Ektar in your M camera???

[qruyk12]

tried Ektar in my MP..... Wow is all I can say after scanning. Anyone else have that reaction? dare I say it is velvia C41??

Warning.. I am sure it will be an interesting subject!

 

[mich8261]

how about some samples. I shot a roll, but with my Oly OM. I was very pleased. I will bring some to Mexico with me and it will go in the Bessa or M2.

 

[chris00nj]

It's good, but I don't think it's quite an Velvia or KR.

Ektar 100:

Velvia 100:

Kodachrome:

 

[Erik L]

its in my M2 right now waiting for something.
edit what i really cant wait is to test it in the Fuji! its only got to get better right?

 

[hans voralberg]

Few more sample, M6 with Nikkor 85/2

 

[katgut@earthlink.net]

chris00nj,
The Ektar looks quite horrid--way too cyan. Maybe the time of day? Hard to tell from the comparisons as they are all quite different. Personally, I'll stick to Provia.

 

[mustapo]

Obviously, the cyan is improper rendition of Ektar 100. Even the cheapest Gold 100 or Fuji 100 never render like this way.

 

[Damaso]

The film is very saturated and scans very well...

 

[khagler]

I tried a couple of rolls. It certainly produces some interesting colors, but since I prefer my photos to look at least a little like what was actually there, I'll stick with E6 and Kodachrome. ;-)

 

[Burlap Jacket]

I shot a roll with the VC R4M. I love the film. Negative is so much more forgiving than slide film and I tend to be a little sloppy with my exposures sometimes.

 

[uhligfd]

With C 41 negative film, the colors always need to be corrected, and for scanning, the mask must be determined properly.

Therefore a C 41 film may look horrible, may be made to look horrible, or presented as the wonder it is. It is not all in the negative film as it is on a slide! A set of skills is needed to extract even good results.

So all comparisons as above just show that the scan/adjusting process for Ektar 100 are still insufficiently mastered by the cyan posters, etc etc. Just keep trying and we shall see the wonder of this film ...

 

[Bresson]

See my flickr!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bresson83/

 

[rogue_designer]

Scanning C41 it's easy to get the colors off - and would account for most of the "way to cyan" and other similar comments I've seen.

Compared to other C41 color films, it's gorgeous. Compared to high saturation/low grain/speed chrome films, it does ok, but it's not top of the heap.

I loved it in Panama tho. 🙂

I like I what I'm seeing, and can't wait till i have time to really pay attention to the scanning.

 

[dazedgonebye]

The film is very saturated and scans very well...

I've never done close focus work in film, only digital. This tempts me.

 

[dufffader]

its in my M2 right now waiting for something.
edit what i really cant wait is to test it in the Fuji! its only got to get better right?

did you get the ektar in china? I've been looking for it in shanghai, in vain.

 

[meven]

did you get the ektar in china? I've been looking for it in shanghai, in vain.

Ektar is not available in Hong Kong but can be found in Taipei. I don't know about Mainland China but I suspect it is not widely available there.

 

[Damaso]

With C 41 negative film, the colors always need to be corrected, and for scanning, the mask must be determined properly.

Therefore a C 41 film may look horrible, may be made to look horrible, or presented as the wonder it is. It is not all in the negative film as it is on a slide! A set of skills is needed to extract even good results.

So all comparisons as above just show that the scan/adjusting process for Ektar 100 are still insufficiently mastered by the cyan posters, etc etc. Just keep trying and we shall see the wonder of this film ...

For me Ektar is the first negative film that I don't have to adjust after scanning, at least any more than I would slide film.

 

[nbphoto]

I tried it last week and was quite stunned by the colours, although I think I need to try rescanning it a little more to get a better feel for it. Will certainly try it again.

 

[dng88]

I just shoot one and agreed that it is easy to scan to something. Not a nice scene and I am not sure it is right.

What setting one should use under vuescan. I use Nikon CoolScan V (LS-50). Not sure as there is a lot of Ektar generation under Kodak and not sure which one to use. Instead I just manually do it.

 

[tennis-joe]

I few years back Kodak had an Ektar and the regular processors, (Walgreens, etc) had to program their machines to make it come out okay. It had better saturation than regular Kodak Gold. If they don't have the correct channel they told me they couldn't make it come out correct? Any past experiences with the older Ektar? I may have a few rolls of the older in my extra fridge.
Joe