KODAK EKTACHROME P1600 Professional Film

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Contents

• Description
• Sizes Available
• Storage and Handling
• Darkroom Recommendations
• Exposure
• Exposure Index Numbers
• Daylight
• Electronic Flash
• Fluorescent and High-Intensity Discharge Lamps
• Adjustments for Long and Short Exposures
• Processing
• Push/Pull Processing
• Retouching
• Printing Transparencies
• Duplicate Color Transparencies
• Color Prints
• Scanning Transparencies
• For Graphic Arts Applications
• For Photo CD Applications
• Curves

Description

Use this film for low-light-level photography, for action or sports photography, or in situations that call for high shutter speeds combined with small lens openings for good depth of field. Ideal for photojournalism, this film features bold, saturated color, and KODAK T-GRAIN® Emulsions for high sharpness and fine grain.

This high-speed color transparency film is optimized for an effective speed of EI 1600 using a 2-stop push with Process E-6P. Designed for exposure with daylight or electronic flash, you can also expose it with photolamps (3400 K) or tungsten (3200 K) illumination with filters. It is intended for typical high-speed film applications at times from 1/10,000 to 1/10 second with no filter or exposure adjustment.

Sizes Available

Sizes and catalog numbers may differ from country to country. See your dealer who supplies KODAK PROFESSIONAL Products.

Storage and Handling

Load and unload film in subdued light.

Store unexposed films at 13°C (55°F) or lower in the original sealed package. To avoid moisture condensation on the film that has been refrigerated, allow the film to warm up to room temperature before opening the package.

Store exposed film in a cool, dry place. Process film as soon as possible after exposure. Protect processed film from strong light, and store it in a cool, dry place. For more information about storing transparencies, see KODAK Publication No. E-30, Storage and Care of KODAK Photographic Materials—Before and After Processing.

Darkroom Recommendations

Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total darkness.

Exposure

Exposure Index Numbers

Use the Exposure Index (EI) numbers below with meters and cameras marked for ISO or ASA speeds. Do not change the film-speed setting when metering through a filter. Metering through filters may affect light meter accuracy; see your meter or camera manual for specific information. For critical work, make a series of test exposures.

Daylight

Use the exposures in the table below for average frontlit subjects from 2 hours after sunrise to 2 hours before sunset.

Electronic Flash

Use the guide numbers in the table below as starting-point recommendations for your equipment. Select the unit output closest to the number given by your flash manufacturer. To determine the lens opening, divide the guide number by the flash-to-subject distance. If transparencies are consistently too thin (overexposed), use a higher guide number; if they are too dense (underexposed), use a lower number.

Fluorescent and High-Intensity Discharge Lamps

Use the KODAK Color Compensating Filters and exposure adjustments below as starting points to expose this film under fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamps. For critical applications, make a series of test exposures under your actual conditions.

To avoid the brightness and color variations that occur during a single alternating-current cycle, use exposure times of 1/60 second or longer with fluorescent lamps; with high-intensity discharge lamps, use exposure times of 1/125 second or longer.

Note: Consult the manufacturer of high-intensity lamps for ozone ventilation requirements and safety information on ultraviolet radiation.

Some primary color filters were used in the previous tables to reduce the number of filters and keep the exposure adjustment to a minimum. Red filters were substituted for equivalent filtration in magenta and yellow. Blue filters were substituted for equivalent filtration in cyan and magenta.

Adjustments for Long and Short Exposures

No filter correction or exposure compensation is required for exposure times from 1/10,000 to 1/10 second.

Note: This information applies only when the film is exposed to daylight. The data are based on average emulsions rounded to the nearest 1/3 stop and assume normal recommended processing. For critical applications, make tests under your conditions.

Processing

Process this film in KODAK Chemicals, Process E-6.

For consistent processing of this and all other EKTACHROME Films, use a lab that is a member of the KODAK Q-LAB Process Monitoring Service.

Push/Pull Processing

EKTACHROME P1600 Professional Film is optimized for a 2-stop push process (e.g. exposed at EI 1600). Change the first developer as indicated below.

Note: Additional first developer information is included for film exposed at EI 800 or 400.

Retouching

Retouch only the emulsion side. For information on retouching equipment, supplies, and techniques, see KODAK Publication E-68, Retouching Color Transparencies on KODAK EKTACHROME Film.

Printing Transparencies

You can reproduce images made on this film by using a variety of Kodak materials.

Duplicate Color Transparencies

For direct printing, use—

KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Duplicating Film EDUPE

Color Prints

You can scan your image to a file and print digitally to—

KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA, SUPRA, and ULTRA ENDURA Papers

KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Clear Digital Display Material

KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Transparency Display Material

KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Metallic Paper

Scanning Transparencies

For Graphic Arts Applications

The KODAK EKTACHROME Film family is characterized by sets of image dyes which perform similarly when scanned. The scanner operator can set up one basic tone scale and color-correction channel for all EKTACHROME Films and then optimize the tone scale and gray balance for the requirements of individual images.

Use the KODAK Color Input Target / Q-60E1 (4 x 5inch transparencies) or Q-60E3A (35 mm slide) to establish the setup for KODAK EKTACHROME Films on all scanners. This target meets ANSI standards and represents the dye sets of all EKTACHROME Films.

For Photo CD Applications

Use the Universal E-6 Film Term to scan all KODAK EKTACHROME films for Photo CD Imaging Workstation applications.

For Output to a Photo CD Player: Using the Universal E-6 Film Term should result in an image that closely matches your original transparency in density, tone scale, and overall color balance when viewed on a player.

For Output to Devices Other than Photo CD Players: The YCC data that results when using the Universal E-6 Film Term is capable of producing a high-quality duplicate of your original transparency in terms of density, tone scale, and color reproduction. Final quality of your reproduced image depends on the capabilities of your output device, the viewing environment, and the rendering path used.

Curves

MTF:

Characteristic:

Spectral Sensitivity:

Spectral Dye Density:

The contents of this publication are subject to change without notice.

If you have questions or need assistance, contact your local Kodak representative.

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Footnotes\Notices

NOTICE: The data in this publication represent product tested under the conditions of exposure and processing specified. They are representative of production coatings, and therefore do not apply to a particular box or roll of photographic material. They do not represent standards or specifications that must be met by Eastman Kodak Company. The company reserves the right to change and improve product characteristics at any time.

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