
 
Although they stubbed their toe with lousy scans, the rest is good news for transparency fans. Alas, I am no longer among them.
 
ptpdprinter said:
Although they stubbed their toe with lousy scans, the rest is good news for transparency fans. Alas, I am no longer among them.
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I haven't shot E-6 in years. I found an older roll of 120 Velvia 50 in my fridge that was a few years out of date. I stuck it in my $15.00 Yashica 124G and took some pics of a Revolutionary War reenactment. Wow! I was amazed at the rich colors and depth of the pics. I will be trying this new Ektachrome, and some more Velvia, in the months ahead.

Jim B.
 
I guess it is happening after all...

kodakBringing back a new version of a former film from our portfolio has been keeping us very busy. We’ve been sourcing the 80 unique components used to manufacture EKTACHROME and reformulating and optimizing the recipe for smaller scale runs. We’ve also rebuilt the factory infrastructure, as well as EKTACHROME E-6 processing workflow.
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Now we’re ready to share a first look at our latest, and very successful, wide coating trial that occurred at the end of June. Here are Kodak’s Image Scientists examining the test sheets from this coating run. The objective of this trial coating was to replicate the previous smaller coating results at production-scale. This meant coating a 6,000 feet x 4 feet roll of EKTACHROME film that will then be cut down in the finished sizes of Super 8, 16mm @kodak_shootfilm and 35mm x 136 still film.
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We will be sharing more of our journey with you as we get closer to the availability date this Fall. So, stay tuned! For the latest progress from the film factory, media coverage and product release information, visit kodak.com/go/ektachrome
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Am I the only one who is on the Kodak email list? Seems lonely...but the latest announcement:

Fall 2018 availability!!!

I am totally ready!��
 
Yes, it is getting there... Fall is right around the corner!

For landscape shooting, it is probably a good time to release the new film for sale. But it feels so lonely for those of us waiting for a lifeline!

Three cheers for Kodak and a toast to, hopefully, new Kodak moments ahead!!!:)
 
Yes, fall or at least this year seems quite likely.
Kodak Alaris in Europe said that they also expect Ektachrome being available in the coming months. Good news, I will buy at least a ten pack to test it intensively.

I love Provia 100F and will continue using it. Outstanding film, it is the benchmark.

But if the new Ektachrome is very close to the former E100G, then there will be situations in which Ektachrome will be the right choice for me.

Cheers, Jan
 
I have Kodak E100G in 120 from Nov. 2013, still in the freezer. I think that there may be a slight shift in color rendition, based on some other older rolls that weren't frozen.


For stability, nothing beats Provia 100F. I have film which expired in 2006, which I am still shooting in 120. A lot of Provia 400X still in the freezer also. I've continued to shoot up my supply, and the images are just great (technically, not artistically).


Having said that, I look forward to the E100G return. The skin color rendition is very good with the Kodak. Sometimes I get the impression that the Fuji is towards the cool side with skin tones. I was impressed with the skin tones shown on the test film scan by Kodak.
 
I'll have to buy a 35mm camera for this, though I really hope they'd come out with it in 120. Seems to me it'd be smart to have more 120 film options.
 
Kodak is in very dire straights, having announced the possible sale of their flexigraphic printing business, the one part of the company that is growing. Every other part of Kodak is either stagnant or declining. Kodak has 400 million dollars in debt coming due in less than a year. They have no ability to roll it over, now that the company has shrunk every year since the last bankruptcy. The only solution it seems is to sell off the one part of the company that is growing.


Notice that we no longer hear about the Kodak Coil ICO that was supposed to occur in January, but has been endlessly delayed since then. Another bad sign.



They better get this film out while they still can. These are not good times. Investors have punished EK's stock harshly the past quarter, down over 35%. It has been a relentless spree of liquidation that continues to this day.
 
Ted Striker said:
Kodak is in very dire straights, having announced the possible sale of their flexigraphic printing business, the one part of the company that is growing. Every other part of Kodak is either stagnant or declining. Kodak has 400 million dollars in debt coming due in less than a year. They have no ability to roll it over, now that the company has shrunk every year since the last bankruptcy. The only solution it seems is to sell off the one part of the company that is growing.


Notice that we no longer hear about the Kodak Coil ICO that was supposed to occur in January, but has been endlessly delayed since then. Another bad sign.



They better get this film out while they still can. These are not good times. Investors have punished EK's stock harshly the past quarter, down over 35%. It has been a relentless spree of liquidation that continues to this day.
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But surely Alaris (based in the UK) is NOT a part of Eastman Kodak? Or am I mistaken?

Cheers,

R.
 
Kodak-Alaris which is the company bringing back the Ektachrome film is not the same company as the Eastman-Kodak that Ted is talking about. The financial pressures on Eastman Kodak are irrelevant to Kodak-Alaris.
 
AFenvy said:
Kodak-Alaris which is the company bringing back the Ektachrome film is not the same company as the Eastman-Kodak that Ted is talking about. The financial pressures on Eastman Kodak are irrelevant to Kodak-Alaris.
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Which was indeed my point.

Cheers,

R.
 
Hi Roger,

Roger Hicks said:
But surely Alaris (based in the UK) is NOT a part of Eastman Kodak? Or am I mistaken?

Cheers,

R.
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no, you are not. Eastman Kodak (USA) and Kodak Alaris (UK) are - on paper - different, independent companies.
But in real life they have a very close relationship concerning the photo films:
Eastman Kodak is producing all the films Kodak Alaris is distributing. The production is located in the big "Building 38" in the Kodak Park in Rochester. All current Kodak film products are produced there. Kodak Alaris has no own film production factory.

Concerning Ektachrome: The film is designed and produced by Eastman Kodak in Building 38.
And Eastman Kodak will offer this film as Super 8 and 16mm movie film to its own movie film customers.
And Kodak Alaris will offer it as 35mm photo film to its own photography customers.

Cheers, Jan
 
AFenvy said:
Kodak-Alaris which is the company bringing back the Ektachrome film is not the same company as the Eastman-Kodak that Ted is talking about. The financial pressures on Eastman Kodak are irrelevant to Kodak-Alaris.
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Kodak Alaris *sells* all the still film that Eastman Kodak makes. If Eastman goes under, Alaris will have nothing to sell unless they establish a relationship with Fujifilm.

Alaris makes *nothing*. They are a marketing company only.

Edit: Kodak Alaris makes color paper, RA4, but that is not the topic at hand in this thread.
 
Ted Striker said:
Edit: Kodak Alaris makes color paper, RA4, but that is not the topic at hand in this thread.
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In the meanwhile, it has become a bit more complex:
Kodak Alaris had its own photo paper factory in Harrow, England.
But they have shut it down.
Instead, the Kodak Alaris RA-4 color photo paper is now made by Carestream in Denver, Colorado, for Kodak Alaris. Carestream is the former healthcare department of Eastman Kodak (sold many years ago). They are also producing X-ray film.
So currently Kodak Alaris has no own emulsion making and coating factory anymore.

Cheers, Jan


P.S: Carestream:
https://www.carestream.com/en/us

https://www.tollcoating.com/
 
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Mackinaw said:
I haven't shot E-6 in years. I found an older roll of 120 Velvia 50 in my fridge that was a few years out of date. I stuck it in my $15.00 Yashica 124G and took some pics of a Revolutionary War reenactment. Wow! I was amazed at the rich colors and depth of the pics. I will be trying this new Ektachrome, and some more Velvia, in the months ahead.

Jim B.
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^This.

I've always been a fan of transparency film over color negative film. Luckily I still have plenty in my freezer (in all formats 35mm, 120, 220, 4x5), but I welcome the new Ektachrome. Can't wait.
 
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