Kodak Alaris announces reintroduction of Kodak Ektachrome at CES 2017 (Page 2): I have a few rolls of old Ektachrome in my closet (came with a used camera I bought a few years ago);...

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Darkroom317 wrote:

Kodak Alaris has announced that the new Ektachrome will be available in 35mm format by the end of 2017. Hopefully, 120 and 4x5 will follow. Speed however has not been mentioned so far. I presume it will be ISO 100 from what I have heard from other sources

I have a few rolls of old Ektachrome in my closet (came with a used camera I bought a few years ago); they are all ASA 160, and require E4 processing. Hopefully the new Ektachrome will be E6, not E4.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

What will you do with your Ektachrome? Is it about projectors and screens? How are you going to "share" your images?

Nymphadora

Darkroom317 wrote:

People are using Fujichrome. However, Fuji seems i... (show quote)

I was upset when Fuji stopped their Instant B&W 3000 because it fits in my old Polaroid Big Swinger, which I painted white to look like the original 1963 Swinger. The Fuji film pack was better than the Polaroid. Nyms

Impressionist

bsprague wrote:

What will you do with your Ektachrome? Is it about projectors and screens? How are you going to "share" your images?

Yes in part for us old f--ts. Negatives and slides can also be scanned into your computer and played with in a photo program. Scanners are awesome. While there is a downside in that one has to have more physical space to keep them, the up side is they won't be subject to the whims of cloud keepers, ever changing and hackable technologies. There are many benefits to having to slow down. Some of us find it fun to do so. This is awesome news that should be embraced by all. Viva Le Kodak.

BebuLamar

bsprague wrote:

What will you do with your Ektachrome? Is it about projectors and screens? How are you going to "share" your images?

I have no need to share my images. Since I got rid of my darkroom I don't shoot color negative film any more. It's a good time for me to shoot chrome. May be it's time for me to find an Ektapro projector before the price goes up. I already have a carousel and an ektagraphic III.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Impressionist wrote:

Yes in part for us old f--ts. Negatives and slides can also be scanned into your computer and played with in a photo program. Scanners are awesome. While there is a downside in that one has to have more physical space to keep them, the up side is they won't be subject to the whims of cloud keepers, ever changing and hackable technologies. There are many benefits to having to slow down. Some of us find it fun to do so. This is awesome news that should be embraced by all. Viva Le Kodak.

I'm old too. I have some 126 slides from an Kodak Instamatic shot in 1965. I showed them on a Bell and Howell cube projector. I kept the projector and stepped up to a Nikkormat and shot a bunch of Kodachrome and Ektachrome in Asia. I built a fabulous darkroom that could do color prints to 16x20.

Digital thrills me. I can do it anywhere I take a laptop. I can't quite to 16x20, but have a printer at home that will go to 13x19.

My Bell and Howell seriously broke. On my to do list is to scan the old slides so I can "project" them on my new, big 4K HDR TV.

For me, digital is way more fun that slides.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

BebuLamar wrote:

I have no need to share my images. Since I got rid of my darkroom I don't shoot color negative film any more. It's a good time for me to shoot chrome. May be it's time for me to find an Ektapro projector before the price goes up. I already have a carousel and an ektagraphic III.

"I have no need to share my images."

I didn't mean Instagram. I meant how do you show your slides to people. Do you have an old projector? Do you scan and show on a TV? Do you have prints made? Or, is it totally personal?

It has taken awhile, but I think I understand now that very few people actually want to see what I take pictures of!

BebuLamar

bsprague wrote:

"I have no need to share my images."

I didn't mean Instagram. I meant how do you show your slides to people. Do you have an old projector? Do you scan and show on a TV? Do you have prints made? Or, is it totally personal?

It has taken awhile, but I think I understand now that very few people actually want to see what I take pictures of!

I can project my slides and have people watching the show like in the old days. However, I don't have a need to show anyone my images. I don't show my images to others. The photographs I took are just for me and nobody else.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

BebuLamar wrote:

I can project my slides and have people watching the show like in the old days. However, I don't have a need to show anyone my images. I don't show my images to others. The photographs I took are just for me and nobody else.

I've moved the same direction. I have matched set of 8 frames on my wall in my private office/room. I change them out as I fell like it. Few go in that room besides me.

The odd exception is due to some charming granddaughters. They've taught me to share a few on Instagram. I would NOT touch Instagram if I didn't get a few back from them.

Impressionist

bsprague wrote:

I'm old too. I have some 126 slides from an Kodak ... (show quote)

Congratulations on the darkroom and new TV. I prefer and to either/or. Most fun is had is in doing what you want and having the tools at hand to do so. Might want to replace the Bell and Howell 🍺✌️

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

bsprague wrote:

What will you do with your Ektachrome? Is it about projectors and screens? How are you going to "share" your images?

I think people will use it in the usual ways... project it, scan it, or throw it in a shoebox because it's too hard to deal with!

I still have a pristine Ektagraphic III AT projector and Apollo zoom lens in my closet, so I *may* pull out the Nikon F3 one of these days. My screen rotted, years ago, though.

I miss the sheer spectacle of multi-image. But I don't miss the weeks and weeks of planning, writing, storyboarding, photographing, processing, editing, glass mounting, narrating, recording, mixing, programming, and tweaking that led up to staging a 12-projector show at a sales meeting.

Mud2

As a 2 time Kodak employee, and a Kodak industrial fellowship recipient, when will Kodak start on a new, improved buggy whip?

tomcat

burkphoto wrote:

Well, well. Hell just froze over! br br But Super... (show quote)

I read the article Burk and believed it, up until the part about Super 8 movie film. I think this publication release was intended for April 1st.

Darkroom317 Loc: Mishawaka, IN

tomcat wrote:

I read the article Burk and believed it, up until the part about Super 8 movie film. I think this publication release was intended for April 1st.

A new Super 8 system was announced last year CES. Kodak also changed it's logo to reflect a new commitment to film and it's legacy. So I'm not surprised by this subsequent announcement.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

tomcat wrote:

I read the article Burk and believed it, up until the part about Super 8 movie film. I think this publication release was intended for April 1st.

Ha! Could be. I can't believe they would even THINK about Super 8.