Kodak shows off some Ektachrome photos

IgorZ · 06-06-2018, 11:10 AM - **2 Likes**

Not very impressive, but it is great that they haven't given up yet. Looking forward to trying it when it comes out. Never had a chance to shoot Ektachrome...

https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/kodak-shows-off-first-photos-from-new-ektachrome/

timw4mail · 06-06-2018, 12:31 PM

Slide film is cool, but almost impossible to get developed locally, except at the largest labs. (Or doing it on a personal scale).

I'd love to shoot more slides, if only it were easier to get them developed...

**gofour3** · 06-06-2018, 12:31 PM

Thanks for posting!

Any new news on Ektachrome is welcome. I waiting with baited breath for its release and have a space already cleared in my freezer for a mass purchase.

Phil.

timw4mail · 06-06-2018, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by gofour3

Thanks for posting!

Any new news on Ektachrome is welcome. I waiting with baited breath for its release and have a space already cleared in my freezer for a mass purchase.

Phil.

Do you do your own E-6 development?

**gofour3** · 06-06-2018, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by timw4mail

Do you do your own E-6 development?

Nope I have a lab five minutes drive from where I live, that does E6 processing & mounting. So they get all my business.

Phil.

**AstroDave** · 06-06-2018, 12:55 PM

Originally posted by timw4mail

I'd love to shoot more slides, if only it were easier to get them developed...

If they were smart, they'd go back to those Kodak mailer envelopes as well! I always did my Kodachrome that way, with an occasional Ektachrome. The only time I tried somebody else for Kodachrome, the colors were nowhere near as good. When you bought a roll of film, you just automatically bought a mailer as well.

IgorZ · 06-06-2018, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by timw4mail

Slide film is cool, but almost impossible to get developed locally, except at the largest labs. (Or doing it on a personal scale).

I'd love to shoot more slides, if only it were easier to get them developed...

I guess I am lucky. We have a couple of labs that process E6. Although the best one of them recently switched to processing slides only once a week. I don't like that sign...

**clickclick** · 06-06-2018, 07:29 PM - **1 Like**

E6 is easy to develop. Used to do it all the time. Looking forward to shooting Ektachrome again.

wrench.doozer · 06-06-2018, 07:42 PM

novice question i could prob answer with a search: longevity of E6 chemicals in their original packing? my father has loads but 40 to 50 yrs old.

**twilhelm** · 06-06-2018, 07:50 PM

The photos they provided weren’t that impressive. But I’ll hold off judgement until I shoot a few rolls.

**clickclick** · 06-07-2018, 10:58 AM

Originally posted by wrench.doozer

novice question i could prob answer with a search: longevity of E6 chemicals in their original packing? my father has loads but 40 to 50 yrs old.

First, this is just a total wild guess, but if unopened stored in a cool dark place, maybe, but maybe not. There, both answers. I'd grab some film, shoot something you didn't care about, and see what you got out the other end. Liquids, right? One side of me thinks you'll get color shifts or something because they will have changed in the aging, but on the other hand, I've been surprised. It's a great excuse to go shoot some film to find out. Do you still have his old tanks and reels? Here, this is E6 process:

Fuji Fujichrome Provia 100F 100 ISO 35mm x 36 exp. | Freestyle Photographic Supplies.

IgorZ · 06-14-2018, 01:25 AM - **1 Like**

More on ektachrome. I guess it's pretty clear that I can't wait to try it

Inside the facility where Kodak brings film back to life | Popular Science

Mr Bassie · 06-14-2018, 02:00 AM

Glad to see things coming along. I will likely cross process anybi get.

IgorZ · 06-29-2018, 08:21 AM

Another recent post about Kodak: Chatting with Kodak About its Past, Present, and Future

PDL · 06-29-2018, 03:33 PM

Hopefully, the next step will be the return of IR Ektachrome. (i.e. False color, Aerochrome etc.)

I shot a roll or two of it in Yellowstone and Thermopolis WY. Gave some interesting effects to the hot springs. (Shot according to the instructions through a #12 Wratten Yellow filter - minus blue to get rid of UV and blue wavelengths.) Everything with healthy chlorophyll levels turned red. Great stuff.

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06-06-2018, 11:10 AM - 2 Likes	#1
IgorZ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,735	Kodak shows off some Ektachrome photos Not very impressive, but it is great that they haven't given up yet. Looking forward to trying it when it comes out. Never had a chance to shoot Ektachrome... https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/kodak-shows-off-first-photos-from-new-ektachrome/

06-06-2018, 12:31 PM	#2
timw4mail Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Driving a Mirage Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,670	Slide film is cool, but almost impossible to get developed locally, except at the largest labs. (Or doing it on a personal scale). I'd love to shoot more slides, if only it were easier to get them developed...

06-06-2018, 12:31 PM	#3
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,090	Thanks for posting! Any new news on Ektachrome is welcome. I waiting with baited breath for its release and have a space already cleared in my freezer for a mass purchase. Phil.

06-06-2018, 12:32 PM	#4
timw4mail Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Driving a Mirage Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,670	Originally posted by gofour3 Thanks for posting! Any new news on Ektachrome is welcome. I waiting with baited breath for its release and have a space already cleared in my freezer for a mass purchase. Phil. Do you do your own E-6 development?

06-06-2018, 12:35 PM	#5
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,090	Originally posted by timw4mail Do you do your own E-6 development? Nope I have a lab five minutes drive from where I live, that does E6 processing & mounting. So they get all my business. Phil.

06-06-2018, 12:55 PM	#6
AstroDave Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 1,637	Originally posted by timw4mail I'd love to shoot more slides, if only it were easier to get them developed... If they were smart, they'd go back to those Kodak mailer envelopes as well! I always did my Kodachrome that way, with an occasional Ektachrome. The only time I tried somebody else for Kodachrome, the colors were nowhere near as good. When you bought a roll of film, you just automatically bought a mailer as well.

06-06-2018, 03:49 PM	#7
IgorZ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,735 Original Poster	Originally posted by timw4mail Slide film is cool, but almost impossible to get developed locally, except at the largest labs. (Or doing it on a personal scale). I'd love to shoot more slides, if only it were easier to get them developed... I guess I am lucky. We have a couple of labs that process E6. Although the best one of them recently switched to processing slides only once a week. I don't like that sign...

06-06-2018, 07:29 PM - 1 Like	#8
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,903	E6 is easy to develop. Used to do it all the time. Looking forward to shooting Ektachrome again.

06-06-2018, 07:42 PM	#9
wrench.doozer Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: syracuse Posts: 42	novice question i could prob answer with a search: longevity of E6 chemicals in their original packing? my father has loads but 40 to 50 yrs old.

06-06-2018, 07:50 PM	#10
twilhelm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,369	The photos they provided weren’t that impressive. But I’ll hold off judgement until I shoot a few rolls.

06-07-2018, 10:58 AM	#11
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,903	Originally posted by wrench.doozer novice question i could prob answer with a search: longevity of E6 chemicals in their original packing? my father has loads but 40 to 50 yrs old. First, this is just a total wild guess, but if unopened stored in a cool dark place, maybe, but maybe not. There, both answers. I'd grab some film, shoot something you didn't care about, and see what you got out the other end. Liquids, right? One side of me thinks you'll get color shifts or something because they will have changed in the aging, but on the other hand, I've been surprised. It's a great excuse to go shoot some film to find out. Do you still have his old tanks and reels? Here, this is E6 process: Fuji Fujichrome Provia 100F 100 ISO 35mm x 36 exp. \| Freestyle Photographic Supplies.

06-14-2018, 01:25 AM - 1 Like	#12
IgorZ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,735 Original Poster	More on ektachrome. I guess it's pretty clear that I can't wait to try it Inside the facility where Kodak brings film back to life \| Popular Science

06-14-2018, 02:00 AM	#13
Mr Bassie Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,258	Glad to see things coming along. I will likely cross process anybi get.

06-29-2018, 08:21 AM	#14
IgorZ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,735 Original Poster	Another recent post about Kodak: Chatting with Kodak About its Past, Present, and Future

06-29-2018, 03:33 PM	#15
PDL Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: PNW USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,127	Hopefully, the next step will be the return of IR Ektachrome. (i.e. False color, Aerochrome etc.) I shot a roll or two of it in Yellowstone and Thermopolis WY. Gave some interesting effects to the hot springs. (Shot according to the instructions through a #12 Wratten Yellow filter - minus blue to get rid of UV and blue wavelengths.) Everything with healthy chlorophyll levels turned red. Great stuff.