The word discontinued doesn't usually mean by the manufacturer unless explicitely stated. It simply means Badger has decided to no longer carry it. For whatever reason and usually not being able to sell it fresh is usually a good enough reason.
The word discontinued doesn't usually mean by the manufacturer unless explicitely stated. It simply means Badger has decided to no longer carry it. For whatever reason and usually not being able to sell it fresh is usually a good enough reason.
I tried it once. The stuff looked awful for a supposed world class kodak film. Seriously.
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Andre - I'm getting the most accurate landscape colors ever from a color neg film with Ektar. You have to understand how to use it. I've shot it in every format from 35mm to
8x10, and just put another stack of 4x5 boxes in the freezer last nite. I wouldn't invest in
the product if it didn't perform. All films have their idiosyncrasies and relevant applications.
This isn't a mushy portrait-style film, but isn't as contrasty as a chrome film either, so should be a piece of cake for anyone accustomed to correctly exposing chromes.
Badger's site under 8x10 film lists Ektar as discontinued by Kodak. I'm still not completely clear about the future of 8x10 Ektar but one thing I do know, 8x10 color film choices are becoming very limited.Originally Posted by WayneStevenson
I have been very happy with the results I am getting from Ektar. I typically use Velvia 50 but find that the Ektar is much more forgiving in the difficult lighting conditions that I often work in. Very fine grain and rich colors. It's the best color negative film I have worked with.
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The most common complaint I hear about Ektar is that the shadows in sunlight come out
"too blue". Well, guess what, shadows under open sky ARE blue. Duuh. Everyone who shoots chromes know this, and that if you want to alter the laws of atmosphere and physics you have to apply an equal law, like a skylight or color temp correction filter. Ektar
just doesn't artificially warm the shadows like an amateur film or color neg film marketed
primarily for skintones. The other routine category of complaints come from half-assed scans that can't adequately differentiate nuances on the dye curves, esp with small format
samples.
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Finally, a wise comment!
Nice to see not everyone in CALIF. is an idiot!
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OK, so I got word from Audrey Jonckheer at Kodak this morning, they have not discontinued it in any format, only that 8x10 is made to order, so I called Badger and the guy I need to talk to is on vacation until later this month. I am going to look into it as they could simply list it as special / minimum order instead of a rumor starting notice of discontinuation. Ektar is one of their best selling films, they are about to revamp the page for it on the Kodak site, so lets keep supporting them, nix the rumors by getting the facts and make some great images with it, regardless of format.
I use it in mostly 120 and now 4x5 for an ongoing body of work based on multiple exposures, it is stunning film.
ALL Kodak 8x10 films are now custom-cut. As long as any given film remains popular in this size, certain dealers or user co-ops can order up the minimum number of boxes. In the meantime, it might be wise to keep some reserve in the freezer for temporary outages.
Maybe Badger just doesn't want to keep than much reserve on hand, or got the wrong
impression themselves. Ektar is a remarkable film, but quite a different animal from the
current Portra lineup. I can hardly wait to see what it does in Kauai next winter - my Maui
landscapes certainly sing, the way it handles turquoise waters, lush greens, and the
subtleties of browns and blacks in lava without muddying them up the way traditional color
neg films would have done.
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