dahlfors Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Quite a surprising move. I didn't expect this! --- Kodak Brings Back a Classic with EKTACHROME Film Las Vegas, NV, Thursday, January 05, 2017 To the delight of film enthusiasts across the globe, Eastman Kodak Company today announced plans to bring back one of its most iconic film stocks. Over the next 12 months, Kodak will be working to reformulate and manufacture KODAK EKTACHROME Film for both motion picture and still photography applications. Initial availability is expected in the fourth quarter of 2017. Full press release at: http://photorumors.com/2017/01/05/kodak-to-brings-back-ektachrome-film/ sam, Nikkor, hansel and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nice!!! Lets hope it will be cheaper than the fuji leftovers. dahlfors and hansel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansel Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Are some of you guys still shooting film? I have recently started to shoot analog stills again after a 10 years abstinence or so and I have to say I am blown away how awesome the stuff is looking adding to this the darkroom experience. Makes me want to get a 16mm camera or something altough I would feel slightly cuckoo.... Rudolf, Flynn and Kurtisso 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtisso Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, hansel said: Are some of you guys still shooting film? I have recently started to shoot analog stills again after a 10 years abstinence or so and I have to say I am blown away how awesome the stuff is looking adding to this the darkroom experience. Makes me want to get a 16mm camera or something altough I would feel slightly cuckoo.... You shouldn't feel at all crazy! There's so much to be desired in film that digital has yet to nail down. The dynamic range, color and shutter/motion that film has to offer combined with vastly improving film scan technology is a worthy enough pursuit. I've posted this before I think, but check out this gorgeous 2K scan from super 8 film: Ian Edward Weir, Kisaha, webrunner5 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted January 6, 2017 Super Members Share Posted January 6, 2017 Best part is that Ektachrome is very easy to develop at home and s8 scanners are affordable or you can make a DIY. Timming is also good as I developed my last roll I had this summer hansel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do with their new S8 camera - just hope it isn't a fixed lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Could they ever bring back Kodachrome? It's so good that film is finding it's groove again. It will never be as popular as it once was, but it's nice that it's still being used. There's no technical advantages anymore, but the act of shooting, developing and the whole look of film is a lot of fun. I was very lazy in 2016, but in 2015 I shot around 150 rolls and developed around 100 rolls of TRI-X 400. Hipsters probably have a lot to do with film's revival Good to see these guys nearly back in action and resurrecting the old factory ... http://www.filmferrania.it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted January 7, 2017 Super Members Share Posted January 7, 2017 Maybe Kodakchrome could come back but it wont. What was it, 7 baths or something to process and an archival lifespan of just 20 years? I dont know many Hipsters that shoot film. Frankly I dont know any, they are a lazy bunch. It smore for people who really enjoy photography and film making as an art imo. I believe the reason its coming back is because after all these years digital still can't beat it. Digital is nice but film is nicer. Every time I watch a Blueray of any old movie I blown away of how much digital suck in comparison Also digital large format doesnt exist and medium format is still out of reach for most. A film MF is $7. (This of course depended on your definition of "better" and what aspect of image quality you rank highest.) Ps. Fun fact I heard but dont know if true, Fujifilms Instax division is currently their most profitable business... I know Im throwing money at them for my Instax printer Kurtisso, hansel, Rudolf and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I am so desperate of fresh color reversal s-8 stock. I have only a dozen left in the fridge... so this is really, really great news. Lets hope Ferrania will pull out a cheaper option (they will for sure not be on the same level quality wise) like it was in the past with Agfa. Matters: I absolutely agree: I have 4 blurays but 100 S-8 feature films. Projecting a movie is so different and has some magic I can't explain. 12 hours ago, Bioskop.Inc said: I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do with their new S8 camera - just hope it isn't a fixed lens. It has c-mount (comes with cheap Ricoh...) but many downsides. I would not buy it. There are enough better and cheaper alternatives. hansel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansel Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 @dahlfors @Kurtisso @Mathias Burling.... Sorry guys but you got me a bit excited. Is it as easy as 40 bucks for 100ft b&w 16mm reversal film, home develop and then project or scan it? Can I pop a Speedbooster on C-Mount......AAAhhh, so many questions maybe you can point me towards a good forum? Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantsin Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 It's ca. $60-$70 for 100ft 16mm, and you can't pop a Speedbooster on a c-mount, at least not without major amounts of hacking/tinkering. Home scanning requires rather expensive hardware (such as this one: http://moviestuff.tv/moviestuff_home.html), but you'll get much better results from professional telecine services, roughly for the same amount of money you spent for the film stock. Good forums: http://www.cinematography.com/ http://www.filmshooting.com/scripts/forum/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpc Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 If you are going to scan only, you should probably be shooting negative anyway. Ektar and Portra are excellent for stills, and you have the Vision 3 series for motion pictures. Ektar in particular delivers chrome-like saturation at very fine graininess. Scanning chromes is trickier in a sense, and requires more from the scanner. Still, pretty cool to have Ektachrome back so soon after its demise, it makes beautiful punchy pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted January 9, 2017 Super Members Share Posted January 9, 2017 On 2017-01-07 at 4:31 PM, Rudolf said: I am so desperate of fresh color reversal s-8 stock. I have only a dozen left in the fridge... Wittner Chrome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Mattias Burling said: Wittner Chrome? That is old Agfa stock (I think for military use for planes?) I have never tried it: too grainy - especially because I prefer filming anamorphic. And sorry Mattias for misspelling your name above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 And now they are "investigating" of bringing back Kodachrome... https://petapixel.com/2017/01/09/kodak-investigating-take-bring-back-kodachrome/ Come on Fuji... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odie Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 great news! i love the look and cheaper (no post coloring required) for feature and commercial.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Watkins Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I read this morning that there are indeed rumours of a relaunch of Kodachrome... Not that I ever used it much. As news photog I shot mostly B&W before the wire service went to colour neg, then digital.. But it certainly was a beautiful film stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I've shot and developed B&W, color negative as well as Ektachrome; I've also done color separation gravure printing and several historical printing processes; and I'm afraid I can't share in the excitement. In my opinion, digital has already caught up with film and in some ways exceeded it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted January 11, 2017 Super Members Share Posted January 11, 2017 Not trying to argue or start a discussion or anything, but what was the purpose of telling us that in this thread? Where did you hope the discussion would go besides the usual mind numbing "film vs digital" (even tough you know very well that one cant replace the other)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 40 minutes ago, Mattias Burling said: Not trying to argue or start a discussion or anything, but what was the purpose of telling us that in this thread? Where did you hope the discussion would go besides the usual mind numbing "film vs digital" (even tough you know very well that one cant replace the other)? I think it's great that enthusiasts will have access to Ektachrome, but I spent hours and hours developing transparencies and making prints from them. I also worked in commercial labs. If you messed up, there was no second chance. It is an arduous process, time-consuming and expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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