KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film

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TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR NEGATIVE FILM February 2016 • E-4046

KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film is the world's STORAGE AND HANDLING finest grain color negative film. With ISO 100 speed, high Store unexposed film at 21°C (70°F) or lower in the original saturation and ultra-vivid color, this film offers the finest, sealed package. For extended periods, store film at smoothest grain of any color negative film available today. 13°C(55°F) to preserve consistency. An ideal choice for commercial photographers and To avoid moisture condensation on film that has been advanced amateurs, KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 refrigerated, allow the film to warm up to room Film is recommended for applications such as nature, temperature before opening the package. Typical warm-up travel and outdoor photography, as well as for fashion and times are given in the table below. product photography. Warm-Up Times (Hours) to Reach Room TECHNOLOGY BENEFIT Temperature of 21°C (70°F) From a Storage Size Temperature of: • Incorporates Entertainment • World's finest-grained color Imaging’s KODAK VISION Film negative film -18°C (0°F) 2°C (35°F) 13°C (55°F) technology 135 magazine 11⁄2 11⁄4 1 • Micro-Structure Optimized • Ideal for scanning KODAK T-GRAIN Emulsions 120 1 3⁄4 1⁄2

• KODAK Proprietary Advanced • Extraordinary enlargement 10-sheet box 11⁄2 11 Development Accelerators capability from a 35mm negative Load and unload roll-film cameras in subdued light. • Optimized Emulsion Spectral • Ultra-vivid color Total darkness is required when you load and unload sheet Sensitivity and Image Modifier Chemistry film holders. Process film as soon as possible after exposure. Protect •KODAK Advanced Cubic • Optimized sharpness Emulsions negatives from strong light, and store them in a cool, dry •KODAK Proprietary DIR • Distinct edges, fine detail place. For long-term storage, keep negatives at a Couplers temperature between 2°C (35°F) and 13°C (55°F) and at a • Unified Emulsion Technology • Printing compatible with relative humidity between 30 and 35 percent. other KODAK Films

SIZES AVAILABLE DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS Availability may differ from country to country. See your Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total dealer who supplies KODAK PROFESSIONAL Products. darkness.

Size/Format Code Base EXPOSURE 0.13 mm (0.005 inch) 135 5110 acetate Film Speed 0.10 mm (0.004 inch) Use the speed numbers in the tables below with cameras 120 6110 acetate or meters marked for ISO, ASA, or DIN speeds or exposure 0.19 mm (0.007 inch) indexes (EIs). Do not change the film-speed setting when Sheets KODAK ESTAR metering through a filter. Metering through filters may Thick Base affect light meter accuracy; see your meter or camera manual for specific information. For critical work, make a series of test exposures.

KODAK WRATTEN Light Source ISO Speed Gelatin Filter Daylight or Electronic None 100 Flash Photolamp (3400 K) No. 80B 32 Tungsten (3200 K) No. 80A 25

* For best results without special printing.

© 2016 Kodak Alaris Inc. Daylight Fluorescent and High-Intensity Discharge Lamps Use the exposures in the table below for average frontlit Use the color-compensating filters and exposure subjects from 2 hours after sunrise to 2 hours before adjustments in the tables below as starting points to sunset. expose KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film under fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamps. For critical Shutter Speed (second) Lighting Conditions applications, make a series of test exposures under your and Lens Opening actual conditions. Bright or Hazy Sun on Light Sand or 1/125 To avoid the brightness and color variations that occur Snow f/16 during a single alternating-current cycle, use exposure Bright or Hazy Sun (Distinct Shadows) 1/125 times of 1⁄60 second or longer with ﬂuorescent lamps; f/11* with high-intensity discharge lamps, use exposure times of Weak, Hazy Sun 1/125 1⁄125 second or longer. (Soft Shadows) f/8

Cloudy Bright 1/125 KODAK Color f Exposure (No Shadows) /5.6 Type of Fluorescent Lamp Compensating Adjustment Heavy Overcast or Open Shade‡ 1/125 Filter(s) f /4 Daylight 20R + 5M +1 stop * Use f/5.6 for backlit close-up subjects. White 40B + 5C +1 2/3 stop † Use f/8 for backlit close-up subjects. ‡ Subject shaded from the sun but lighted by a large area of sky. Warm White 40B + 40C +2 stops Warm White Deluxe 40B + 50C +2 stops Adjustments for Long and Short Exposures Cool White 30B +1 stop No filter correction or exposure compensation is required Cool White Deluxe 40C + 10M +1 stop for exposures from 1⁄10,000 second to 1 second. For critical applications with longer exposure times, make tests KODAK Color under your conditions. High-Intensity Discharge Exposure Compensating Lamp (CCT) Adjustment Filter(s) Electronic Flash High-Pressure Sodium 50B + 70C +2 2/3 stops Use the appropriate guide number in the table below as Vapor starting-point recommendations for your equipment. Metal Halide 5C + 10M +2/3 stop Select the unit output closest to the number given by your Mercury Vapor with 30B + 5C +1 stop flash manufacturer. Then find the guide number for feet or Phosphor metres. To determine the lens opening, divide the guide Mercury Vapor without 80R +1 2/3 stop number by the flash-to-subject distance. If negatives are Phosphor consistently too dense (overexposed), use a higher guide number; if they are too thin (underexposed), use a lower PROCESSING number. Process EKTAR 100 Film in KODAK FLEXICOLOR Chemicals for Process C-41 using the replenishment and Unit Guide Number wash rates in the tables below. Note that the developer Output Distances in Feet/Metres (BCPS)* replenishment rates are starting-point recommendations only and may vary due to the amount of exposure to the 350 40/12 film, scene content, and the presence/absence of sprocket 500 50/15 holes. 700 60/18 1000 70/21 Replenishment and Wash Rates 1400 85/26 KODAK KODAK KODAK 2000 100/30 FLEXICOLOR FLEXICOLOR Film FLEXICOLOR Wash Developer Bleach III, 2800 120/36 Size Developer Water* Replenisher Fixer, and Replenisher 4000 140/42 LORR Stabilizer 5600 170/50 1012 mL/m2 506 mL/m2 861 mL/m2 31 L/m2 135 8000 200/60 94 mL/ft2 47 mL/ft2 80 mL/ft2 2.9 L/ft2 1012 mL/m2 506 mL/m2 1023 mL/m2 31 L/m2 * BCPS = beam candlepower seconds 120 94 mL/ft2 47 mL/ft2 107 mL/ft2 2.9 L/ft2 1012 mL/m2 506 mL/m2 1023 mL/m2 31 L/m2 4 x 5 94 mL/ft2 47 mL/ft2 107 mL/ft2 2.9 L/ft2 1012 mL/m2 506 mL/m2 1023 mL/m2 31 L/m2 8 x 10 94 mL/ft2 47 mL/ft2 107 mL/ft2 2.9 L/ft2

* Rates are for first wash and a two-stage countercurrent final wash. Double these rates for a single stage final wash.

2 KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film • E-4046 JUDGING NEGATIVE EXPOSURES IMAGE STRUCTURE You can check the exposure level with a suitable electronic Print Grain Index densitometer equipped with a filter such as a KODAK The Print Grain Index number refers to a method of WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No. 92 or the red filter for defining graininess in a print made with diffuse-printing Status M densitometry. Depending on the subject and the illumination. It replaces rms granularity and has a different light source used for exposure, a normally exposed and scale which cannot be compared to rms granularity. processed color negative measured through the red filter • The method uses a uniform perceptual scale, with a should have the approximate densities listed below. change of four units equaling a just noticeable difference Because of the extreme range in skin color, use these red in graininess to 90 percent of observers. density values for a normally lit forehead only as a guide. For best results, use a KODAK Gray Card (gray side). • A Print Grain Index rating of 25 on the scale represents the approximate visual threshold for graininess. A Area Measured Density Reading higher number indicates an increase in the amount of KODAK Gray Card (gray side) receiving graininess observed. 0.77 to 0.87 same illumination as subject • The standardized inspection (print-to-viewer) Lightest step (darkest in the negative) of a distance for all print sizes is 14 inches, the typical KODAK Paper Gray Scale receiving same 1.13 to 1.23 viewing distance for a 4 x 6-inch print. illumination as subject Highest diffuse density on normally lighted • In practice, larger prints will likely be viewed from forehead distances greater than 14 inches, which reduces —light complexion 1.08 to 1.18 apparent graininess. —dark complexion 0.93 to 1.03 • Print Grain Index numbers may not represent RETOUCHING graininess observed from more specular printing illuminants, such as condenser enlargers. You can retouch the 120 and sheet sizes on both the base side and the emulsion side. Retouch only the Negative Size: 24 x 36 mm (135) emulsion side of 135 size film. Print Size in inches 4x6 8x10 16x20 Magnification 4.4X 8.8X 17.8X PRINTING NEGATIVES Print Grain Index less than 25* 38 66 This film is optimized for printing to — * KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Premier Paper 25 is the visual threshold for perception of grain. KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Premier Canvas Negative Size: 6 x 6 cm (120) Paper Print Size in inches 4x6 8x10 16x20 KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Premier Metallic Magnification 2.6X 4.4X 8.8X Paper Print Grain Index less than 25 less than 25 38 KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Transparency Display Material Negative Size: 4 x 5 Inches (Sheets)

KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Clear Display Print Size in inches 4x6 8x10 16x20 Material Magnification 1.2X 4X 8X Print Grain Index less than 25 less than 25 less than 25 SCANNING NEGATIVES Negative Size: 8 x 10 Inches (Sheets) You can easily scan EKTAR 100 Film negatives with a variety of linear-array-CCD, area-array-CCD, and PMT film Print Size in inches 4x6 8x10 16x20 scanners. You can scan negatives on desktop scanners as Magnification 0.6X 1X 2X well as high-end drum scanners. Print Grain Index less than 25 less than 25 less than 25

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CURVES

Characteristic Curves Spectral-Dye-Density Curves

4.0 2.5 Exposure: Daylight Typical densities for a midscale neutral subject Densitometry: Status M and D-min. Log H Ref: -0.84 2.0 B 3.0 Midscale Neutral

G 1.5

2.0 R DENSITY 1.0 Minimum Density

1.0 DIFFUSE SPECTRAL DENSITY 0.5

0.0 0.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 400 450500 550600 650 700 E4046A LOG EXPOSURE (lux-seconds) E4046C WAVELENGTH (nm)

Spectral-Sensitivity Curves Modulation Transfer Function

3.0 200 Exposure: Daylight Effective Exposure: 1/25 Second 100 Densitometry: Status M 70 Density: 0.2>D-min 50 * 2.0 B 30 Yellow- G Forming 20 Layer Cyan- Forming R Magenta- Layer 10 Forming 7 1.0 Layer 5 LOG SENSITIVITY RESPONSE (%) 3 2 Exposure: Daylight Process: C-41 0.0 1 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 1 2 3 4 5 10 20 50100 200 600 WAVELENGTH (nm) E4046D SPATIAL FREQUENCY (cycles/mm) *Sensitivity = reciprocal of exposure (erg/cm 2 ) required E4046B to produce specified density

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KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film KODAK Publication No. E-4046

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