{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blogposting-js","path":"/blog/ektar100","result":{"data":{"mdx":{"body":"function _extends() { _extends = Object.assign || function (target) { for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) { var source = arguments[i]; for (var key in source) { if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source, key)) { target[key] = source[key]; } } } return target; }; return _extends.apply(this, arguments); }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutProperties(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded); var key, i; if (Object.getOwnPropertySymbols) { var sourceSymbolKeys = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(source); for (i = 0; i < sourceSymbolKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceSymbolKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; if (!Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(source, key)) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } } return target; }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = {}; var sourceKeys = Object.keys(source); var key, i; for (i = 0; i < sourceKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } return target; }\n\n/* @jsxRuntime classic */\n\n/* @jsx mdx */\nvar _frontmatter = {\n  \"date\": \"2008-09-09T16:26:34.921Z\",\n  \"updated\": \"2008-09-10T06:54:56.954Z\",\n  \"type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n  \"title\": \"Kodak's new Ektar 100\",\n  \"entityId\": \"047f8cf0-f940-11e6-8d52-ffa6c436feb5\",\n  \"revisionId\": \"047f8cf1-f940-11e6-8d52-ffa6c436feb5\",\n  \"revisionNum\": 1,\n  \"tags\": {\n    \"arts.meta.manufacturers\": [{\n      \"@id\": \"kodak\",\n      \"objClass\": \"tag\"\n    }]\n  },\n  \"sidebar\": \"## The links\\n\\n*   [Photographyblog's coverage](http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/kodak_professional_ektar_100_film/)\\n*   [Kodak's page](http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/ektar/ektarIndex.jhtml?id=0.2.26.14.5.14&lc=en)\\n*   [Kodak's Q&A](http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/ektar/qAndA.jhtml?id=0.2.26.14.5.14.14&lc=en)\\n\\n## But seriously...\\n\\nDo read my [Introduction to films](/blog/films_2008/). I can assure you that Porta 400VC in my 6x7 camera will out-resolve the finest in 35mm camera gear with Ektar 100 loaded...\\n\\nI can also assure you that I'll be purchasing it and trying it out as soon as I can. 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Porta 400VC film has displaced UC400 and Ektar 100 will displace UC100.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"For me, oddly, I found that 400NC replaced UC400. But you all know that I march to the beat of a different drummer.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So, the history\\u2026 Before I started shooting seriously, there was a brilliant film called Ektar 25. It was there to represent the pinnacle of C-41 chemistry, so Kodak was willing to keep producing it even though some of the Kodak guys said that it was beastly to produce and that most of the legendary qualities it had have been greatly supplanted by modern films. Either way, it\\u2019s like crack for a certain audience. See, no matter how fancy a 35mm camera you have, it\\u2019s still going to get blown away by even a decent medium format camera in terms of image quality. But if you MUST shoot 35mm film but want to try and get huge enlargements, you end up looking at the film with the finest grain because you may not realize that there are other factors that effect resolution.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Now, if you look at where Kodak is right now, they do not hold the lead in slide film. Far from it. This largely boils down to Fuji making some brilliant decisions with Velvia and Provia and capturing a huge chunk of the slide shooting market, so even though Provia 100 is probably about the same ultimate image quality as E100G, Provia 100 is cheaper and more popular.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So, while they are guaranteed a certain amount of slide film sales from Kodak loyalists, Kodak\\u2019s best seller is pretty much print film. They have a huge retail presence for all sorts of film and a lot of people have found they like Kodak\\u2019s Porta film. 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