Kodak Reintroduces Ektachrome.

[RPC]

Could I trouble you for a link to one of those replies? I'm curious to hear your perspective on this.

In short, slide films have high contrast to look good when projected. High contrast automatically translates into lower dynamic range when an image is recorded. Negative films can be made with low contrast, since they are not viewed directly, meaning higher dynamic range is possible.

 

[NJH]

OTOH some testers such as here:
https://www.onlandscape.co.uk/2011/06/colour-film-comparison-pt-3/
....found that E100G gave fantastically clean shadows if one was inclined to scan it and try to recover the shadows (greens look fantastic in that test as well, another trait people have talked about). Of course this is bending what the slide shows by playing with it in another medium but it is something some people will definitely do. Its also something one notices when comparing scanned Velvia to Provia 100f. Despite the claims for one film having much more dynamic range than the other I find that when I project mine I see both of those films as pretty high contrast really.

 

[cmacd123]

In the past Kodak have shown (so as all other manufacturers did) - with each new "improved" emulsion the quality of the new films came higher and higher.

THE last Kodak E6 films (2012) we remember represented the technology state of the art in 2002/2003.
So we definitivly can expect 2018 a higher and better characteristic in regard of smaler grain, long life stability and reciprocity !!!
This in comparison to last Ektachrome AND in comparison to remaining Fuji E6 films.

but remember that in that time period, Kodak and Fuji were inb an all out drag-em-down war, in motion Picture film if no where else.

the Vision series had a new generation about every 18 months, arriving at Vision 3. Fuji was also more quietly bumping their versions higher. Any tricks that were learned in that fight where applied where possible on the other lines. no doubt the Colour negative still films also had effort applied to them to try to stay ahead.

I doubt if as many resources are available these days to ramp up the technology.

I did note that the new super 8 is shown as a different number than the 7285 that was assigned to the old super 8, so there may be some substantive changes

 

[dutchsteammachine]

Kodak has released a new video, showing more video and photos of engineers, the factory, coating and... film! Inside the video it is stated that Ektachrome will first be released in 8 and 16mm video stocks and 35mm still.

 

[BAC1967]

I'm counting on Wittner Cinitec to perforate a bunch of that 16mm into Double 8mm.

 

[Hatchetman]

Looking good. I will be eager to try it.

 

[BrianShaw]

Kodak has released a new video, showing more video and photos of engineers, the factory, coating and... film! Inside the video it is stated that Ektachrome will first be released in 8 and 16mm video stocks and 35mm still.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Very interesting. Very promising.

 

[Photo Engineer]

I got a warning from my virus checker that there is a cross site reference here that is forbidden. One of you guys should check your sources.

PE

 

[BrianShaw]

I got a warning from my virus checker that there is a cross site reference here that is forbidden. One of you guys should check your sources.

PE

I watched it on my phone. Had no problem. I’ve had a back ache ever since but doubt that my back is related to your potential virus.

 

[trendland]

but remember that in that time period, Kodak and Fuji were inb an all out drag-em-down war, in motion Picture film if no where else.

the Vision series had a new generation about every 18 months, arriving at Vision 3. Fuji was also more quietly bumping their versions higher. Any tricks that were learned in that fight where applied where possible on the other lines. no doubt the Colour negative still films also had effort applied to them to try to stay ahead.

I doubt if as many resources are available these days to ramp up the technology.

I did note that the new super 8 is shown as a different number than the 7285 that was assigned to the old super 8, so there may be some substantive changes

This all might be right - by the time - have you ever heard about Fuji Cine Film ? I can't remember. I just look back to an Agfa official who desperately tryed to esteblish a demand to Agfa Cine Film (90th) he made maximum offers to give it away for less.
He was a real unlucky guy.
And I remember Fuji stopped Cine Film years ago.
I mean this stuff here :

wich regards

 

[trendland]

I got a warning from my virus checker that there is a cross site reference here that is forbidden. One of you guys should check your sources.

PE

My phone indicates such issue also. But it can't be me - because I reset my phone two times a week from unidentyfied datas in memory space caused from the net.
with regards

 

[trendland]

the Vision series had a new generation about every 18 months, arriving at Vision 3.

I can't say if you are correct ?
I got information brochures from Kodak to Vision II at about 1994 ? I am not so familiar with Vision(I) but there was no need to name it VisionI to this time.
Vision III came later but this all within 4,5 years ( 3 x 18 month) ? But I realy can't say for sure.
Perhaps you refered to improvements to
250D/50D/500T A.s.o. - this might be right. But there have been several years
5 - 8 years between the advance to next gerneration of Vision ?
But I can't realy remember 100%.

with regards

 

[keenmaster486]

I get no virus notifications on this page, but then again I have no antivirus software on either my phone or my computer.

 

[trendland]

I get no virus notifications on this page, but then again I have no antivirus software on either my phone or my computer.

To have no antivirus software is sometimes a good decision.
Better than to have such russian antivirus software
wich itself is contamined with some
dozent of trojans.
with regards

 

[keenmaster486]

I run Linux. No need for antivirus there.

 

[cmacd123]

This all might be right - by the time - have you ever heard about Fuji Cine Film ? I can't remember. I just look back to an Agfa official who desperately tryed to esteblish a demand to Agfa Cine Film (90th) he made maximum offers to give it away for less.
He was a real unlucky guy.
And I remember Fuji stopped Cine Film years ago.
I mean this stuff here :
wich regards

Yep ETERNA and friends, also a very nice looking stock.

The AGFA had a look very simalar to the Agfa still films. I was looking at a video of "do they know it's christmas, and thought to myself, that looks like AGFA, and sure enough Agfa was one of the folks credited in the end credits as providing supplies to do the video. video is here, but the credits are missing:

 

[Cholentpot]

This all might be right - by the time - have you ever heard about Fuji Cine Film ? I can't remember. I just look back to an Agfa official who desperately tryed to esteblish a demand to Agfa Cine Film (90th) he made maximum offers to give it away for less.
He was a real unlucky guy.
And I remember Fuji stopped Cine Film years ago.
I mean this stuff here :
View attachment 193784

wich regards

I've got some 250D rolled into cassettes in my freezer. The stuff looks pretty good when shot as stills.

 

[MattKing]

I run Linux. No need for antivirus there.

Good luck with that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware

 

[Europan]

Knowledge is power. The advance of the American fine mechanics, well presentable using the example of the Bell & Howell Co., got destroyed within a few years. Their all-metal cameras and projectors, successful for more than 40 years, were changed to conglomerates of wrought aluminum, plastic, and electronics, blown up in an ugly manner with large shiny surfaces, and made service unfriendly. Eastman-Kodak managed to wipe out two core products of their film business, Kodachrome and Ektachrome. Kodachrome was the product of EKC. Kodachrome was the base of Super-8, a billion dollar business itself. What knuckleheads must have ruled in Rochester that that could happen? Everything the company has told about the K-14 process being too complicated, about the machines being old and worn are lies. There is no other word for it, lies. I sincerely hope the bullshit telling finally ends, yet, Kodak is still telling porkies about an announced Super-8 camera and art. What the film has a plastic camera not even having a simple sight to do with art? Appears that the art is to pull $ 2,800 out of our pockets. I shall not buy such a camera and herewith declare that I shall never lay a finger on one for repairs. I hate the throw-away mentality. Jeff Clarke, if you read this, think things over. I know you have an open mind.

 

[Sarath]

This all might be right - by the time - have you ever heard about Fuji Cine Film ? I can't remember. I just look back to an Agfa official who desperately tryed to esteblish a demand to Agfa Cine Film (90th) he made maximum offers to give it away for less.
He was a real unlucky guy.
And I remember Fuji stopped Cine Film years ago.
I mean this stuff here :
View attachment 193784

wich regards

Where can I find this film?

 

[Wayne]

Good luck with that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware

Just about everyone running Linux IS having good luck with that. Are you suggesting the risk is greater than is being experienced by actual users? The article doesn't even suggest that. It says "The following is a partial list of known Linux malware. However, few if any are in the wild, and most have been rendered obsolete by Linux updates or were never a threat."

 

[Photo Engineer]

Knowledge is power. The advance of the American fine mechanics, well presentable using the example of the Bell & Howell Co., got destroyed within a few years. Their all-metal cameras and projectors, successful for more than 40 years, were changed to conglomerates of wrought aluminum, plastic, and electronics, blown up in an ugly manner with large shiny surfaces, and made service unfriendly. Eastman-Kodak managed to wipe out two core products of their film business, Kodachrome and Ektachrome. Kodachrome was the product of EKC. Kodachrome was the base of Super-8, a billion dollar business itself. What knuckleheads must have ruled in Rochester that that could happen? Everything the company has told about the K-14 process being too complicated, about the machines being old and worn are lies. There is no other word for it, lies. I sincerely hope the bullshit telling finally ends, yet, Kodak is still telling porkies about an announced Super-8 camera and art. What the film has a plastic camera not even having a simple sight to do with art? Appears that the art is to pull $ 2,800 out of our pockets. I shall not buy such a camera and herewith declare that I shall never lay a finger on one for repairs. I hate the throw-away mentality. Jeff Clarke, if you read this, think things over. I know you have an open mind.

Your comments about Kodachrome are totally incorrect.

PE

 

[Prest_400]

A few days ago I watched a video of a tour of a Minuteman missile silo control center, and there was a moment where the guide mentions "These are the computers that control the missiles, your phone has got much more power than them but these remain unhackable as most of their language has been forgotten".
Knowledge vanishes rather fast and without being very noticeable. PE mentioned many examples, from NASA tapes to EK product specifics.

Let's see how far Ektachrome is from general release. I have to get through my few rolls of E6, that are taking too long because I am seeking other subjects more "adequate for it".

 

[Sirius Glass]

Knowledge is power. The advance of the American fine mechanics, well presentable using the example of the Bell & Howell Co., got destroyed within a few years. Their all-metal cameras and projectors, successful for more than 40 years, were changed to conglomerates of wrought aluminum, plastic, and electronics, blown up in an ugly manner with large shiny surfaces, and made service unfriendly. Eastman-Kodak managed to wipe out two core products of their film business, Kodachrome and Ektachrome. Kodachrome was the product of EKC. Kodachrome was the base of Super-8, a billion dollar business itself. What knuckleheads must have ruled in Rochester that that could happen? Everything the company has told about the K-14 process being too complicated, about the machines being old and worn are lies. There is no other word for it, lies. I sincerely hope the bullshit telling finally ends, yet, Kodak is still telling porkies about an announced Super-8 camera and art. What the film has a plastic camera not even having a simple sight to do with art? Appears that the art is to pull $ 2,800 out of our pockets. I shall not buy such a camera and herewith declare that I shall never lay a finger on one for repairs. I hate the throw-away mentality. Jeff Clarke, if you read this, think things over. I know you have an open mind.

Since there is not one scintilla of fact that can be found on the internet nor anywhere in the real world in this post, I can only image that it was based on what you ate for breakfast. Whatever that breakfast was, please stop eating those things before they cause you to have a heart attack or stroke.

You also must have missed that I shot Super 8 with Ektachrome for a decade.

 

[trendland]

Where can I find this film?

Alibaba listed it in china. But the minimum you have to order is 200 x ?
To me it seams to be just the empty metal cassettes to 35mm film......

with regards

PS : Fuji discontinued all motion picture films inkluding Eterna - series 2003/2003.