kodak Ektachrome Elite

[victor anthony]

Just ordered some for a holiday to France (Burgendy) and am after exposure advice please?

As I have neve rused this slide film before, should I over or under expose by anything?

I'll be using a COntax G2 and Carl Zeiss 45mm f2 lens.

thanks.

 

[oscroft]

Hi Victor,

I've only tried a couple of rolls of Elite Chrome, but it worked just fine at ISO 100 and gave nice results - it's a good film.

(PS: I see you live near Liverpool - I live even nearer 🙂 )

 

[sam_m]

shoot at box speed, nice film, falls somewhere between e100g and e100gx in warmth, with the same grain i think too. also cross processes very nicely too if your so inclined.

 

[Trius]

Yes, published speed seems to be right on for Elitechrome. 1/3 stop under works in scenes where you want a bit more saturation or want to avoid blown highlights.

 

[Doug]

Generally a good idea to use familiar gear and materials while on a trip, for fewer unpleasant surprises. Might be a good idea to run a roll of the Ektachrome before you leave, and see how it works with small exposure variations, then you'll be more confident of the results. 🙂

 

[clintock]

With the contax just leave in auto and it will be fine.
You may want to make sure you are familiar with the g2 exposure lock, so if you get in a situation with a background brighter than your subject, you can get close to the subject, lock the exposure, then back up and compose. Simulating the function of an incidence meter I suppose.