KODAK EKTACHROME 64 Professional Film

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Contents

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

Description

This color transparency film has become the standard of the industry for use in the studio or under controlled daylight conditions. Its rich, natural color and soft highlight contrast are ideal for food, fashion, and product advertising.

This film features very fine grain and very high sharpness. It is designed for exposure with daylight or electronic flash at times from 1/10,000 to 1/10 second with no filter or exposure adjustment. You can use exposure times up to 1 second with an exposure increase and a color compensating filter. You can also expose this film with photolamps (3400 K) or tungsten (3200 K) illumination with conversion filters.

Use this film to produce color transparencies for viewing with 5000 K illumination. You can also use the transparencies for printing by photomechanical methods, by photographic methods of direct duplication and direct reversal printing.

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 film at 13°C (55°F) or lower in the original sealed package. To avoid moisture condensation on film that has been refrigerated, allow the film to warm up to room temperature before opening the package. 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, 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 cameras or light meters marked for ISO or ASA speed or exposure indexes. Do not change the film-speed setting when metering through a filter. Metering though filters may affect 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.

When you expose this film on overcast days or in open shade, the color balance may appear cool (bluish). To correct a slight shift in color, use a skylight filter such as a KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No. 1A with no exposure increase. To correct a more significant shift, use a yellowish conversion filter such as a KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No. 81A and increase exposure by 1/3 stop.

Electronic Flash

Use the appropriate guide number in the table below as a starting point for your equipment. Select the unit output closest to the number given by your flash manufacturer. Then find the guide number for feet or metres. To determine the lens opening, divide the guide number by the flash-to-subject distance.

Multiple Exposures with Electronic Flash

To compensate for the effects of multiple consecutive exposures (multipops), use the following filter corrections and exposure adjustments as starting points.

Fluorescent and High-Intensity Discharge Lamps

Use the color compensating filters and exposure adjustments in the tables 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. Vary the recommended filtration by at least ±CC10, and increase or decrease exposure accordingly.

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. At 1-second exposure, use a CC05R filter and increase exposure by 1/3 stop. We do not recommend using exposure times longer than 1 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. Use the data only as a guide. For critical applications, make tests under your conditions.

Processing

Process KODAK EKTACHROME 64 Professional Film in Process E-6 chemicals.

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.

Retouching

Use KODAK E-6 Transparency Retouching Dyes. You can chemically retouch sheet and 120/220 formats of this film on both the base and the emulsion side. Retouch only the emulsion side on the 135 size. For information on retouching equipment, supplies, and techniques, see Kodak Publication No. E-68, Retouching Transparencies on KODAK EKTACHROME Film.

Printing Transparencies

You can reproduce images made on EKTACHROME 64 Professional 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 that 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 5–inch transparency) or Q-60E3 (35 mm slide) to establish the setup for KODAK EKTACHROME Films on all scanners. These targets are manufactured to ANSI standards and represent 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 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 tranparency 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 that is used.

Curves

MTF

Characteristic:

5017, 6017 (roll films)

Note: The characteristic curves for KODAK EKTACHROME 64 Professional Film / 6117 are 0.04 lower in overall density than these curves, which apply to 5017 and 6017 film.

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.

Kodak, Kodak Professional, Ektachrome, Endura, Portra, Q-Lab, Supra, Ultra, and Wratten are trademarks.

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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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