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Shutterbug Magazine Ektar 100 Reviews


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Nice review

 

I know you're a fan, as am I, damoso

 

I've not had the problem with exposure the writer mentioned: pretty much guesstimating exposure on everything I've shot in the last year or two and been very happy with the results

 

Nor have I been spending much time in PS trying to "fix" things

 

YMMV, I guess

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Thanks for the links, in particular the 120 which gave more more insight into the film than the more subjective but still interesting, 35mm version.

To balance the thread a bit I am not a fan. I do agree I found more tolerance to over and under than the authors but that may be down to their more contrasty light.

The colours don't come out to my taste and I found them very inaccurate in the purples in particular. Having said that the M8 was also off, even IR filtered, most accurate was my Phase One back. I am not averse to some saturation, I used Fuji Pro 160S on a recent holiday, but the Ektar was just OTT for me. As the authors (120) sound I am beginning to despair of commercial processing, unless you want to use a pro lab and stand the associated costs.

The best quality and highest keeper ratio I had from the Hols was with Acros 100 :D

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Finding a lab who know what they're doing with it is crucial I think. It's in the processing that it goes wrong.

 

I just can't get a good scan from the roll I tested, so it must be the negative that's the problem. The en-prints I had done were just horrible

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Finding a lab who know what they're doing with it is crucial I think. It's in the processing that it goes wrong.

 

I just can't get a good scan from the roll I tested, so it must be the negative that's the problem. The en-prints I had done were just horrible

 

Are you scanning your own negatives Andy? I find silverfast to be quite the tool for any form of correction you may need. Im sure there isnt a neg profile yet, but you should find something close and adjust as needed.

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