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Maybe I’m easily pleased, or generally overly positive. Maybe I’ve been drawn to shooting mainly good films as they get talked about more and so have subconsciously grabbed my attention.
Kodak Ektar 100 Film Tutorial | Wendy Laurel How To Shoot Kodak Ektar 100 Film Tutorial | Wendy Laurel
Of the portrait work I've done with Ektar most of it has been done with caucasian skin tones. Under natural light, such as shade or window light, skin remains pleasantly warm. Notatably, oranges and blues stand out the most. Be warned, it isn't that difficult to have the oranges shift into reds from changing light or over aggressive post processing. Even with that I overall enjoy the general spirited and fiery look Ektar can give to a portrait shoot. It’s certainly more saturated than the Portra 400 I shot, and less saturated and better with skin tones than the Ektar 100. Greens and reds are strong, yet it’s good for shooting people with, and the ISO 100 rating means you can expect lower levels of grain too. If you found this Kodak Ektar 100 review useful, why not take a look at these other fantastic films too:I like landscape photography and I have a question: can we always use a polarized filter with all simulations? Kodak Ektar is an ISO 100 colour negative film that, as you might expect following that claim about its grain, sits firmly in the company’s Professional range.
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Indeed, this is a fine film for silky-smooth, detailed images to be printed big or cropped tightly. Kodak Ektar is a daylight balanced colour negative film that’s available in 35mm, 120, and sheet formats, in ISO 100 only. It’s developed using the common C-41 process.I am very proud of this work, it’s taken me a few visits to choose the right weather for these and hopefully, you will enjoy the results. As a resident of this small city I’m proud to show you Lincoln with a tint of modernism. If you know how to use this film well, it will create lovely results. This premium emulsion is designed to develop sharp, virtually grainless images with lots of contrast and saturation . By doing this, I was able to make sure the shadows were properly exposed while being confident that Kodak Ektar 100 could handle the overexposed highlights in the sky. I’ve tried to use three photographs below that demonstrate the claims Kodak explicitly makes of Ektar. Of the vivid colours, exceptional sharpness, and world’s finest grain. And also one they imply by not including portraits in that list of recommended uses for the film. I think that covers all I want to say about street photography with Pro Image 100. To sum up, it has fine image quality, it pushes you to shoot in good light which will help you get even better results, and it’s inexpensive compared to some other Kodak films.
Kodak Ektar 100 Professional ISO 100, 35mm, 36 Exposures
The modern Kodak Ektar 100 is a color negative film introduced in 2008 as a successor to the original Ektar. Like that older film, current Kodak Ektar is specialized for applications in which ultra-fine grain and high color saturation are desirable traits. 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. I used to push process Fuji Press 400 all the time when I worked for newspapers in Connecticut — it helped to do our own C-41 developing. It increases grain, but that was never really an issue, especially if the extra stop or two made up for slow shutter speeds.Film photographer Sara Brunacci shares her 120 film photos of Slovenia (Ljubljana & Idrija) taken using the Lomo Lubitel 166 Universal and a roll of expired Earl Grey B&W 120 ISO 100 during a recent visit. 8 Share Tweet I can always count on Ektar for its fine grain and beautiful pops of color. This makes it an ideal film landscapes, architecture, and anything outside on a bright sunny day. Contrast and sharpness were both good too and offered nothing to complain about, but the overall results are still half a level below those from Portra or Ektar, I think. When Kodak first launched into development of Ektar, the brand set out to create a film that would turn any scene into a vivid feast of color and clarity in the same way that their earlier slide films had done. Happily, they succeeded. Load a roll of Ektar, set your camera’s ISO to box speed (100) and shoot. Without much fuss you’ll be making images you’re proud of. It performs best when shot at the box speed of ISO 100 and does perform slightly better overexposed than underexposed. The images that are underexposed tend to render muddy colors and overexposed images tend to look slightly washed out.
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Finally, there’s a table outlining the technology used in the production of Ektar 100 and the benefits it brings to us, the people who shoot it. I’m far more concerned with the latter, but here’s a selection of the former:
Where to start with this film. First of all it’s very sharp. It looks great in all sizes ranging from 35mm to 4x5 large format. It’s tons are buttery smooth and colors look fantastic. The biggest issue I’ve seen with Ektar is the accuracy of the colors, but it’s not enough to be a significant issue in most cases. It only comes in the speed of 100, so low light shooting isn’t the best situation for this film. I generally prefer Ektar in the studio, where it can be on a tripod capturing all that beautiful detail and color. If you don’t think there’s enough light to fully expose your ISO 100 film, Ektar is better to be left at home. Or pushed in development. But that’s probably not going to happen, so there’s no point wishing for things we don’t have when we can appreciate what we do. And now it’s officially available worldwide, far more of us have Kodak Pro Image 100.