Ektar tests

[marcr1230]

These are some images I took this fall, sullying my MP with color film - Ektar 100
All shots with a 50 'cron - my only Leica lens
all photos w/o any PP, as is from the processor's disk

Autumn Colors:

This is a sketchy looking restaurant off of Division street

My usual recalcitrant model:

Sears Tower from the north:

Lincoln Park at the totem pole:

 

[martin s]

I like them. Diary-like, in a way. The colors I also like a lot.

martin

 

[charjohncarter]

Those are nice, the colors look good even on the kind of day I don't like: hazy.

 

[David Murphy]

Yes, nice shots and beautifully rendered color. Does Kodak still make this stuff?

 

[fixbones]

Yes, I am sure kodak still make them. It's their latest (and greatest??) ha ha
Well i don't know. Just bought a few rolls to test myself.
Examples that i've seen seems to be real nice although there were mention about color cast issues.

Liking your samples =D

 

[antonandreas]

I really enjoyed this film as well.

I hope you do not mind me posting an additional example illustrating its color rendition from my test roll as well:

It would be pretty nifty if Kodak came out with a 400 speed version.

 

[marcr1230]

All posts welcome - nice photo antonandreas

 

[George S.]

Speaking of 400 speed... They do make a 400 "Ultra Color". Has anyone tried both Ektar and the 400 UC films? How do they compare? I just ordered and received both and do have a roll of each in a camera but haven't shot them yet.

 

[Johann Espiritu]

Here's a couple from my first roll of Ektar (which I took a little over a month ago):

Scanned from negative:

Scanned from a print:

I liked the results. Nice, warm colors, with neutral contrast. The color film I use most of the time is Kodak 400VC (which I believe replaced the "UC" version). VC is much more saturated, but with higher contrast, in my experience.

 

[Ronald_H]

Every time someone posts Ektra shots I am impressed. To me it looks just what I would like in a slow color film. Fuji Reala is fine grained but I always get weird color casts, especially on overcast days. The color rendition of plain vanilla Superia I like a lot more, but that is noticably grainier.

Although Ektra is listed on the Dutch Kodak website (you have to look really hard to find the films though 😉) I cannot seem to order it from any of my usual Dutch suppliers. I can get it from Germany although its a bit on the pricey side.

 

[antonandreas]

marcr1230: Thank you. I am actually kind of embarrassed by that photo. I consciously tried out a specific photographer's style on that shot. Not executed particularly well either.

George S.: The 400VC is quite a nice film. I feel that it is believably saturated and had some lovely results for a negative film. The Ektar seems to fall in the middle between the subtlety of NC and boldness of VC.

I will say however, the color film that has given me the best results is Ektachrome E100VS.