Photokina News: Kodak Prof. Ektar 100 Film

[eddym]

It will be better to see it FLYING OFF the shelf!!!

 

[EdSawyer]

HELL YES!

This is the best news out of kodak since the original Ektar films were discontinued. I will definitely be buying bricks of this for sure. Fortunately I've been able to source 2-3 bricks of Ektar/RG 25 anyway so have never had to go without, but still - this is terrific news. I have faith in Kodak again!

-Ed

 

[Venchka]

I know what I want

I assure you that the EK engineers are not sitting on their thumbs, and they know what you want. That includes the sales reps as well that know what the market wants!

PE

This segment of the market would love to be able to use the Ektar 100 in 135, 120 and 4x5. At the same time even.

Pass it along!

Cheers!

 

[PHOTOTONE]

It will be better to see it FLYING OFF the shelf!!!

Yeah, the only downside is, there are far fewer shelves for it to "fly" off of., as more and more retailers stop carryiing film altogether. The general public will probably not even know about this film. By general public, I mean the casual photographer that in the past bought film at Walgreens and Walmart.

 

[kodachrome64]

Yeah, the only downside is, there are far fewer shelves for it to "fly" off of., as more and more retailers stop carryiing film altogether. The general public will probably not even know about this film. By general public, I mean the casual photographer that in the past bought film at Walgreens and Walmart.

True dat. Even though I would like to see it in 120, I know there's likely not a big enough market. There are probably just enough shooters for 135 to be feasible, but not for anything else. Unfortunately we have nothing to blame but the fact that not enough people are buying it.

 

[Derek Lofgreen]

Kodak announces a new film

I don't know if anyone has posted this yet but I am sooooo glad they have come out with this new film.

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The World's Finest Grain Color Negative Film!

* Ultra-vivid color
* Exceptional sharpness
* Extraordinary enlargement capability

Featuring ISO 100 speed, high saturation and ultra-vivid color, EKTAR 100 offers the finest, smoothest grain of any color negative film available today.

Ideal for scanning, and offers extraordinary enlargement capability from a 35mm negative. A perfect choice for commercial photographers and advanced amateurs.

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/ektar/ektarIndex.jhtml?id=0.2.26.14.5.14&lc=en

 

[Ian Grant]

Wake up, that's very old news.

Ian

 

[Derek Lofgreen]

Uhm, okay. Thanks for that Ian.

 

[Tim Gray]

Dang. That's harsh. It's 'very old' news as in a couple days old (literally, maybe 2). There was a big thread on it in here but for some reason it got moved to the color film forum. While it is a color film, it seems that product announcements/discontinuances are usually posted in this forum, so...

 

[Jeff Kubach]

I think I posted this before (my memory is not so good anymore), it is good to here that Kodak brought out new film. I hope they bring out other sizes like 120.

Jeff

 

[Kino]

Yea, Kodak!

Encouraging!

 

[TheDreadPirateRobins]

I would like to see 120 and 4x5 sheet film.

Whoooot!

 

[Ian Tindale]

Yes, apart from the literally hundreds of messages in the many threads all over the various forums I've read in the past few days, you're the first to post this news.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Threads merged.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

Kodak is to be commended for rolling out another film release in the face of saturation coverage of these mega-priced digital gimmicks.
The release of a new print film is especially intriguing. It might have its uses. Kodak turned me off once: I never liked the E100V / VS tranny films which appeared to have a pasty palette viewed alongside Velvia. And they, too, were heavy on contrast in marginal light. So if there is a print film that can stand-in for the painfully contrasty Velvia films (notwithstanding Provia 100, which is much more forgiving), then I'd give it a try.

Meanwhile, on E6: Last night I was told that pro labs in the capital cities are still very busy with E6 (35mm, 4x5). And it's fast, averaging 1 hour turn-around in peak times. It's not so busy in the small town where I live where the wait is about 4 days. But proves E6 is still going strong in the bigger places!

 

[nickandre]

I have to say this could be the worst possible news for those people who have been stocking bricks of Ektar 25 in their fridge since 1990 and waited 2 days too long to sell it on ebay for insane amounts of money...
but for EVERYBODY ELSE...we're liking it. I've already informed everyone I could think of.

and release if kodak releases 120 size Ektar I'll actually switch back to kodak films.

 

[TheDreadPirateRobins]

Yes, apart from the literally hundreds of messages in the many threads all over the various forums I've read in the past few days, you're the first to post this news.

I was just stating the sizes I would like to see for this film. You don't have to get snippy about it.

Cheers,
Adam

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Meanwhile, on E6: Last night I was told that pro labs in the capital cities are still very busy with E6 (35mm, 4x5). And it's fast, averaging 1 hour turn-around in peak times. It's not so busy in the small town where I live where the wait is about 4 days. But proves E6 is still going strong in the bigger places!

In New York, standard turnaround on E-6 is 4 hours, but you can get rush service (2 hours) and double rush (1 hour) for an extra fee (usually +100% and +200%, respectively).

 

[Michael W]

In Sydney you can get 1 or 2 hour turn around if you walk in at the right time. Standard is probably 4 hours.

 

[Uncle Bill]

My faith in big Yellow Father as been restored, when does Ektar 100 hit the the market and will there be a 400 ISO version coming out.

 

[Simplicius]

As someone who does not remember the older version, this level of excitement has tweaked my interest, I hope they bring it out in 120 too.....

 

[athos]

I e-mailed Kodak and asked if they were going to offer Ektar in 120 size. They said "Hello Tom,

Thank you for your interest in our products. The plan is to offer the Kodak Ektar 100 in 35mm only.

Bruce .H Kodak Professional"

I replied " Sir:

Thank you for the quick response. Your recent Ektar claims and announcement have become the subject of a lot of interest on the internet. See sites like

http://photo.net/film-and-processing-forum/00QnG8

http://photo.net/film-and-processing-forum/00QpN5

APUG (Analog Photography Users Group) shows your announcement to have 70 comments and over 3000 "hits" already, the most in the list of recent topics.

(link)

If your new Ektar meets your claims and is not just a cleaver re-naming marketing scheme, you may have a product hit and want to consider it for other sizes also.

Tom

 

[FilmIs4Ever]

Luckily Fuji is still in the market and improving it's films. So if Kodak don't keep up they'd lose their film sales to Fuji, and they still make good profits from film.

Ian

Yeah, you're right Ian, Kodak is struggling to keep up. Are you *really* saying that Kodak is on the defensive with their neg. films? Just a dose of reality, Kodak has improved Portra *twice* in the last couple of years, what's Fuji done with their neg films, add a difusion layer to just smear the grain out by making everything softer!

So, attack Kodak in black and white and E-6 markets all you want, but don't delude yourself here: when it comes to color negative film, Kodak is the top dog.

 

[FilmIs4Ever]

it had better be an *awesome* film if it carries the Ektar name
Better than another won't cut it


I'll be buying it
Have high hopes

It's a completely different film; don't be a sucker for marketing hype. That's about 90% of a Kodak film description anyway: hype.

 

[braxus]

Film4Ever,

Have you used the film yet? The only difference I see about the new film is the saturation with bolder colors. The rest should be similar to the old film.

Tom,

Let us know what Kodak says if they respond to your second email.