What makes Ektachrome special?
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Brutal, but spot on.
To appreciate ANY slide film, the image has to be viewed at least on a light box, and preferentially projected on a screen in a darkened room. Most slide films have a color shift of some sort which adds to the character of the film. The films I prefer, Velvia 50 and EliteChrome do not capture reality, they enhance it in certain ways - If I want reality I will simply walk outside.
When images are viewed on the web, they may not represent the true image. Scanner hardware, scanner software, jpg software, color space manipulations, and monitor calibration can in many cases "correct" the actual colors of the image.
I look forward to the return of EktaChrome, hoping it looks similar to EliteChrome. I will still shoot Velvia for landscapes, sunrises, and sunsets; but look forward to shooting Ektachrome for more general purposes. If Kodak does not successfully bring back Ektachrome, I could easily shoot Provia. Provia is a fine film, and probably the most "accurate" modern slide film, but lacks the character I prefer.
In fact, my interpretation of Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" was that Kodachrome, much like our memories, tended to enhance or improve our memories of the past and "makes all the world a sunny day."
When images are viewed on the web, they may not represent the true image. Scanner hardware, scanner software, jpg software, color space manipulations, and monitor calibration can in many cases "correct" the actual colors of the image.
I look forward to the return of EktaChrome, hoping it looks similar to EliteChrome. I will still shoot Velvia for landscapes, sunrises, and sunsets; but look forward to shooting Ektachrome for more general purposes. If Kodak does not successfully bring back Ektachrome, I could easily shoot Provia. Provia is a fine film, and probably the most "accurate" modern slide film, but lacks the character I prefer.
In fact, my interpretation of Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" was that Kodachrome, much like our memories, tended to enhance or improve our memories of the past and "makes all the world a sunny day."
There have been many different revisions and versions of film sold by Kodak under the "Ektachrome" label. The ISO and color pallet have not been constant (or near constant) as was the case with Kodachrome. Ektachrome, particularly in the later years (1980's-1990's) came in many different "flavors", the main constant was that they all used the same process and could be processed by the customer, as no expensive machinery was required, just good temperature control of the solutions. In fact the "E-6" process for Ektachrome films became the industry standard for user-processed slide films and all other major film makers adopted the process for their slide film products. Over the long history of "Ektachrome" film, there is no one single "trait" in regards color, as that changed as new color couplers were developed.
It's going to be available in Super 8 - that's what's special.
I agree with Sal!
Boy are you cruisin' for a bruisin'!
K14 Kodachrome 64 is the King of color film!
The King is dead - Kaput, Tote, deceased, passed away and there is NO resurection and the DNA has been consigned into pre history.
My last Kodachrome the 200ISO version which was processed in Switzerland was quite the worst slide film I have ever had the misfortuune to use. It had an all over colour cast of pink, (4 cassettes all the same) The greens were practically non existant and when I sent in a complaint I never even received an acknowledgement
I actually prefered in the old Ektachrome series, the 'EC' version. Slightly more saturation and quite accurate colours.
This world will soon be as well!
No it was well documented at the time in several photo magazines. Even PE commented on that problem. Kodachrome lovers never got over the fact that the Kodachrome processing was very complex and obsolete. Kodak only kept it in production to get to 75 years and did so at a loss [part of the reason that once 75 years occurred, Kodak dropped it].
My only experience with Kodachrome is Kodachrome II in regular 8mm film (the movies which I still have and the film still looks great). I used it as a kid in the mid-1960's all over the Los Angeles area (Venice, West Hollywood, Santa Ana, Tustin, Long Beach, etc.). While LA's skies were rarely if ever clearly blue to the eye, what I have in my movies is a sort of light powder blue. I have never seen this muddy look.
Also, for credibility, I got a perfect score on the hue test posted elsewhere on APUG.
Kodachrome is an Ex-film!
It's only sleeping!!!
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In short : " nothing " ! There is no "special" charakteristic with this film.
It is a simple slide emulsion with smal grain, nice colors but this should be normal with ISO 100.
The EPR 64 is one of the older Kodak E6 films. It is no film with finest grain in comparison to E100G, - it is simple the same.
But (to me) the colors are extrem nice.
The E 100 GX is not realy neutral in color composition it is more to landscape than to portrait.
The E 100 VS is most saturated (build in pol filter)
It is in the near of Fuji Velvia50.
In general Ektachrome films had a long history and most photographers are familiar with special characteristics of this films and would not like to use others as a favorite.
So as many Fuji Velvia fans who swear on their film.
To me the little oldschool EPR64 was one of the best.
I made same shots from a simple waterscene in summer with EPR with colors never seen before.
(the water seams to be as in the caribian due to the colors of EPR)
with regards
Ektachrome gave the skies the color blue that we remember.
Not only sleeping, it has bitten by the tse-tse fly and contracted sleeping sickness which is fatal. It ain't going to return, so why can't some people accept this.
What other color reversal ciné film is there in 16mm or 8mm?
No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
Thank you for the links! I was not aware of these.[/b]
If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies!
Sorry, off topic I know, but I couldn't help myself.
I remember using Ektachrome in the early 80s and it had (to me at least) a cyan cast, and I hate overly cyan slides or prints! I'm sure it got better, but I was hesitant to use it.
Sorry, off topic I know, but I couldn't help myself.
I remember using Ektachrome in the early 80s and it had (to me at least) a cyan cast, and I hate overly cyan slides or prints! I'm sure it got better, but I was hesitant to use it.
A good film is a film that you can't recognize it.
Interesting concept. But why? If I can recognize Tri-X based on its grain, are you saying that is not good because it calls too much attention to itself?
Or is it a flaw because it has a specific look and possibly not as versatile?
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