Kodak Ektar 100 -- have you tried it?

another shot with Xpan 90mm lens.. early morning at Sutro Baths


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Late to the game, but here's a few from my first roll, shot with my Canon QL17. Not my proudest moments for art's sake, but the film's quite promising.

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david.elliott said:
For me, ISO 400 is barely sufficient in most indoor situations (and I mainly take photos indoors). ISO 400 indoors still typically requires me to be at or near wide open. That would require a two stop push for Ektar 100 as it is.:)
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Hi David... With ISO 400 film, it's easier; I can manage f/4 at 1/30 for a typical office/business interior. Of course there are darker circumstances too, dim restaurants etc. But consider the ISO 100 film just means cranking the lens open another 2 stops in that store, so there you are at f2 and 1/30, no problem. This is what fast lenses are for. :) And then open another stop to f1.4 if needed, and a venture to 1/15 in reserve.

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Dental assistant put on her own lead apron when I told her I was radioactive already and didn't need it!
Zeiss Ikon camera with 2/50mm Voigtlander Heliar Classic, Kodak UC100
 
Doug said:
Hi David... With ISO 400 film, it's easier; I can manage f/4 at 1/30 for a typical office/business interior. Of course there are darker circumstances too, dim restaurants etc. But consider the ISO 100 film just means cranking the lens open another 2 stops in that store, so there you are at f2 and 1/30, no problem. This is what fast lenses are for. :) And then open another stop to f1.4 if needed, and a venture to 1/15 in reserve.

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Dental assistant put on her own lead apron when I told her I was radioactive already and didn't need it!
Zeiss Ikon camera with 2/50mm Voigtlander Heliar Classic, Kodak UC100
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Good call. Thanks for sharing the lovely photo and the example. I hope you arent toooooo radioactive. :)

I dont usually go down to 1/30 or 1/15, but I may give it a try and just work on keeping my hands very steady. I'm still used to dealing with my dSLR and the mirror slapping made using slow shutter speeds a bit untenable.

I'll order a few rolls of ISO 100 film and give it a try. Thanks!
 
I cannot go much below the focal length of the lens and not get blur with a SLR, but with my leica 1/15 with a 50mm lens still gives acceptable results (especially if using a grainy 400 black and white film!).
 
Machine scans - mostly left alone, from Panama's Casco Viejo.

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

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Go Fuji

Go Fuji

david.elliott said:
I have what hopefully isnt too foolish a question...

With the ISO 100 films, are you all just mainly shooting outside or in really really brightly lit areas?

For me, ISO 400 is barely sufficient in most indoor situations (and I mainly take photos indoors). ISO 400 indoors still typically requires me to be at or near wide open. That would require a two stop push for Ektar 100 as it is.

Do you typically just push the film two stops and use it indoors? Or do you go for ISO 400 rated films from the outset?

Thank you in advance for your insight and your patience. :)
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Buy some Fuji 800Z. Expose it at anything from 400 to 800. Find the E.I. you like. It handles mixed light better than any film I have seen.
 
That's great news! 120 early! Unlike TMY-2, we didn't have to wait forever for the old stock to move out.

I'm going to load up in both sizes and use a bunch on my granddaughters in June.
 
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