Inspiration for Kodak Ektar 25 uses

[fabulousrice]

I recently found some Ektar 25 rolls, and I am excited to try them.

I wish they were still making films in a ISO that digital cameras don't do, and that is supposed to yield exceptional image quality.

However, I wonder if I should see this as a photographic project of its own, and decide how I will use it based on the (possible) performance of the film (based on how it was preserved - which will be the surprise obviously - but out of the 5-7 rolls I got I am expecting some will come out usable).

Since the number of these films is very limited, I am wondering if there are scenes or compositions that would take maximum advantage of the low iso.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and there is now a lot of sun during the day, but I wonder if I should try and take photos that are ripe with details and scan at a high DPI or try street photography, double exposures, or other.

One of the ideas that keeps coming back to me is shooting urban landscapes of San Francisco and maybe using a 500mm zoom lens to try and capture unaccessible details or interesting details.

Ideas on how to make the best use of this film are welcome

 

[MattKing]

The current Ektar 100 probably does all those "fine grain" things as well or better than the old Ektar 25.
And as I understand it, one of the reasons that they stopped producing Ektar 25 was that its keeping properties were quite poor, so you may be disappointed with how well your rolls have held up.
For me, a 25 ISO film doesn't seem to be that special, but that no doubt comes at least partly from the fact that I was using Kodachrome 25 and Kodachrome 64 for much of my early photography.
I'll wish you well though in your experiments.

 

[jp498]

I used some last year in the Nevada desert, and it was awesome. Otherwise, I've used it in the Maine summer. Thin depth of field because you need a wide aperture for slow film, rich color. I thought it was easier to use than the current Ektar 100. I wish they still made it.
Mine had some minor base fog, but nothing I couldn't scan easily.