Can anyone remember the highly saturated and vivid colour AGFA Ultra 50
negative film ?
Kodak describes Ektar 100 as an "ultra vivid color" and "high saturation"
film.
I wonder if Ektar 100 is a repeat of the Agfa experience where the saturated
colours were eye popping?
jh
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> Relatively new Kod Ektar 100 certainly scans well. Doesn't tolerate
> underexpose as well as UC100 and skin tones are
> not as nicely rendered but is very fine grained and more saturated.
> If Moose were connected, with these two posts, it would be time to
> mention that profiling will
> eliminate the spectral sensitivity peculiarities.
>
> http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/ektar/ektarIndex.jhtml
>
> Sky issues with Portra? Please elaborate, if you get a sec.
>
> A not a very good Moose stand-in,
> Mike
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> Problem with film though is no one is likely to see the stuff on
> computer
>> as I'm not happy with the scans, I looked at shooting all slide film
> but
>> that has a bigger problem quality wise with developing than neg film.
>> (slide film scans in fine for me)
>
>
>
> With the Nikon Coolscan V-ED, I'm perfectly content scanning Fujifilm
> 160s,
> NPH or Kodak Portra 160nc or 400nc. No issues whatsoever. My only rub
> with
> Portra is how it renders blue skies. Otherwise, the new formulation of
> the
> Portras is as good as it gets. Fujifilm 160s is still the closest thing
> to
> digital from the Olympus E-1 as I've found.
>
> Scanning is now a non-issue for me. For paying work, I'm almost always
> shooting Fujifilms.
>
> Still cheeper than buying a new digittal camera.
>
> AG
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