It's a shame we cannot convert Ektar into a transparency

George Mann · Nov 2, 2020

Because it is the only currently available film with a similar look and feel to Kodachrome.

Discuss.

AgX · Nov 2, 2020

As you already made up your mind, what then is to discuss here?

BrianShaw · Nov 2, 2020

Can’t you just flip the negative and look through the back side to see a positive?

George Mann · Nov 2, 2020

AgX said:
As you already made up your mind, what then is to discuss here?

I haven't made up my mind one way or the other. Just don't see it as technically feasible with the processes and materials currently available.

But you may be in a better position to know about these things?.

George Mann · Nov 2, 2020

BrianShaw said:
Can’t you just flip the negative and look through the back side to see a positive?

I wish.

cjbecker · Nov 2, 2020

Shoot E100, Shoot a lot of it, and be happy!!!!

laingsoft · Nov 2, 2020

Cross processed ektar looks and feels a lot like old kodachrome.

George Mann · Nov 2, 2020

cjbecker said:
Shoot E100, Shoot a lot of it, and be happy!!!!

I already got it covered.

pentaxuser · Nov 2, 2020

Well George you certainly have given us a lot of food for thought in the last few days with these type of threads.

pentaxuser

George Mann · Nov 2, 2020

pentaxuser said:
Well George you certainly have given us a lot of food for thought in the last few days with these type of threads.

pentaxuser

It's what I do best.

Alan Edward Klein · Nov 2, 2020

Since you're going to lose the stops, you might as well go big and shoot Velvia 50.
https://www.flickr.com/search/?sort...1&tags=velvia&user_id=55760757@N05&view_all=1

Sirius Glass · Nov 2, 2020

Another tempest in a crackpot. ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

BrianShaw · Nov 2, 2020

How about this:

https://www.ebay.com/c/1264814532

Colin Corneau · Nov 2, 2020

Funny, but I think Portra 400 is the film that is uncannily like Kodachrome.

Ektar is great stuff, but it's too saturated and too grainless to pass for Special K.

Also -- Ektar in positive form is basically the new Ektachrome. Discuss.

George Mann · Nov 2, 2020

Colin Corneau said:
Funny, but I think Portra 400 is the film that is uncannily like Kodachrome.

Ektar is great stuff, but it's too saturated and too grainless to pass for Special K.

Also -- Ektar in positive form is basically the new Ektachrome. Discuss.

Nuts!

George Mann · Nov 2, 2020

Alan Edward Klein said:
Since you're going to lose the stops, you might as well go big and shoot Velvia 50.
https://www.flickr.com/search/?sort=date-taken-desc&safe_search=1&tags=velvia&user_id=55760757@N05&view_all=1

I shot the original Velvia and thought it was OK, but the current stuff just doesn't do it for me.

One film I wish they would bring back is Sensia.

Those are great shots by the way. What are you using for filters?

perkeleellinen · Nov 3, 2020

laingsoft said:
Cross processed ektar looks and feels a lot like old kodachrome.

Ooh - say more!

Helge · Nov 3, 2020

George Mann said:
Because it is the only currently available film with a similar look and feel to Kodachrome.

Discuss.

Really‽
Ektar doesn't have the red-brownish tint of Kodachrome and it's resolution is far better.
Find some dupe film and do a contact print with Ektar. There is your Ektar slide. ;-)
Or just use Ektachrome. It's a truly fantastic film. I love it!

grainyvision · Nov 5, 2020

I've processed some Ektar as C-41 reversal. Still has the orange mask, but it is a weirdly high contrast and high saturation look.

BrianShaw · Nov 5, 2020

Wow... that’s very oddly attractive!

Helge · Nov 5, 2020

earlz said:
I've processed some Ektar as C-41 reversal. Still has the orange mask, but it is a weirdly high contrast and high saturation look. View attachment 258701

Looks like the dynamic range is way down.
But nice job! How is the Dmax?
Could you compensate by shooting through a cyan filter?

Alan Edward Klein · Nov 5, 2020

George Mann said:
I shot the original Velvia and thought it was OK, but the current stuff just doesn't do it for me.

One film I wish they would bring back is Sensia.

Those are great shots by the way. What are you using for filters?

Thanks. Once in awhile, but rarely, a polarizer or a grad. That's about it.

grainyvision · Nov 6, 2020

Helge said:
Looks like the dynamic range is way down.
But nice job! How is the Dmax?
Could you compensate by shooting through a cyan filter?

It's definitely not something you can put in a projector, if that's what you're asking. It's hard to exactly capture what the film looked like, and my DSLR scanning skills back then were honestly subpar, but this is my best approximation from the raw scan I have: https://i.imgur.com/Lk8ZyUs.jpg

edit: Also the uneven exposure and vignetting is because this was with a LC-A+ 120... a frankly terrible camera for anything reversal

removed account4 · Nov 6, 2020

George:
Have you considered making your own kodachromes ? its basically shooting color separation negatives and using a RGB combination that boosts your cyan layer.. and the best thing about it is .. well, you don't need some expired film and somebody in Australia charging 150$/roll to process it

Colin Corneau said:
Funny, but I think Portra 400 is the film that is uncannily like Kodachrome.

Ektar is great stuff, but it's too saturated and too grainless to pass for Special K.

Also -- Ektar in positive form is basically the new Ektachrome. Discuss.

halfaman · Nov 8, 2020

I have shot Ektar and seen Kodachromes.... I don't see any similarities between both films except they capture color information, even Ektar tries to give some of the slide feeling (saturation and sharpness).

Could be sometimes in very specific situations but as a general rule they are not equivalent at all for me.

It's a shame we cannot convert Ektar into a transparency

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