Metering and Exposing Ektar 100

[Ari]

Drew is absolutely right; meter as you would any ISO 100 colour neg film, and watch out for overcast/shady conditions.

This is where filtering will come in handy with Ektar, and is the one thing to watch out for with this film.

It produces colour casts in open shade that are not easily fixed in PS, so forewarned is forearmed.

The reason the OP asks about metering it as one would a slide film is perhaps due to the many internet comments comparing the vibrant colours of Ektar with slide film.

FWIW, I use it at ISO 80 and process normally in the Tetenal C-41 Press Kit; always got great results.

[Bert Vliegen]

Hi this is technical but very interesting! Yes I do want subsequent info.

[Kirk Gittings]

Actually there is no such thing as "exposure latitude". There are films with greater or lesser dynamic range and if you have a film with a dynamic range greater than your subject then you have some leeway in your exposure but there is always an optimum exposure.

[onnect17]

Three different texts out of the shelf. I guess I'm reading the wrong books...



"The Book of Photography" - Paul Hasluck
"Handbook of Photography" - Henney and Dudley
"Photographic Materials and Process" - Leslie Stroebel

[Kirk Gittings]

"Without much detriment " exactly, there is some detriment. There is always an optimum exposure.

[onnect17]

Stephen,
Thanks for posting the results of your test. I'm not familiar with the VC emulsion but I was under the impression that Ektar 100 was quite saturated. Quick question, did you process the film yourself in the same batch?

[onnect17]

Two more references...



"Beyond Basic Photography" - Henry Horenstein
"Photographic Researches of Hurter and Driffield" - Edited by W.B. Ferguson <-- My favorite photography book.

[Kirk Gittings]

I'm reasonably sure that you are not arguing that there is not an optimum exposure? Right?

[Stephen Willard]

Hi this is technical but very interesting! Yes I do want subsequent info.

Hi Bert. Are you referring to me, Stephen Willard?

[StoneNYC]

I'm reasonably sure that you are not arguing that there is not an optimum exposure? Right?

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