Kodak to exit bankruptcy

[Kodachrome25]

The film quality control seems better
than ever, and the remaining selection is certainly versatile, though I guess we've all lost a favorite product or two along the way. We adapt, as always.

If the current selection of Kodak film were the only stock I had to choose from and ever will, I would not have a complaint in the world, it's flawless.

[Andrew O'Neill]

If the current selection of Kodak film were the only stock I had to choose from and ever will, I would not have a complaint in the world, it's flawless.

I totally agree with you. I have never once had any issues with their films or papers... only had issues when they discontinued certain products, like 4x5 IR! I hope TMY will be around in all formats, including 8x10. Best film ever.

[Daniel Stone]

I'd still like to get Kodachrome in 120 and/or 220 back... but that's a different animal entirely...

I'm still treasuring my remaining stock of 8x10 E100G... Golly that stuff is good!

[jumanji]

I have bought a box 10 sheets of 810 E100G. Do you have any advice on shooting this film?

I'd still like to get Kodachrome in 120 and/or 220 back... but that's a different animal entirely...

I'm still treasuring my remaining stock of 8x10 E100G... Golly that stuff is good!

[Stephen Willard]

Correct me if I am reading this wrong, but Kodak C41, RA4, and Portra film are still a part of the landscape? This is my dream come true. Even though I have bought a life time supply of Portra 160 VC, I still need to develop the film and make prints. I have been investing in this photographic solution for a long time always nervous that the paper and chemistry will go away.

I will now continue to replenish my lifetime supply of film as I draw from it even thought I do not need to do so, so that I can do my part in supporting the industry. Great news!!!

[Daniel Stone]

I have bought a box 10 sheets of 810 E100G. Do you have any advice on shooting this film?

I generally shoot it at box speed, but depending on how I want to render things, the lighting, etc dictates how I might filter(or not) the lens for particular shot.

-Dan

[Drew Wiley]

Hi Stephen - the nearest thing to Portra 160VC appears to be the new Portra 400. I don't have any experience with it, since I am printing both 160VC and Ektar 100
at the moment. Ektar is nice when you want a little saturation boost, more like the look of a chrome. The 8x10 sheets are better priced than Portra, but you need to
be a little more religious about using warming filters - an 81A for overcast skies, an 81C for deep blue shade under open blues skies (esp in the mtns), and a mild pink
skylight for general distant UV. I've beeen running both Arista RA chem in the CPI and the Kodak RA/RT, and the results are identical. So yeah, everything looks
fine at this point.

[Stephen Willard]

Hey Drew, It makes no difference to me just as long as there is Kodak color negative film to buy, and that my CPI continues to work. A year or so ago I was able to buy another complete CPI system that included a light proof 30x40 drum. My older 30x40 drum was not light proof so I had to run it in the dark.

I did run some test on the Ektar 100, Portra 160 VC, and Portra 160 NC a while back and found that the VC had the greatest dynamic range of 13 stops, Portra 160 NC came in around 11 stops, and Ektar had the least at around 9 stops. The Portra NC was by far the leaset saturated, however, VC and Ektar were very close with the latter having slightly better reds and yellows.

If my memory serves well, I think Ektar had the finest grain of all the films.

Thanks for the tips on the filters, and I am real interested in the Arista RA chemistry. Perhaps you can tell me more about this chemistry and where you can get it.

[Daniel Stone]

Thanks for the tips on the filters, and I am real interested in the Arista RA chemistry. Perhaps you can tell me more about this chemistry and where you can get it.

Stephen,

"Arista" is a house-name for some of Freestyle's in-house products.

here's the search link directly:
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/search?q=ra-4

cheers,
Dan

[Stephen Willard]

Thanks Daniel, I just visited FreesStyle Photo, and I am really encouraged. All these years of living in the shadow of the dark digital cloud. I beginning to see sunlight at the end of a very long dark tunnel.