What is the current best non slide color film?

[pentaxuser]

. It's a nice IR film though, I shoot handheld at EI 25 with a 720 filter in full sun.

A bit off topic I realise but as you have mentioned 400S, how do the shadows seem at EI 25? This might be the minimum speed needed for hand-holding but based on what others have said you might lose some shadow detail at EI 25 but maybe not?

A scan of a print or neg or a link to one would be helpful, if that is possible?

Thanks

pentaxuser

 

[fotch]

What kodak should have done was not sell their digital patents and created the digital revolution, calling the name Digak or something, meanwhile moving their "Kodak" film brand to a small facility way ahead of ilford doing so, and kept that company as a separate small profitable film maker back in 2001 when the drop off happened using some of the insane profits the year before.

This would have solidified their position and been a very "pound wise" strategy.

They did not....

Let's move on to now... And what they should do now... Or actually let's not, just think about it.

Back to the OP, yes kodak is probably your best non-slide film, and I'm assuming, since the OP was normally shooting slide film, he is probably scanning, and therefore my suggestion actually would be for one of the Portra line, I can't tell you why, but I have an absolutely horrible time scanning ektar100, when I have the lab do it it comes up beautifully, so I know that the actual images are good, but something about my scanner just doesn't like that film, and I'm not technically savvy enough to understand how to fix the problem, while side-by-side transparencies show me that the film is actually exposed properly and that it something to do with my scanner and it's Settings that I'm failing at. Obviously the OPD might have better skills that I am that department, and that's about the most I'll comment on that particular aspect as I know that is forbidden here

Good luck OP!

If you are so smart, why ain't you rich? :confused:

 

[Roger Cole]

If you are so smart, why ain't you rich? :confused:

I don't think intelligence correlates with income and even less with wealth, just from my personal observations. Some of the most brilliant people I know are of the "marginalized garage geniuses" sort.

Giving credit for the inspiration to a certain poster over on the LFPF I will sign this...

- Roger "Master of the serious answer to a sarcastic or joking comment" Cole

 

[StoneNYC]

If you are so smart, why ain't you rich? :confused:

What Roger said...

My dad is a physicist and theoretical physical chemist and engineer... in the last 10 years he's done nothing but work on the "theory of everything" and the only job's he's had were delivering newspapers and adjusting google add words for some guy who owns a time share...

I might have saved the company if I ran it, but the board members wouldn't have gotten their bonuses... That's why I'm not successful... Lol

 

[Jaf-Photo]

I don't think intelligence correlates with income and even less with wealth, just from my personal observations. Some of the most brilliant people I know are of the "marginalized garage geniuses" sort.

Giving credit for the inspiration to a certain poster over on the LFPF I will sign this...

- Roger "Master of the serious answer to a sarcastic or joking comment" Cole

Well, there are exceptions to every rule, but I think it's easier to make a lot of money if you are ruthless.

Also, in most countries, your fate is determined by your parents. If your parents are rich, you will be rich. If they are poor you will be poor.

So, I don't think there's a direct correlation between intelligence and wealth.

Besides, most of us were the most happy when we were young and had little money, so clearly it's not the most inportant thing.

 

[FilmNerd]

I read in a different thread that Ektar 100 is the C-41 equivalent of Kodachrome 64. I have not used Ektar 100 yet, but I am anxious to see what it can do.

 

[Roger Cole]

Um, no. It's two thirds of a stop faster and has much more accurate color and much more tolerance for overexposure (as any C41 neg film does relative to any slide film I know about.)

Kodachrome was very archival (in the dark - it was very subject to light fading) and had a unique look that could be very appealing but it was not that accurate, color wise.

 

[DREW WILEY]

I have read that Bigfoot is flying around on the same UFO as Elvis. Probably the same alien pilots who made an Ektar film that resembles
Kodachrome. But in terms of what exists on earth, the story is a bit different.

 

[Roger Cole]

Tsk tsk Drew.


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