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Review on πŸ“· Kodak Professional Ektar Color Negative Film 120 Size ISO 100, Propack of 5, Made in USA by David Cook

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Not for portraiture, but excellent color film for other studio/field work.

If you like rich colors, you will love this film! However, skin tones will most likely be disabled, so be careful. This film has high resolution, works great in the darkroom and for digital scanning, and is easy to process. If you can't/can't make slide film but want to get close to color saturation, this is your best bet. If you're working in unnatural light, this film still looks great with filters. I used it in tungsten lighting with an 80A filter and all was good! Speaking of filters, I used Beseler color filter sets in a condenser loupe on this film and they have worked great with Ektar so far! I've also used dichroic heads with color filters and they're always fine. With the results, you can even use Kodak's color image viewing filters to define your filter set if you haven't worked with color for a while. I recommend Fuji or Colortone paper. I first printed this film on Mitsubishi Speed paper and got good results. Fuji paper is so thin it makes me sad, but Ektar loves it! The base is thick enough to lay flat when loaded into the enlarger and can even be pushed, but I haven't tried pulling it. All in all I recommend this film. Even if you only take the roll to try it, it's worth it. In the end, the photographer needs to know his skills. For people I recommend Fuji Pro or Kodak Portra and for nice and high quality portrait, general studio and landscape results I recommend Fuji Provia 100/Velvia 50 slide film. E6 is easy to make at home with a kit.

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  • Outstanding Overall Achievement
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