Kodak Ektar 100

[Ron Marshall]

This is 120 film I will be using on a roll-film back on 4x5.

For anyone who has tried this new film, how does it compare to Portra or Fuji Pro 160 in terms of contrast and color saturation?

[Thalmees]

hi ron
shortly stated: its the VELVIA of C41 films. Need accurate exposure. Gives max enlargebility. My experience was with the old EKTAR100 .

[Eric Leppanen]

Here is one comparative analysis, which includes a comparison with Portra 160VC...

http://www.boeringa.demon.nl/menu_technic_ektar100.htm

[sgelb]

ive shot it recently and i was very impressed especially with the grain.

[Ron Marshall]

ive shot it recently and i was very impressed especially with the grain.

Did you find it much more contrasty than Portra/Fuji Pro?

[mrladewig]

Did you find it much more contrasty than Portra/Fuji Pro?

Absolutely, yes. Its more like Ultra Color 100, but even a bit higher contrast than that. I've been shooting a bit of Ektar 35mm since it came out. I have been scanning it on a Nikon LS-4000. Incredibly fine grain, good color saturation and higher contrast are exactly how I would define this film. It has much more contrast than Portra NC or VC or Fuji's Pro160S or C.

That said, I wouldn't compare it to Velvia except to say that Ektar is to C-41 what Velvia is to E-6. Ektar has more dynamic range than any E-6 film I've used. Its pretty close to the dynamic range of current DSLRs, but I think it looks better.

This wasn't shot in LF, but I've linked it as helpful illustration in this scenario. This is the current Ektar 100.
http://www.ladewigs.com/Gallery/d/1861-1/nk_35_EKTAR1_20090416_01.jpg

[CG]

That's quite an image. Nice photograph, nice film.