Dynamic range of (new) Ektar 100

**Lachlan 717** · 17-Nov-2010, 23:51

Has anyone played around with zone range on this film?

Should I expose/shoot 2 stops above deep shadow with this film? How many stops above this can I go before blowing the highlights?

I haven't used colour neg film for years and years, so just after a starting point for the dynamic range of this one.

Thanks for any help!

**jb7** · 18-Nov-2010, 03:33

I bookmarked this a while ago, might be some help-

http://www.shutterclick.smugmug.com/...444_n2LsD-O-LB

**uniB** · 18-Nov-2010, 04:49

There's also this that might be useful

http://goo.gl/XW6WR

**Lachlan 717** · 18-Nov-2010, 13:12

Thanks for the links.

Certainly seems to hold over-exposure well!!

**D. Bryant** · 18-Nov-2010, 14:15

Originally Posted by Lachlan 617

Thanks for the links.

Certainly seems to hold over-exposure well!!

The performance of the film is also affected by the contrast range of the ambient light. IOW, avoid over exposure in bright contrasty light such as beach/snow scenes during mid-day. If you search Flickr for Ektar 100 you can see some examples of what I'm talking about.

Don Bryant