KODAK E100G 120 Format BACK IN STOCK AT B&H

[Halka]

I wonder why they didn't restock Kodachrome on the 1st of April

 

[StoneNYC]

I wonder why they didn't restock Kodachrome on the 1st of April

I was hoping the Fuji 20% price increase due April 1 was also a joke


~Stone

Mamiya: 7 II, RZ67 Pro II / Canon: 1V, AE-1, 5DmkII / Kodak: No 1 Pocket Autographic, No 1A Pocket Autographic | Sent w/ iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Roger Cole]

I love E100G, but I pretty much only shoot E6 in 35mm, for projection. I might buy some of this anyway. I bought 10 rolls of 35mm when the news of its cancellation hit, then I shot that up and bought ten more fresh dated when I saw it available. My all time favorite slide film was Astia but when it went away I moved to E100G. E100G definitely has a Kodak-not-Fuji palette but is closer to Astia than to Provia in saturation and contrast. It's a great film.

 

[GarageBoy]

VS was so nice
I regret only buying 3 rolls (2 left), but man, the film and summer days were made for each other

 

[Roger Cole]

VS was so nice
I regret only buying 3 rolls (2 left), but man, the film and summer days were made for each other

Do you mean VC?

 

[Athiril]

E100VS he means.

 

[Roger Cole]

Eh, you're right. I had shot it but was thinking VC - that's the negative films, the older Portra VCs. Why they called the saturated neg films VC and the slide ones VS only Kodak marketing knows (it may be the only thing they knew.)

 

[Athiril]

Eh, you're right. I had shot it but was thinking VC - that's the negative films, the older Portra VCs. Why they called the saturated neg films VC and the slide ones VS only Kodak marketing knows (it may be the only thing they knew.)

Vivid Saturation vs Vivid Contrast iirc.

 

[Roger Cole]

I thought it was "Very Saturated" and "Vivid Color" but either way, they're both gone though the current Portras are superb films somewhere between the old NC and VC.

 

[MattKing]

VS: Vivid Saturated Colour
NC: Natural Colour
VC: Vivid Colour

 

[henbo]

Thanks a lot for the information about this. I have now placed my order and will be waiting for this to arrive with big excitement.

 

[henbo]

Today these six boxes of Kodak Ektachrome 100G arrived. I can't wait until the weather will get better and I can go out shooting. As I don't have a camera for the 120 format I plan to shoot them loaded into my Sinar Vario holder set to 6x12 cm. Next big question is how to get room for these in the freezer....

Some technical info: It's specified that the storage temperature should be below 13 degree Celsius. Expiry date is May 2014. Furthermore the big box is marked "Rotate Stock" - I still trying to figure out the reason for that?

 

[Sal Santamaura]

...the big box is marked "Rotate Stock" - I still trying to figure out the reason for that?

It's a reminder to retailers that they should put new stock at the back of the shelf and sell/ship from the front. Lazily placing new stock at the front and then selling from the same place would result in film at the back sitting for a long time, possibly reaching/passing its expiration date.

Just like food items at the grocery store. And the stock clerks there need this constant reminder too.

 

[Andre Noble]

henbo, is that SIX boxes (6x20x5 rolls = 600 rolls) or six boxes (6x5 rolls = 30)?

 

[StoneNYC]

It's a reminder to retailers that they should put new stock at the back of the shelf and sell/ship from the front. Lazily placing new stock at the front and then selling from the same place would result in film at the back sitting for a long time, possibly reaching/passing its expiration date.

Just like food items at the grocery store. And the stock clerks there need this constant reminder too.

This is referred to as "first in - first out" which is the proper way to stick, rather than "first in - last out" which results in expiry issues


~Stone

Mamiya: 7 II, RZ67 Pro II / Canon: 1V, AE-1, 5DmkII / Kodak: No 1 Pocket Autographic, No 1A Pocket Autographic | Sent w/ iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[henbo]

It's a reminder to retailers that they should put new stock at the back of the shelf and sell/ship from the front.

Off course! I guess I'm a bit slow, as I thought it meant rotate the box itself...:confused:

 

[henbo]

henbo, is that SIX boxes (6x20x5 rolls = 600 rolls) or six boxes (6x5 rolls = 30)?

Andre, I know this was a bit misleading, but it's 5 boxes of 5 rolls, plus a single box with 20 boxes of 5 rolls, so in total six boxes..... (and 125 rolls in total).
I most of the time buy at least 50 rolls at a time to reduce the shipping cost per roll. I have been looking for a 120 slide film for quite a while, so when I noticed that the Kodak E100G was available again it was an easy decision as I liked Kodak E6 range very much in the past.

 

[Photo Engineer]

You know, with the way the market is going, Fuji may leave E6 production behind them as well, so just in case, you should get some E6 chemistry.

PE

 

[henbo]

My plan is to start develop E6 myself, but I hope that Fuji (and Agfa) will continue to produce E6 films for decades, so that chemistry also will be available many years from now. But I'm afraid it is not going to be the case. So your advice is definitely worth considering. Thanks for your advice.

 

[tnabbott]

My plan is to start develop E6 myself, but I hope that Fuji (and Agfa) will continue to produce E6 films for decades, so that chemistry also will be available many years from now. But I'm afraid it is not going to be the case. So your advice is definitely worth considering. Thanks for your advice.

Does Agfa still produce E6 film?

 

[Roger Cole]

Does Agfa still produce E6 film?

Not as Agfa. There's the stuff sold as Rollei Digibase CR200, and multiple threads on here about it. Some find it very yellow, apparently some versions aren't. The film sold as Agfa Precisa is made by Fuji and apparently an amateur version of Provia 100.

 

[LJSLATER]

Not to reopen a can of worms, but Digibase CR200 is not a viable option unless you want an unpredictable "alternative" look. The more I've used it, the more I've noticed variations in the heaviness of the color cast and the effective ASA. It's grossly misrepresented by the vendors that sell it. I happen to love it though, and I'll continue to use it as long as it's around.

 

[tnabbott]

"Not as Agfa" means "no."

 

[Roger Cole]

"Not as Agfa" means "no."

Well what I mean is, you CAN buy film that says "Agfa" on the box. It's not made by Agfa though; it's made by Fuji. And you can apparently buy slide film made by Agfa but sold as Rollei with all kinds of weird and different reports about what it is and how it works. Whatever it is, it isn't the old Agfa film.