Ektar 100

[imokruok]

Actually Kodak does decide based on what customers buy, not how many sign petitions. So customer voices are important, when connected to their wallets!

So true. If the petition signatures aren't showing up on their balance sheet, they assume people have already voted with their wallets. I'm just happy to see that a company has put some money into film technology, instead of relying on advancements made 20 years ago. My hope is that that film will remain happily alongside digital for decades, certainly not as a market leader in photography, but as a market segment that is still sizable enough to warrant serving.

As a note on Ektar, my unscientific opinion is that it scans better than my Velvia 100, even though the Velvia obviously looks spectacular on the table or in a projector. Seeing as I'm converting everything to digital anyhow, I have been throwing more money Kodak's way these days.

 

[nebraska]

Ektar

Ektar

I have been shooting Ektar for quite some time and find the result quite pleasing - including skin tones.

 

[rc50]

25

25

Years ago they made Ektar 25, was very short lived but it was magic. I have a 11x14 of my mother that is tack sharp and looks like I shot it with my 4x5....

Keith
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[Paddy C]

It's just been announced in 4x5 and 8x10 sheets. Available this April.

http://www.photographyblog.com/news/kodak_ektar_100_sheet_film/

 

[kxl]

Agreed that Ektar is beautiful -- also, for those in the US, check with your local Target store. 35mm format develop-only price is $0.99 per roll, so if you have a scanner, you are all set. Target's dev quality is good for everyday images, but if it's for a paying gig, stay with your C-41 pro lab.

 

[mikesrc]

I've shot several rolls of Ektar. Had some developed at a pro shop here in OKC and some done by Walmart and Walgreen. I really like this film. I won't use the pro shop anymore. 3 times the price and no better than the others.

 

[RayPA]

Ektar 100 is great film, incredibly sharp, but as others have stated, you have to be careful with exposure. Seems like there is much less latitude than other faster color negative films.

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[mikesrc]

I set mine on + 2/3 and let it rip. Works great.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Yes, Ektar is sensitive, and suffers when shot at box speed: in my tests, grain and color were optimal when shot at ISO 25 (incident) with warming filter. It's an interesting film: it seems to handle very well colors in both landscape and occasional people's skin inside those shots...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[bwcolor]

I got back from five days in Yosemite and shot eleven 120 rolls at EI: 100. I used the Mamiya 7 meter and adjusted based upon what I was metering, or metered my palm and opened up one stop. I love the colors, latitude, etc... shadows do tend towards blue, so I can see where a warming filter might help. I do try to establish white balance when scanning.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

I got back from five days in Yosemite and shot eleven 120 rolls at EI: 100. I used the Mamiya 7 meter and adjusted based upon what I was metering, or metered my palm and opened up one stop. I love the colors, latitude, etc... shadows do tend towards blue, so I can see where a warming filter might help. I do try to establish white balance when scanning.

I started shooting ektar at box speed. And I liked it. Then, one day I shot a roll in a different way: for every box speed shot, I did a second one opening half stop, and a third one opening another half... After printing, I found the second shots had better color than the first ones, and the third ones were even better than the second ones... At box speed, colors are less saturated, and overexposed are saturated but natural looking... By the way, I love the pleasant greens ektar produce...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[bwcolor]

OK, will give it a try next time around. I think that I'll be shooting a good bit of MF Ektar 100 now that I have a good lab. Any practical time limit to how long one can keep exposed Ektar sitting prior to sending it off, given temperatures under 74 or so? It just isn't economical sending off a roll or two.