Ektar 100 - thoughts ? (Tom shoots COLOUR !!)

I think I like Ektar 100 in 35mm a lot.

That being said, it's hard to see "true" color with negative film using non-optical methods. The scanner software does all the heavy lifting, so it'll decide what the colors should look like. We all know that.

My first roll of Ektar back from a cheapo minilab showed prints (and scans) that looked hyper-real, like a digital P&S camera. I definitely didn't like that look. But I found out they just printed and scanned using a generic channel in their equipment.

My second roll (from a different minilab) looked less hyper, but had a slight red tint to all the images and scans.

Here is a non-color corrected scan from my Epson 4990:

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It looks pretty good, I think. I have a Plustek 7600i on order, and I'd like to see what Vuescan's Ektar 100 profile looks like. Overall, I like the sharpness and low-grain, and I shoot it like chromes...metered pretty carefully with plenty of light, at box speed.
 
For those that dislike Ektar color in a mixed workflow (analog/digital), are you trying to get the colors you want through scanner profiles, white balance, manual adjustment, or some other method? For those that are happy with your results..same question.
 
In my own case, my Epson scan was with no corrections...just the generic color negative setting in the default EspsonScan software.

My plan for the Plustek 7600i that I have on order is to use the Ektar 100 scanner profile in Vuescan. If that doesn't look good to me, I'll try the Porta 160VC profile, and after that just white balance or gray-balance.
 
My first experience w/ Ektar was last summer, and I was pleased w/ the results. Here are some samples:

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More recently, though, I've been disappointed. Still trying to figure out what's going on .
 
David_Manning said:
In my own case, my Epson scan was with no corrections...just the generic color negative setting in the default EspsonScan software.

My plan for the Plustek 7600i that I have on order is to use the Ektar 100 scanner profile in Vuescan. If that doesn't look good to me, I'll try the Porta 160VC profile, and after that just white balance or gray-balance.
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I'm using a Coolscan V ED with Nikon Scan 4 and usually the default color neg settings work, but I will occasionally dropper the middle range of the curves to tweak the WB.

That said, the scans I got with the same scanner using Vuescan were mostly crap, so buyer beware.
 
Bingley said:
My first experience w/ Ektar was last summer, and I was pleased w/ the results. Here are some samples:

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More recently, though, I've been disappointed. Still trying to figure out what's going on .
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Those are really nice, Bingley! Where were they taken? I'd love to go there myself!
 
sometimes, you are a genius. (as evidenced here.)

charjohncarter said:
No that is with a flipped lens Brownie Hawkeye Flash.
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that is a really cool image. and, I can't imagine anything more californian on a cold east coast day than a whole row of woodies parked next to each other (using my vivid imagination to conjure up surfboards sticking of them).
 
For me the colors are a little strange to work with, I never know if I'm getting them accurate post scanning.

The two were taken about 20 mins apart but the first had a very strong blue color cast over it.


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When I used to scan film, I always was disappointed with the way scanners interpreted (distorted) color - especially strong reds. That may be why we have so many diverging opinions on this and other films. We're really comparing scanners and workflows more than the films themselves.

I plan to try out this film and print it optically. Has anyone here done that already, and can you share your impressions?
 
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