New film from Kodak!

Lilserenity said:
Fuji 800Z is now discontinued in 120, ....

Vicky
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Dear Vicky,

FujiPro 800Z is not discontinued in 120.

Fuji changed the decision to stop production about six months ago.
There was an official Fuji statement that production of 800Z will be continued.
If you like this film, use it and enjoy it.

Cheers, Jan.
 
I just came back from a month in Thailand and Cambodia. All I took were film cameras and all I shot was film. I shot 7 rolls of 220 and 65 of 35mm. Film is certainly not dead, but I don't care about Ektar 400 or whatever else. Superia 400 is $2 a roll and almost certainly nearly as good as whatever Kodak will realize. On top of that if you want a professional 400 speed film nothing touches Provia 400X. Pushed to 1600 (+2 stops) it is still finer grain than any of the 400 speed Kodak color films I have used. My rule with Kodak is that if it's faster than EI 160 stay away.
 
You heard it first right here.

You heard it first right here.

venchka said:
Could it be? Ektar 100 4x5??????????????????
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Pickett Wilson said:
Ektar 100 4x5? What would that cost, $5 a sheet? :eek:
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venchka said:
For you, it will delivered to your door. Free.
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http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?p=559453#post559453

Who is the man??????????????

Kodak has just announced the upcoming launch of Kodak Ektar 100 - the world’s finest-grained colour negative film emulsion available today - in 4x5” and 8x10” sheet formats. Since its introduction in September 2008, the Ektar 100 family of films has won numerous industry awards, including the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) award (2009), Professional Photographers’ Hot One Award (2009, 2010) and American Photo Editor’s Choice Award (2009). “Large-format photographers, such as landscape and fine-art photographers, will love the impact and flexibility that Ekatr 100 brings. It’s the ideal choice for creating high magnification enlargements for commercial display, while preserving even the finest detail,” said Lars Fiedler, Marketing Manager Film Capture. “Introducing EKTAR 100 Film in 4x5 and 8x10 further continues our commitment to providing photographers with high quality, relevant films that support a broad segment of the market.” The new Kodak Ektar Film in 4x5 and 8x10 sheets formats will be available worldwide beginning in April 2010.

Related post: SilverFast NegaFix Profile for Kodak Ektar 100 Now Available

Kodak Press Release

Kodak Offers New Film Choice for Large-Format Photographers with Introduction of KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film in 4x5 and 8x10 Sheet Formats

London, UK, February 16, 2010 – Large-format photographers will now be able to shoot with the world’s finest grain colour negative film, as Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced the upcoming availability of its KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film in 4x5 and 8x10 sheet formats. EKTAR 100 Film, also available in 35mm and 120 formats, is the ideal choice for commercial photographers and advanced amateurs for applications such as nature, travel, fashion and product photography, where the emphasis is often on colour and detail.

Since its introduction in September 2008, the EKTAR 100 family of films has won numerous industry awards, including the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) award (2009), Professional Photographers’ Hot One Award (2009, 2010) and American Photo Editor’s Choice Award (2009).

“Large-format photographers, such as landscape and fine-art photographers, will love the impact and flexibility that EKTAR 100 brings. It’s the ideal choice for creating high magnification enlargements for commercial display, while preserving even the finest detail,” said Lars Fiedler, Marketing Manager Film Capture, EAMER. “Introducing EKTAR 100 Film in 4x5 and 8x10 further continues our commitment to providing photographers with high quality, relevant films that support a broad segment of the market.”

EKTAR 100 Film features high saturation and ultra-vivid colour, incorporating KODAK VISION Motion Picture Film technology to achieve its unparalleled fine grain. It is ideal for photographers who want the superior resolution of large-format film and look for extraordinary enlargement capability when scanning and printing.

The new KODAK EKTAR Film in 4x5 and 8x10 sheets formats will be available worldwide beginning in April 2010.

For more information, please visit http://www.kodak.com/go/professional.
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Grinning. I knew you would hold me to that. Somewhere in all of this speculative rambling, you said you had no use for color film. Your film was diverted to Texas.
 
Everything about 4x5 is expensive. By watching for low cost recently expired B&W film, I figure I can splurge on some color film occasionally. When I have a worthy subject. Like redbud & dogwood season at the house.
 
venchka said:
Everything about 4x5 is expensive. By watching for low cost recently expired B&W film, I figure I can splurge on some color film occasionally. When I have a worthy subject. Like redbud & dogwood season at the house.
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Except the cameras! :D
 
Regarding using internet forums to manipulate stock values:
My friend's sister works for a marketing firm that specializes in black ops. (My words!) They have employees join internet forums and post reviews on sites like epinions.com that praise their clients' products and criticize their competitors.
This is very real, which is why I always tell people not to trust online reviews and opinions but to try products out for themselves.
From there it's not a huge leap to imagine stock values being manipulated in a similar way.
 
photogdave said:
They have employees join internet forums and post reviews on sites like epinions.com that praise their clients' products and criticize their competitors.
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A number of travel and local review sites have been afflicted, or co-conspirators, in the same game.

Some sites have apparently given prominence to real and honest positive reviews in return for cash or ads from the affected hotel, restaurant, etc.

Others have just been targeted by marketers or hotel/restaurant/attraction owners who submit bogus reviews. That's a very difficult thing to identify and police.

I approach those kind of forums with a large grain of salt. I look for general trends, and ignore outlying posts on either extreme. I.e., if the majority of posts says a hotel is OK, I'll usually ignore the few posts that say it's the best hotel on the planet, or the few that say it's an outpost of hell.
 
excellent said:
Off topic but thanks Vicky for the new desktop background. "young lovers" has been a favourite of mine for a while now. Love the Kodachrome/Summar combo. Maybe Kodak will have a new color neg exactly the same as Kodachrome!! Ahh I wish..
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No worries, I'm glad you like the picture. It's one of those accident pictures that well, it just kinda works, although it took me a while to appreciate it!

As for film with the same palette as Kodachrome, think the closest we have to that is in a way Ektar, at least from my experience.

Anyway, no Ektar 400 this time; but I'm sure LF users will appreciate Ektar in these sizes. I've not yet shot it in 120, something tells me I am going to have to do so soon. (Though I want to stock up on RA4 paper soon so I'm holding off on more film purchases, my stash is getting out of control!)

Vicky
 
TWoK said:
Superia 400 is $2 a roll and almost certainly nearly as good as whatever Kodak will realize. On top of that if you want a professional 400 speed film nothing touches Provia 400X.
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I much prefer Kodak films to Fuji. But that's why it's good that we have choice. Tastes differ.
 
Tim Gray said:
I much prefer Kodak films to Fuji. But that's why it's good that we have choice. Tastes differ.
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I agree that choice is good, but Kodak doesn't even make a 400 speed slide film and E200 is almost double the price of what I pay for 400X and I reason to bet it looks pretty terrible at 400 or especially 800. I just got a few rolls so I'll have to check for myself.
 
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