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Kodak to discontinue Elite Chrome


stunsworth

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Apologies if it's already been mentioned - mods, feel free to delete this thread if that's the case..

 

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KODAK 35mm Slide Film

 

Thats the amateur film going, just like Fuji Sensia I suppose, the 'Extra' still seems to be available if you like that sort of thing, and the 100G which I like much better. They don't have a fast film available anymore either, 200 went last spring, leaves the field clear for Fuji.

 

Gerry

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If Elite chrome is aimed at amateurs I don't know why it is called "Kodak Professional Elite 100 Film."

 

I always assumed that pro film was held to tighter standards and more rigorous storage than amateur and hobbyist films were.

 

I looked at the technical product sheets for Elite and E100G and they look to be pretty much identical to me. (Maybe I missed something.) The E100G does state that it should last 80 years in dark storage and I didn't see any statement for Elite.

 

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/bf/0900688a80316bbf/E7014e.pdf

 

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/e4024/e4024.pdf

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I always assumed that pro film was held to tighter standards and more rigorous storage than amateur and hobbyist films were.

 

 

It's been my understanding "professional" film is manufactured at the rated ISO and kept at that rating as long as it's refrigerated. It's for consistency professionals need for an expected results.

 

It's also my understanding "Consumer" film's ISO rating is manufactured with the intention of a "self" life. Over time, that film's iso rating would eventually match the rating on the box OR be close enough to it.

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More or less, but generally applies to other characteristics as well, such as colour balance, etc. Pro film such as sheet Ektacolor also came with a sheet giving actual ASA for that batch, nearly always slightly slower as far as I remember!

The cynical thought is that the 'amateur' films were merely batches of the pro emulsion that failed to reach spec.

We always thought this 'sales technique' happened with Ektachrome 200, which seemed to have no finer grain than the 400.

 

Gerry

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Too bad. It was similar to ektachrome 100g. And it was more affordable.

 

I agree. It was not a bad film. And also agree with those who express regret any time a film is discontinued. And in any case I really hope Fuji is not left alone in the field...

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