I think I've just fallen in love with Elite Chrome!

Great film. Great value. I love it and prefer it to the 100 speed Fuji E6 fiilms.

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What gives? The image linking button always foxes me on RFF. To display a flickr image in a reply don't you just paste the BBCode?
 
I keep hearing that the Elite Chrome films are the consumer versions of the E100 films but I still don't understand just exactly how they differ. Is it sort of like the difference there used to be between the KR64 and PKR64 Kodachromes?
 
To my eyes, elite chrome and ektachrome 100g look similar. These two, and possibly provia, are my favorite slide films.
 
I totally agree with Elite Chrome being a great film. Here are a few scans from EliteChrome 100 and my Contax T3:

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Looks awesome on a light table too! (courtesy of my iPhone 4):

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Okay, so here are mine! (Sorry it took me so long, but today was family day! :))


On the slide by efixphoto, on Flickr


Fairy tale by efixphoto, on Flickr


On the Ferris wheel by efixphoto, on Flickr


What a beautiful specimen! by efixphoto, on Flickr


2011-08-06_CT+EC100_23_lr by efixphoto, on Flickr


Letterboxes by efixphoto, on Flickr


Blue sky by efixphoto, on Flickr

See what I mean about Elite Chrome colours? Wonderful! And it's also got a lot of leeway for processing, should you desire to do so, since it's so natural. (These were all slightly processed in Lightroom 3 after scanning, but mostly to straighten out the levels. I tried to maintain the original look of the film. Btw, I scanned them with a Plustek OpticFilm 7400, which is GREAT value for money in my opinion!)
 
So nice!

It's been a while since I've shot anything. I finished my last roll of Sensia the end of last year, and Studies kept me busy (and stil do with a project). Plus I got a new hobby of listening to music.

Looks really nice. Yummy colors and contrasts! Sensia was a wonderful film, but very tamed. Kodachrome was a wild one.

And know what, I'll go and project some of my last year slides. I believe some of them haven't even been projected.

Perhaps soon will buy some and see if I shoot anything. A roll ends to last me 3 months!
 
Riverman said:
What gives? The image linking button always foxes me on RFF. To display a flickr image in a reply don't you just paste the BBCode?
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Insert it into the Insert Image icon above, making sure you delete the http before you insert & paste. If you don't the image won't work & will look like this [http][http]. I always preview to make sure the photo works so I can delete the IMG that trails the photo & the flickr wording that appears before.
 
gb hill said:
Insert it into the Insert Image icon above, making sure you delete the http before you insert & paste. If you don't the image won't work & will look like this [http][http]. I always preview to make sure the photo works so I can delete the IMG that trails the photo & the flickr wording that appears before.
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Thanks Greg. Here is the Elite Chrome image that I wanted to post:

 
thegman said:
This might interest you then:

http://www.ag-photographic.co.uk/kodak-elite-chrome-100-35mm-5-pack-2291-p.asp

I've never seen slide film so cheap.
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I Germany these 5 packs are even cheaper at some online retailers (e.g. Foto Brenner).
Slide film has always been much more popular in Germany, Austria and Suisse than in other countries, therefore bigger market, more competition and more consumer friendly prices.
(in 2009 5000 new slide projectors were sold in Germany due to official data; five German manufacturers are still producing slide projectors).
E 6 development is very cheap (and good) here , too.
Fuji Eurocolor in Gera for example is developing for about 2€.

And there are more than 40 labs here doing E6. And the number is stable.

Cheers, Jan
 
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HHPhoto said:
I Germany these 5 packs are even cheaper at some online retailers (e.g. Foto Brenner).
Slide film has always been much more popular in Germany, Austria and Suisse than in other countries, therefore bigger market, more competition and more consumer friendly prices.
(in 2009 5000 new slide projectors were sold in Germany due to official data; five German manufacturers are still producing slide projectors).
E 6 development is very cheap (an good) here , too.
Fuji Eurocolor in Gera for example is developing for about 2€.

And there are more than 40 labs here doing E6. And the number is stable.

Cheers, Jan
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That gives me the itch to move to Germany!
I recall days when everybody could develop the beautiful Elite Chromes for cheap. E-6 processing is dwindling in the US, but you can still get them done for $7-$8.
 
bob338 said:
nice film, but i have some from the early 90s that has started to fade.
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Don't worry, because:

1. The current Elitechrome 100 is a completely different film, introduced to the market in 2003. More stable colors.

2. Due to Wilhelm imaging research proper stored slide film has an archival stability in the 100 - 200 years range. Even the former Kodak E6 films.

3. If you are watching fading from 90's slide film, then the problem is most likely a not sufficient fixing (so a lab problem).

Cheers, Jan
 
wafflecakee said:
I got a box of 40 rolls of 80 dollars. I had a blast shooting it but I couldn't afford scanning so I sold the last 20 rolls. I'm in dire need of a scanner...
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Forget the scanner....;), scanning is always a quality decreasing process.

Instead
- buy a slide projector with a quality projection lens (avoid the simple lenses, use a quality glass lens) and a good screen.
Then you will get by far the best quality you can get with slides:
Incredible color brillance, sharpness and resolution, higher contrast range.
Slides are designed for projection, there you will see their full beauty

- buy a good slide loupe and a daylight light table. I recommend the Schneider 4x slide loupe (and the Rodenstock 4x slide loupe).
The quality is on the same level as projection (you even get a little "3D effect" with these excellent slide loupes), the only difference is that the pictures are smaller.
Using slide loupes and light table is very fast, like a photo album.

Cheers, Jan
 
I agree with this statement. I recently bought a Leica p2000 projector with 90mm colorplan lens, and a daylite screen and love watching my slides projected so does my 3 year old son who loves running the projector.
A Mamiya loupe is also a great option
Nik

HHPhoto said:
Forget the scanner....;), scanning is always a quality decreasing process.

Instead
- buy a slide projector with a quality projection lens (avoid the simple lenses, use a quality glass lens) and a good screen.
Then you will get by far the best quality you can get with slides:
Incredible color brillance, sharpness and resolution, higher contrast range.
Slides are designed for projection, there you will see their full beauty

- buy a good slide loupe and a daylight light table. I recommend the Schneider 4x slide loupe (and the Rodenstock 4x slide loupe).
The quality is on the same level as projection (you even get a little "3D effect" with these excellent slide loupes), the only difference is that the pictures are smaller.
Using slide loupes and light table is very fast, like a photo album.

Cheers, Jan
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