As a follow up to this thread, I just scanned the 120 roll of Ektar I had tested in June.
Ektar 100'S performance for daytime landscapes has blown me away. I am able to produce better results than what I was achieving with chrome films. The grain is superior, especially for medium format users. Large scans are grainless.
For astrophotography the film is certainly usable. It has o.k red response and records stars well. It has a cyan cast, but this can be managed in Photoshop.
Here is the one test shot from early June. Please excuse the tree in the lower left, I wasn't going to wait for Cygnus to rise higher for just a test, but now I wish I had. When exposed and handled properly in post processing, the film can perform well.
Pentax 67 with 105mm f/2.4 @ f/3.4
Kodak Ektar 100 processed normally
30 minute exposure
Ektar 100'S performance for daytime landscapes has blown me away. I am able to produce better results than what I was achieving with chrome films. The grain is superior, especially for medium format users. Large scans are grainless.
For astrophotography the film is certainly usable. It has o.k red response and records stars well. It has a cyan cast, but this can be managed in Photoshop.
Here is the one test shot from early June. Please excuse the tree in the lower left, I wasn't going to wait for Cygnus to rise higher for just a test, but now I wish I had. When exposed and handled properly in post processing, the film can perform well.
Pentax 67 with 105mm f/2.4 @ f/3.4
Kodak Ektar 100 processed normally
30 minute exposure
