todd_phillips1 Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 While picking and selecting some assorted films at a pro-shop today, I noticed some rolls of Ektachrome 1600. OK...this might prove interesting...so I purchased a couple of rolls. Has anyone used this film? And is there a "correct" speed setting? Obviously, grain is not a factor...and is it possible to "pump up" the grain with this film? Any comments are welcome, and thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.t. dowling Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 I haven't used it, but this is the information I have about it. Ektachrome P1600 ISO 400-3200 (variable by push processing) Grain: RMS 17-38 RP: 80-63 LPM Film ID: EPH "A color slide film designed to be push processed, P1600 produces better results than Ektachrome 400x when pushed to higher speeds. Color reproduction is similar to that of 400x, but contrast is a bit higher. P1600 has a higher D-max to minimize that smokey underexposed look in shadow areas when normal slide films are push processed. A great slide film when super high speeds are needed." From that description, it sounds like it is basically an ISO 400 film that has been specially optimized for a two-stop push. If you shoot it at 400, it should, theoretically, behave similarly to Ektachrome 400x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 The Kodak technical bulletin on it is here: http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/e147/e147.jhtml?id=0.3.8.8.12.3.22.4.3&lc=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_sapper Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 I've found best exposure index is at 1250 with push-2. It can be used at EI 1600 with push-2, depending on your lab. The difference is only about 1/3 stop, so either is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_lehmann Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 I've used it when I needed the speed to combine a foreground with the night sky. This example was pushed 3 stops (I estimated exposure for ISO 3200 and bracketed). Had I used slower film and a longer exposure tracking would have blurred the trees, but not tracking would have blurred the stars (the trees' fronds are blurred by the wind). It's very grainy, but there's no way to remove the grain without also removing a lot of the stars.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_lehmann Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 And here's a crop of the sky showing the grain, scanned at 4000dpi and reproduced at 1:1.<P>Why do these images show up as links? They are only 400 pixels wide, jpg format and way less than 100K.<p>Karl Lehmann <a href="http://www.lostworldarts.com/new_page_3.htm">Lost World Arts</a><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa2000 Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Wouldn't be Fuji Provia 400F pushed at 1600 better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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