One of the more unexpected releases
for Photokina is the news that Kodak have a new film. It is Ektar 100
(and that's probably good news to anyone who used Ektar 25 which was one
of the better colour negative films) and is probably aimed at those professional
and advance amateurs still shooting film. It's available in 35mm only
and given the 25 ISO version's track record should stand a huge amount
of enlargement.
Christopher Wright
Eastman Kodak Company continues to champion professional
photographers and set new standards in professional film with the new
KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 (EKTAR 100) film.
This new film, with ISO 100 speed, high saturation
and ultra-vivid color, offers the finest, smoothest grain of any color
negative film available today.
“Photography has always been
about capturing a moment or story and sharing it, with just a few or with
the world,” said Mary Jane Hellyar, president, Film, Photofinishing
& Entertainment Group and executive vice president, Eastman Kodak
Company. “It is often the smallest details that mark the difference
between a good photograph and one that stands out and becomes memorable.
With our new EKTAR 100 film, we’ve created a film that helps the
photographer capture unprecedented detail in remarkably vivid color. This
film continues a Kodak tradition of providing photographers with the highest
quality films that expand the range over which they can create outstanding
images.”
EKTAR 100 Film is the ideal choice for
commercial photographers and advanced amateurs for applications such as
nature, travel, fashion and product photography where the emphasis is
often on color. The new film incorporates KODAK VISION Motion Picture
Film Technology to achieve its unparalleled fine grain. It’s perfect
for photographers who prefer the ease of working with 35mm, and who look
for extraordinary enlargement capability when scanning and printing.
The new KODAK EKTAR Films will be available
worldwide beginning in the U.S. and Canada beginning in October, 2008
and in all other regions beginning in November, 2008. Kodak
press release
www.kodak.com