E100GX

[dxphoto]

Hi I have got a few rolls of E100GX and am wondering how should I use it. I know it intends to be warmer.... any comments on this film? Thanks.

 

[Mike Wilde]

it's nothing big to me

I have about a dozen rolls in the freezer slated for this summer's vacation. It bills itself as an extra fine grained basic 100iso ektachome, as far as the box label goes. I also have some 100VS that is warm and saturated. I am waiting for a wild flowers or spashy summer fashion shoot to turn it loose.

 

[MattKing]

Hi I have got a few rolls of E100GX and am wondering how should I use it. I know it intends to be warmer.... any comments on this film? Thanks.

Here is an example from my APUG gallery. I find it very good for saturated subjects with warm tones.

Matt

 

[PVia]

I've shot a few rolls on my RZ67, but I wouldn't say that I find it particularly warmer in a very noticeable way...very, very subtle at least to my eyes.

 

[PhotoJim]

I have about a dozen rolls in the freezer slated for this summer's vacation. It bills itself as an extra fine grained basic 100iso ektachome, as far as the box label goes. I also have some 100VS that is warm and saturated. I am waiting for a wild flowers or spashy summer fashion shoot to turn it loose.

The 100VS is quite grainy, but I really enjoy its colour saturation. It was, for a time, my favourite E6 film and I still shoot it on occasion because to my eye, it's got its own very nice colour palette.

The GX sounds interesting though. Perhaps I should give some a try.

 

[sepiareverb]

The GX is a little less contrasty than the VS, and does not push as well.

 

[Nigel]

Hi I have got a few rolls of E100GX and am wondering how should I use it. I know it intends to be warmer.... any comments on this film? Thanks.

I tried a head to head comparison with Provia 100F. I found the Provia to be sharper and cooler. Although I liked the warmth of the E100GX, my preferencew falls in favor of the Provia.

So, how should you use it? If it were me, it would be used to trade for Provia

 

[jd callow]

I'd consider:

• Anywhere you'd use a moderately saturated film w/ a slight warming filter
• product shots
• fashion (the kind where the models don't look deathly green or cyan), glam shots or any people shots under strobes especially where the strobe temp might run a little cool
• Early morning or evening when the sun is low and the shadows are open
• winter months in northern latitudes
• high elevations
• most anything shot with on camera flash
• any 4 or 5 stop setting w/ a 40 magenta filter and souped in c41 juices

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

I tried the E100G and the E100GX, and I have to say the difference is subtle, but it's a tad more visible on skin tones. E100G can give you pasty white skins under certain lighting, and GX warms them up.

 

[Derek Lofgreen]

I really like it. Very smooth and the color is almost true to life, just a tad warmer. Not much though. http://www.lofgreenimages.com/NewPortfolioThings.html the acura was shot with it.

Hope it helps.

D.

 

[PVia]

I found Provia (4x5 sheet film) to be terribly blue even in the bright sunlight of Hawaii. The images I ended up with were still terrific but it took much color correction in the final print.

I didn't have that experience when shooting 100VS, which I prefer.