Ektachrome Finally for sale again!
Oct 12, 2018 10:05:27 #
Email from B&H yesterday: Ektachrome Professional ISO100 35mm/36 exp is IN STOCK at last. I ordered 4 rolls to start (at $12.99/roll it’s a little pricey) and it’s due at my house next Tuesday!
Now to start nagging them for 120. And maybe Kodachrome???
Now to start nagging them for 120. And maybe Kodachrome???
Oct 12, 2018 10:17:32 #
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Oct 12, 2018 10:23:38 #
I have hundreds of Ektachrome and Kodachrome slides going back to the '60s when I was stationed at Hickam AFB in Hawaii. Now a lot of those Ektachrome slides have developed a reddish tinge to them whereas the Kodachromes are still good after all these years. Too bad they can't come out with Kodachrome again.
I bought a Kodak stereo camera at an auction a couple years ago that still had a roll of Kodachrome film in it. I finished off the last few photos on the roll and took it to the local camera shop to have the film developed because I was interested to see what was on it. They said nobody develops Kodachrome film anymore, something about the chemicals where toxic or radioactive or poisonous or something and weren't available anymore.
I bought a Kodak stereo camera at an auction a couple years ago that still had a roll of Kodachrome film in it. I finished off the last few photos on the roll and took it to the local camera shop to have the film developed because I was interested to see what was on it. They said nobody develops Kodachrome film anymore, something about the chemicals where toxic or radioactive or poisonous or something and weren't available anymore.
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Oct 12, 2018 10:32:51 #
All my Ektachrome slides from the 70’s have faded while Kodachrome and Agfachrome still look great.
I could not get excited over this news.
I could not get excited over this news.
Oct 12, 2018 10:39:38 #
toxdoc42 wrote:
Who is manufacturing it? Does it use the same chemicals for processing?
Kodak is manufacturing it in Rochester. Still E6 processing like all slide films.
Oct 12, 2018 11:26:12 #
drmike99 wrote:
Kodak is manufacturing it in Rochester. Still E6 processing like all slide films.
It is made by Kodak. If it's not made by Kodak it still has to be licensed by Kodak as Kodak still owns the Ektachrome name.
Oct 12, 2018 11:33:49 #
BebuLamar wrote:
It is made by Kodak. If it's not made by Kodak it still has to be licensed by Kodak as Kodak still owns the Ektachrome name.
Kodak has been tracking this on the internet for nearly 2 years now. It’s made at the Kodak plant by Kodak in Rochester. Check Kodak Professional on Instagram and you can follow all the beta testers and their photos.
Oct 12, 2018 11:36:39 #
drmike99 wrote:
Kodak has been tracking this on the internet for nearly 2 years now. It’s made at the Kodak plant by Kodak in Rochester. Check Kodak Professional on Instagram and you can follow all the beta testers and their photos.
I knew it's made by Kodak as I having waiting for 2 years.
Oct 12, 2018 12:10:07 #
jims203 wrote:
I had the same results with Ektachrome and Kodachrome as mentioned earlier.All my Ektachrome slides from the 70’s have faded while Kodachrome and Agfachrome still look great.
I could not get excited over this news.
I could not get excited over this news.
Oct 12, 2018 12:42:02 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
I had the same results with Ektachrome and Kodachrome as mentioned earlier.
Kodachrome is known for being almost archival IF KEPT IN THE DARK. Frequently projected Kodachrome slides did not fair as well as those long ignored. Kodachrome movies on the other hand last seemingly forever (at least for decades) because each frame only gets a fraction of a second of light when projected. Ektachrome isn’t bad — it just can’t compete with Kodachrome’s dark survival.
Oct 12, 2018 15:26:43 #
Don’t hold your breath. B&H just emailed me that due to a system error it is actually NOT in stock. Coming soon they say.
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