Kodak 6031330 Professional Ektar 100/36 Colour Negative Film

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I find that Negative Lab Pro converts negatives with much more vibrance compared to Epson’s software, especially evident with Ektar’s saturation. From a technical standpoint, Ektar is most sensitive to blue as opposed to all other colours on the spectrum, therefore the boosted cool tones that will often be noticed when using this film.

As you can see, this film can be very versatile as you learn to recognize the lighting conditions and use it to your advantage. Field of view (FOV) refers to the width of the area visible through the binoculars at a specified distance.

When looking at the orange tones, the image shot with Kodak Gold 200 has a more subtle and flat orange tone, while the oranges in the Ektar 100 image are brighter and more vibrant. First, it was a line of “ semi-pro ” C-41 emulsions sold in a variety of speeds — from ISO 25 to 1,000. I find it particularly good for more abstract images, where you can really make the extra detail from medium format count. It's often said to be the closest thing to shooting slide film in terms of C41 films, perhaps dues to its bold colours, high contrast, and low grain. Since those first weeks I’ve used almost every type of film being produced today, and after all of this time it’s hard to choose my favorite film.

This makes Ektar a film that does just a bit more than it’s cheaper brother, but looks like it’s trying to be it’s Slide film brother. I agree that it really takes a lot of time to fully understand everything about a given type of film, but you have to start somewhere. With that said, since Kodak Ektar 100 produces such beautiful colors, especially at golden hour, it’s worth trying at least once! I even find the slightly ruddy skin tones suit tanned (or sunburnt) subjects, making them appear slightly more so and thus evoking scenes in a manner perhaps closer to our memory of them than to reality.Original Ektar film (1989 to 1997) started as a colour 35mm and 120 “semi-professional film”, designed to offer ultra-fine grain. I’ve been shooting Ektar on and off for the past five years while living in Thailand and Canada with a few different cameras.

A few months after Christmas in 2019, I ran out of film and needed a supply of rolls that would occupy me for a few more months. Remembering the hike from days before, the greens of the trees and the yellows of the rocky caverns, I was sure that these were shown in my photos to be far more vibrant than reality. A vividly-coloured ISO 100 film is obviously going to tell a completely different story than a contrasty black and white film like JCH Street Pan 400, and with far less tolerance if you don’t have the best light. At ISO 100, it’s half the speed of the budget Kodak Gold and Kodak ColorPlus and only 1/4 the speed of the premium Kodak Potra 400. Though some scanner and negative inversion software may make it so, there are still too many complaints (online and offline) about this film showing the blue cast in the shadows .I’ve always been a huge fan of Portra 160, but Ektar was recommended to me and I thought I’d give it a shot. It uses Kodak Vision Motion Picture Film Technology to achieve a fine grain and it's perfect for photographers who are looking for quality, even at bigger prints. It’s only available as an 100 ISO film (keeps that pesky market unsegmented), but it comes in multiple formats – 35mm, 120 medium format, and in 4×5 and 8×10 sheets.