My latest UltraPan8 sketch "Can Cruiser Red"

[Nicholas Kovats]

Here is my latest UltraPan8 sketch "Can Cruiser Red". Brilliant fall colors, red cruiser bike, red jacket. And one very happy new owner. Is Ektachrome 100D the new Kodachrome?

http://vimeo.com/36705545

Regards,

Nicholas Kovats
Canada

[marc]

It's a shame that 100d is even more contrasty than Kodachrome!

[Charlie Blackfield]

It's a shame that 100d is even more contrasty than Kodachrome!

Nothing wrong with contrast in this project, I think it works really well.

Charlie

[grainy]

beautiful!

[marc]

It's a shame that 100d is even more contrasty than Kodachrome!

Nothing wrong with contrast in this project, I think it works really well.

Charlie

The UP8 project is great, the stock, regardless of what camera it is used in, is very high contrast. Evan more than Kodachrome. How I miss Kodachrome!

[Will2]

The contrast is not the stock alone, it is the transfer too. 100D is definitely not Kodachrome; it's much more natural in color when projected. Amazing how accurate the color is when projected; transfers are up to the colorist.

I love Kodachrome but it never looked right transferred compared to projected. It was my favorite stock in 16mm.

[marc]

True, but it is a fact that 100d has a higher contrast ratio than Kodachrome

[avortex]

Cool clip!

Regarding the contrast issues with E100D: I used to hate this stock for its excessive contrast and redish awful saturation, but...
if you process the film at around 28ºC instead of the "official" 38ºC, you'll get good contrast levels and beautiful colors. Much more better than Kodachrome... Try it, you won't regreat!

[Nicholas Kovats]

Thanks. Do you happen to work in a film lab or are you able to do this yourself?

[avortex]

A friend of mine showed me how to process E6 films using a Lomo Tank last summer. A great discovery! Fun and easy...

In Spain, you have the liquids at around 28ºC during the summer, so you have the right temperature from the start. The process is a bit longer than with 38ºC, but the results are outstanding.
For Velvia, I prefer the standart processing, as I love its color rendition, but for E100D, processing it at 28ºC has been like discovering a new and wonderful stock.

[Nicholas Kovats]

Thanks, avortex. I am about to query my lab regarding this.

[marc]

Cool clip!

Regarding the contrast issues with E100D: I used to hate this stock for its excessive contrast and redish awful saturation, but...
if you process the film at around 28ºC instead of the "official" 38ºC, you'll get good contrast levels and beautiful colors. Much more better than Kodachrome... Try it, you won't regreat!

I passed this information on to the customer service department at Dwayne's. They said that the pass it on to the lab.

[avortex]

My results were obtained using the Tetenal 3-bath kit, so in your lab, depending its procedure, the results may change a bit.
But I'm sure they will be interesting anyway...

Reducing the temperature you lower the contrast and saturation, and the grain is reduced too. Another advantage!

[marc]

My results were obtained using the Tetenal 3-bath kit, so in your lab, depending its procedure, the results may change a bit.
But I'm sure they will be interesting anyway...

Reducing the temperature you lower the contrast and saturation, and the grain is reduced too. Another advantage!

avortex,
Are you able to show us some samples?

[avortex]

These are 2 screenshots of a DIY transfer without correction. It's a private film, so I don't want to show faces, but you get the idea about the general color balance and skin tones:




And here is a little clip shot and processed at 27ºC by some friends of the "Mostra de Super-8" from Barcelona. This is a professional telecine done at ochoypico.com :

http://vimeo.com/28620820

By the way, this thread is about the cool Ultrapan8 clip, so if you want we can start another one...