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RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:56:28 GMT

[quote][b]Derek Lofgreen (12/12/2008)[/b][hr]Well, I am going to get some for an outing next week. I will be doing some more night time work. I will have to check the reciprocity of the film.

D.[/quote]

Let me know how it comes out, I'm curious. I only have a half-roll left, and I may try some as well.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

Derek Lofgreen — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:23:09 GMT

Well, I am going to get some for an outing next week. I will be doing some more night time work. I will have to check the reciprocity of the film.

D.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:16:34 GMT

It is pretty good film, I've been quite surprised. I think you will like it, and it will make a good home in your kit.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

George — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:57:25 GMT

Just got one of Robert's e-mail reminders that I hadn't logged in recently.

So I just saw this news about K's new Ektar 100.

I have got to try this film. It's apparently the complement to the Portra line (including scanner-friendly) and the recommended uses more meet my interests.

So what this means is that it's okay for Robert to nag me sometimes to check-in. ;-)

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:54:54 GMT

I've started a new thread here: Link where I'll post images taken with this new film. My first impression is very, very favorable.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:11:10 GMT

[quote][b]Bertilsson (11/13/2008)[/b][hr]Any news on this film? Have you had a chance to use it yet, Robert?

I heard somewhere that the Ektar 100 is based on their cine films, which is likely why it was only released in 35mm format.

- Thomas[/quote]

I've shot two rolls so far, and I'm expecting to finish the other two rolls by Sunday. The shoot I will be doing on Sunday will be to compare Ektar 100 to Velvia 100. I should have an image or two ready by the middle of next week for the first two rolls I've shot.

I think you are right about the basis of the film; I heard it was based upon their "2 electron" technology.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

Bertilsson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:31:56 GMT

Any news on this film? Have you had a chance to use it yet, Robert?

I heard somewhere that the Ektar 100 is based on their cine films, which is likely why it was only released in 35mm format.

- Thomas

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:55:35 GMT

[quote][b]Derek Lofgreen (11/5/2008)[/b][hr]Dude, you live in Hawaii. The weather always corporates. ;)

D.[/quote]

Well, we are supposed to be in the rainy season. Although, it has been very dry this year (the state has been declared to be in a drought this year).

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

Derek Lofgreen — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:40:05 GMT

Dude, you live in Hawaii. The weather always corporates. ;)

D.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:39:15 GMT

[quote][b]Derek Lofgreen (11/5/2008)[/b][hr]Shoot something you would, or have already shot with Velvia. That way you have something to compare to. Not that it would be the same but some sort of baseline.

D.[/quote]

I'm planning on shooting a comparison between Ektar 100 and Velvia 100 this weekend, assuming the weather cooperates.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

Derek Lofgreen — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:38:08 GMT

Shoot something you would, or have already shot with Velvia. That way you have something to compare to. Not that it would be the same but some sort of baseline.

D.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:58:57 GMT

Well, I got my Ektar 100 yesterday, and I've got the F6 ready to shoot a few frames after work. Any suggestions on subjects?

BTW, for those who don't know, the top of the box says "World's Finest Grain". It isn't clear in the pictures.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

Derek Lofgreen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:43:16 GMT

Great! I will be ordering some too. I also noticed it's under $5 a roll. Not bad. I hope it turns out to be a good alternative to slides. I would love to wet print some stuff.

D.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:16:59 GMT

I just ordered 4 rolls from Freestyle. I should have it sometime next week. I'll figure out a good test for it, then post the results. I should have it done by the middle of November I think.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:14:47 GMT

[quote][b]RangerRick (10/8/2008)[/b][hr]Same with Pictureline in Salt Lake City.

http://www.pictureline.com [/quote]

Thanks Rick,

I wasn't aware of Pictureline. I checked out their site and put my email address down for them to notify me when it is in stock. I hope to be able to try some out when I get back from my upcoming trip.

Thanks for the heads up,

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

RangerRick — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:48:33 GMT

Same with Pictureline in Salt Lake City.

http://www.pictureline.com

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:03:43 GMT

Adorama has it in their on-line catalog now, for $4.49 a roll.

http://www.adorama.com/KKEK10036U.html

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:39:03 GMT

[quote][b]Derek Lofgreen (10/7/2008)[/b][hr]Just a little bump. Has anyone seen this film available anywhere yet? It is October.

D.[/quote]

Not yet. I checked B&H, Freestyle and Calumet a couple of days agon Calumet did have it in their listing, but no shipping date or price attached.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

Derek Lofgreen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:18:35 GMT

Just a little bump. Has anyone seen this film available anywhere yet? It is October.

D.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

Derek Lofgreen — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:26:03 GMT

Where did they get their hands on the stuff? I want some already, the aspens are turning!

D.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:32:50 GMT

I found a link to some images taken with the new film. It looks quite nice (although some of the scans aren't very good).

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/kodak/ektar_100

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

RangerRick — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:42:29 GMT

If anyone from Kodak is listening, this would be great in 120 and 4x5!

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:13:44 GMT

Here is the official press release:

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2709&pq-locale=en_US&gpcid=0900688a8098c760

"EKTAR 100 Film is the ideal choice for commercial photographers and advanced amateurs for applications such as nature, travel, fashion and product photography where the emphasis is often on color. The new film incorporates KODAK VISION Motion Picture Film Technology to achieve its unparalleled fine grain. It's perfect for photographers who prefer the ease of working with 35mm, and who look for extraordinary enlargement capability when scanning and printing."

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:12:34 GMT

[quote][b]RangerRick (9/11/2008)[/b][hr]Thanks, guys! I've been using Velvia and haven't ever used negative film- it would have some advantages in latitude and range. I'll have to give it a shot when Eftar is available.[/quote]

I'm going to try it myself, although I doubt it will take my business away from Velvia (I too am a Velvia shooter), mostly because I love Velvia and because this won't be available in 4x5.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

RangerRick — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:56:14 GMT

Thanks, guys! I've been using Velvia and haven't ever used negative film- it would have some advantages in latitude and range. I'll have to give it a shot when Eftar is available.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:51:42 GMT

[quote][b]RangerRick (9/11/2008)[/b][hr]Interesting product! For those of you who shoot color negative and then scan, how do you decide which frames to scan? A contact sheet might help, but I don't have ready access to anyone who provides that type of service. If you drop it off at the local "whatever-mart", and get the roll printed 4x6, are those prints a reasonable basis for choosing the best shots to scan? Or, with color negative, is it that exposure isn't all that critical, and just choose the best composition (with a decent print/exposure) and it will all work out with scanning and post-processing?
Thanks!
Rick[/quote]

Welcome to TraditionalPhotographer Rick.

You can certainly get 4x6 prints done quickly and easily, and as Derek suggests, you can have the roll scanned as well. Either would work fine for your purposes. I personally go the scanned/CD route so I don't have to keep track of 4x6 prints. My local processor doesn't do very good scans however, so I just have to guess which ones I think are worthwhile. A lot of people don't realize that films have become much more scan friendly over the past few years, so I would expect the results from a quick and dirty scan would be good enough to decide which ones to do a high resolution scan from.

I'll be looking to get a couple of rolls of this, once it comes out for a trial. It doesn't look like it will be produced in any form factor over 35mm however, so I don't image it will be a volume seller for Kodak.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

Derek Lofgreen — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:57:43 GMT

Sweeeeet! This is great news. I have been wanting a color neg film like this for a long time. This will give me the option to finally print wet prints that may come close to cibachromes (maybe). Or if I want to use the hybrid work flow I can do that too. Way to go Kodak.

Rick, I just have the photomat dev and burn a disk of the images. Then I can look at them on my computer and decide which ones I will scan hi res.

D.

RE: Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

RangerRick — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:08:52 GMT

Interesting product! For those of you who shoot color negative and then scan, how do you decide which frames to scan? A contact sheet might help, but I don't have ready access to anyone who provides that type of service. If you drop it off at the local "whatever-mart", and get the roll printed 4x6, are those prints a reasonable basis for choosing the best shots to scan? Or, with color negative, is it that exposure isn't all that critical, and just choose the best composition (with a decent print/exposure) and it will all work out with scanning and post-processing?
Thanks!
Rick

Kodak Releases KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

roteague — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:31:38 GMT

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/ektar/ektarIndex.jhtml?id=0.2.26.14.5.14&lc=en

"The World's Finest Grain Color Negative Film!

Ultra-vivid color

Exceptional sharpness

Extraordinary enlargement capability
Featuring ISO 100 speed, high saturation and ultra-vivid color, EKTAR 100 offers the finest, smoothest grain of any color negative film available today.

Ideal for scanning, and offers extraordinary enlargement capability from a 35mm negative. A perfect choice for commercial photographers and advanced amateurs."

Seems to only be available in 35mm:

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/e4046/e4046.pdf

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/ektar/qAndA.jhtml?id=0.2.26.14.5.14.14&lc=en

It looks like it will be available sometime starting in October. I'll have to get a couple of rolls to try.