Kodak's new Ektachromes

[P3D Gary Nored <gnored@xxxxxxx>]

I shot a roll of the new Kodak Ektachrome (EW100) last weekend along
with a roll of Velvia. I've always liked Elite and Lumiere -- they've
got your basic ASA 100, superb grain characteristics, and bright,
pleasing color. The new emulsion is less contrasty and the stuff
is incredibly sharp. You still get Kodak green (boring, accurate)
but reds are awesome, and color is excellent by anyone's standards.

I'm glad to hear that Fuji is instroducing a new Realia. I've never
seen why people thought it was so great before. It's grainy and
color is a bit dull -- of course, it's also CHEAP! Provia is much
brighter and clearer. Superior grain to Realia (you hardly notice
it in a Themalizer). The trade-off is cost. Sigh...

Cost is high for the new Kodak Ektachromes -- near $11.00 a roll
at my local dealer. The same dealer does exquisite E6 processing
for $7.00 a roll, so you wind up paying $18.00 a roll for film and
processing. That's 11 shots if you bracket 1/2 stop each way.
Price per shot = $1.67. Now add $0.85 for an RBT mount and a
3D photo will cost you about $2.50, $5.00 if you mount the over-
exposed bracket shot (for projection).

Ahh! I'm beginning to understand why I never seem to have any
money anymore .....



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