Kodacolor 100. New

Why is there no data sheets available is what I'd like to know. Kodak has not released a data sheet for ColorPlus to my knowledge in many years of that film's availability. There might be a bit less guesswork required if Kodak was a bit more transparent about these products.

braxus said:

Im leaning towards Lomo 100 which is basically Kodacolor VR 100 which by name later became VR Plus.

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Kodacolor VR Plus was a definite improvement over Kodacolor VR, not just in name only. Kodacolor VR, while having improvements in grain and sharpness that were developed for the Disc film emulsions, still was lacking the color and the “3D” effect that Fuji unleashed with their HR series Fujicolors. Those films were game-changers and ushered in the bright saturation that we see in consumer color print films today. Kodak had to play a bit of catch up, which it did with VR Plus, considered to be the first iteration of Gold. Lomo 100 cannot be VR, but has to be VR Plus or some variation there of. It is too saturated to be VR. I used a lot of all of the stuff back in the day.

It is always important to remember that even if a current emulsion is based on an historical iteration of any film, it has had to be re-engineered, due to the substantial changes in the marketplace respecting the availability, price and environmental impact of constituent components.

Plus any necessary re-design if the substrate has been changed from acetate to Estar (polyester).

flavio81 said:

There are people who swear by ProImage 100, but I remember when it was introduced, LONG time ago, at least 22 years ago. It was a cheaper, budget pro film that AFAIK was sold only in latin america and such markets.

It was grainier than other 100-speed films, but could render skin tones correctly, intended (as per the brochures) for wedding photography.

I never liked it, but on other sites there are people raving about it... go figure.



Well, Lomography Lady Gray 400 used to be repackaged Tmax 400! Believe it or not, it was the fantastic TMY.
But I think Kodak didn't do the repackaging.

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I have a half dozen rolls or so of ProImage 100 I bought new a few years ago. I was not impressed with the stuff. Maybe others like it but it didn't click with me, if anyone wants to trade for it I'm game.

BrianShaw said:

Why is there no data sheets available is what I'd like to know. Kodak has not released a data sheet for ColorPlus to my knowledge in many years of that film's availability. There might be a bit less guesswork required if Kodak was a bit more transparent about these products.

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Could be because this is amateur film. Or maybe just slow on the drawer.

braxus said:

Video is live now. Picture samples are in the last 7 minutes of the video.

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Kodacolor 100 seems very bland. The pumpkins had the juice squeezed out of them. The other ProImage 100 shots are more saturated. Thanks for your research. Did I miss Kodacolor 200?