Ektachrome E100 | Leica M6 | And a New Zealand Landscape
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2018
- Ektachrome 100 returns, so I'm out with the Leica M6 and shooting a New Zealand landscape getting my first impressions.
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Really enjoyed this, Paul. I’ve been in that camp as well, feeling film for black and white and digital for color. As I carry an X-T3 with me, I’m more drawn to color that I see versus a scene that I would immediately see in black and white. That said, I do enjoy shooting color film for the nuances every once in awhile. More for the experience rather than the result. If I’m going for result in color, I’m more likely to use digital.
Cheers, man. 🍻
Thanks Matt means a lot. Glad you enjoyed, take care!
So you've gone back to Fuji Matt? Hard to keep up with your gear changes! ;-p I'm considering an X-T3 myself. What are your thoughts so far using the camera?
I love film. I used to shoot Kodachrome and Ektachrome back in the "80's. Went over to digital in 2012, invested heavily in digital gear and shot a ton. Since Feb this year been shooting 95% film again. Why? Can't explain, I just love the experience of shooting film. However, I don't say film is better than digital etc. Both mediums are great, it's a personal preference. I don't imagine which photo subjects would look better in film or which would look better in digital. I just don't think that way. When I want to shoot film I just shoot it with my choice of preferred film stock. I'm now about to scan a bunch of Provia and Velvia that I challenged myself to shoot with on a recent trip, will see what worked. Anyway, it's all good. Enjoyed your beautiful cow and farm photos and your video as always. Cheers Paul!
john murch I totally agree. I love how film allows and partially forces you to slow down and enjoy the process. I forget how fun just winding each photo is, and preparing for the next composition. Although digital has given me so many new opportunities that film can’t, it’s a different experience shooting film. I started in the late 70’s an 80’s and am really enjoying going back to film once again. Now if they could ever bring back my favorite - Kodachrome 64. We can dream.
Mark Summers Enjoy the journey...:)
Wow! All of your photos have soul in them! It’s simple but looks like those photos want to talk to me. 📸 I just can’t think of how fresh your mind is to take such soulful photographs.
I think the issues you're having relate more to the limitations of slide film rather than the scan. Slide film has a very narrow dynamic range (~5 stops black to blown highlights). Shooting in bright sunlight is just too much dynamic range for it to handle. Slide film really shines in lower contrast light and the colors are beyond what can be recorded digitally when properly exposed.
For your next roll try shooting in more even light. Meter for your highlights and put them at one or two stops above middle gray and then let your shadows fall where they may on the zone system. Slide film handles under exposure far better than overexposure. If you look at your slides with the blown skies on a light table you will see that they are totally clear - zero detail recorded. Just keep your highlights at +2 or below and you'll be much happier with your results.
The flip side of color film is color negative which has incredible exposure latitude, but doesn't do well being under exposed. This is where color film photography gets really easy. Take a roll of Ektar or Portra 400, expose for your darkest shadows and you'll never run out of room for your highlights.
Thanks for the info
Someone can't shoot only two rolls of slide film and expect to get good results without understanding it's unique exposure requirements. The limited dynamic range if exposed correctly can create incredibly beautiful results.
What makes these videos great (and important) is that they’re from the heart, flawed in all the right ways, but most importantly they’re honest and real. Kudos sir, great work. Happy to follow your journey :)
Thanks Stephen
Hey Paul, hats off to you for making this amazing video, just love your shots and I am just truly being inspired to go out there and shoot. Thank you for sharing your work.
Wow, Ektachrome is so clean!
Check out my next video I'm comparing it to digital
I quite enjoyed watching this video. Really happy to see this lens in action! I’ve been saving up for it for a few months now, and will pick it up in December!
Quality video Paul - very well produced, informative and entertaining. Not easy to hit all three at once - so well done. I have only just “discovered” your videos and I look forward to viewing more. I have only yesterday put in must first roll of Ektachrome for develop and scan. Be interesting to see what comes along! All shot with my MP on the streets around Sydney’s Circular Quay on Sunday. Cheers, Antoine
Thank you for this. I have two rolls on order at this time and looking forward to exposing them and processing. I plan on doing everything my self at home. This is perfect timing. Thanks for sharing
Thanks again Tony
Hey fella, some observations.
Firstly, great vid, it pairs perfectly with my trim flat white and it's a great way to kick off the day!!!
Three years ago I bought a drone and all the gear I needed to do exactly what you are doing now, I realised pretty quickly that it wouldn't work for me. To see images and be present took all my focus, I couldn't do that, you do it very well so don't ever beat yourself up about that. In fact, don't waste another second thinking about it, overthinking can be counterproductive, just carry on. Also, so long as you enjoyed being out with the camera and learnt something at the end of it then it was and always will be a success.
That 4-5 stops of dynamic range can be a challenge, the shadows hold very little and the highlights blow out quickly. It can be a pain to scan. Hopefully, at some point, our paths will cross and I'd happily take a look at scanning a shot on my Imacon 848. It will give pretty much the best output possible but it won't solve either of the issues above on E6.
Cows......gotta love em, so curious and yet terrified of their own shadow!!
Anyway, keep up the great work and most critically, keep it a joy.
Jason.
Thanks Jason, love your work mate and your comment means a lot.
Another great Vlog Paul I really love that Leica you used :D I have hundreds of slides in boxes from before I went digital. In my experience slides are best viewed on a screen via a projector I tried to scan some but it does not do them justice !
E6 is the same as digital in as much as you need to expose for the highlights but I am sure you are aware of that.
Has for shooting video along with taking photographs I agree it is not easy . Especially if you do not have much time although I think you manage it well. It was a stroke of luck that the owner saw you and allowed you to go on to her land. Thanks for sharing :D Teddy
Another awesome production Paul. I purchased my Ektachrome from the same guys you did. Used my Nikon F5 and a 50f1.4, I have to send my film to Brisbane for processing. Love the Leica M6 mate. Very cool.
Thanks Mick
Awesome work Paul! You make such great vlogs, lot of time and effort involved I bet! The digital vs. slide film comparison for a future video sounds very interesting. -Sam
Thanks sam
I’m just pleased another film has come back from the grave, especially since Fujifilm continues to wind down their range, and thanks for the immediacy of your vlog, where you don’t know what the answer is going to be. That’s worth more than talking about it after you’ve had a think.
Fast becoming one of my favourite youtube stops. Cheers.
Thanks Medwyn
Great video Paul. Funnily enough I just bought my first few boxes of colour film since getting back into shooting film. I'd seen so much online about these Kodak Vision3 films I just thought I'd give them a go. Today's video looked like it could have been shot here in Ireland & yes Ektachrome from what I've seen so far doesn't have me rushing out to buy it. Looking forward to the next vlog thanks again for such an enjoyable few minutes every week.
Really enjoyed this video..Paul, Like the lens it suits the film you using..colours are great. Thank you again...Hiyas Bae...
film vs digital. the old debate. it was fun watching you hash that out with yourself for us. getting me thinking what i like and why! vlogging and taking pictures has got to be hard. but i think you made it look easy. good jb
Amazing shots, can't wait to drop my film to Black and white box to develop it and see the results.
Thanks Ali cant wait to see the results from the pen
@@PaulCSmithPhotographer dropping it tomorrow with my shots of e100 as well. Will post as soon as I get them. Still got like 30shots left in the Pen. Hopefully finish them tomorrow at some event in the morning.
Hey, thank you for shooting a roll of Ektachrome so quickly and sharing the results. I have been shooting slide film for well over a decade, and Kodak's E100 series was a favourite of mine. I am super excited to use it again. What you described concerning blown out highlights and a narrow latitude is how slide film is. In a high contrast situation, you must choose what you will capture and what will be lost. Slide film does not tolerate errors in exposure, and generally, you have at most a stop either way before the results are unusable. There is the option of carrying neutral grad filters and reducing the difference in exposures. A polarizer helps with highlights and colour saturation. The grad would be difficult with a rangefinder; however, the polarizer is more straightforward, but a little tricky because you aren't looking through the lens.
As for scanning tips, there is little more you can do, because slide film is positive, the E6 process creates a 'final' image. Slide film is like shooting jpegs; recovery is almost non-existent. You sometimes can recover from the shadows, but the highlights are gone. I usually measure different parts of the scene and prioritize the highlights and bracket. So I would suggest determining your exposure in different ways and pick the one you like. I have had my film scanned on dedicated scanners and drum scanners, while there are differences; they aren't massive. In my opinion and from my experience, to get a better scan, have multiple options so you can choose a frame with better exposure.
I hope this helps, and thank you again for sharing your results. I think you did well :)
Basil thanks for all that info very helpful!
I really enjoy watching your film related videos.
Also, I thought this was a great set of images given the time constraints you had to deal with. Well done.
thanks
I've been taking photos for over fifty years and Ektachrome 64 was the finest film I ever used. Great blues and greens. Way better than the over-sold Kodachrome. I feel you had a good day, but pressure maybe forced your hand a little. Interesting shots and an atmospheric location. Had the cattle been used to your being there you may have dispensed with the farm gate, which worked as a barrier here and there. You can be proud of your work, given the time-scale involved.
its something like film magic.....cuz you can shoot almost everything and it will looks awesome every time :)) nicely Donne
I'm also in agreement with film for black and white and using digital for colour. I used to shoot colour slide all the time (I used to work for a snowboard magazine - pre digital). I've shot some colour film through my Rolleiflex and liked the results but just keep going back to b&w! I like to hand print my images in the darkroom, it feels like the whole process is completed with a wet print. Really enjoying your channel mate, keep it up! Andy
I just stumbled upon your channel, and you've gained a new subscriber.
I agree with a lot of your sentiments. I often think, that for most film shooters (myself included), it's truly about the process, and re-engaging a level of sentimentality. I shoot digital, for 90% of my commercial work, and film for 100% of my personal ventures. However, my film experience has improved my digital shooting, immensely (in terms of composition, patience, etc)
Slide film is tricky--especially in high contrast scenes. And Ekta always tended to offer a slightly neutral colour palette (compared to Velvia 50, Agfa CT, Kodachrome). I also learned, through trial and error, that circular polarizers, and grad filters, were wonderful tools in compensating for slide film's lack of dynamic range.
All that said, the convenience/results of digital is unmatched (compared to 35mm). But there's something satisfying about capturing a scene, within the frame (on either format), and not having to edit too much, in post.
My colour film of choice, is Portra 160/400, overexposed by 1 stop. Not only is the dynamic range MUCH better, but it truly offers a 'look' that takes more effort to replicate, then selecting a VSCO preset, in LR/PS. And if I shoot slide, I shoot Velvia 50/100, Provia 100, and Agfa Ct 100; as they all offer a punchy vibrant result.
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Drone footage looked great mate !!
Thanks mate
I might respectfully disagree with you about the quality of the images, I really enjoy their look, feel and even composition. I actually like the images that happened to be a little blown out. They feel realistic and have a nice quality of light. Thanks for the video!
Good stuff once again, Paul. I used to shoot a lot of slide film back in the pre-digital days. Slide film can be hard to get along with. When you get the conditions right it is wonderful. Not great with extreme contrasts of dark & light. Also your exposure must be spot on. Even a third of a stop either way can kill the image. Slide film works better in large format and is far superior to digital, but again your exposure must be exact. Also your pictures will look better from a projector then from a scan or a
print made from slide film. Having said that, I am a b&w guy, so my opinion means nothing.
Nice video! I like how you mix the areal shots and the regular view. I also liked your pictures. I get your point. I am curious to see the comparison between the M8&M6. Have good one !!!
i was looking forward to see shots of those cows!
Moo
Another nIce vid Paul, ive got a few rolls of e100 ive been hanging out to shoot so it was nice to see your results.
Thanks mate
Already using your fame to get access 😉 just kidding, People in NZ are so friendly really liked it over there.
Great video as well as your pictures. Informative and great vlog. Greetings from Germany.
Thanks willy
Another superb video, I just commented elsewhere how good it is to come home after a hard day and to see you’ve posted a video.
I rarely (never) shoot e-6, mainly because even though the chemicals don’t smell as strong as C-41 they have a bigger impact on the respiratory system. Because of my condition that’s a definite no no. I also don’t like using labs, to me it’s like shooting in RAW and letting someone else edit them and converting them to jpegs before giving them back to you. I like the control of choosing my own developers, recipe and times. But that’s just me and I’m sure many others see them as a very useful resource.
I also avoid some of the e-6 films because they tend to be oversaturated, that doesn’t seem to be the too much the case here though. Colour positive films are very unforgiving and the exposure has to be spot on. I know several photographers who use a spot meter in preference to their camera meters.
I must say, especially at 35mm, I much prefer black and white and I would rather use film than editing a digital image into black and white. Everything about it is superior in my opinion, and my favourite combination is my Zorki 4K, HP5+ and Rodinal. That’s my out and about setup.
Thank you for making this video, it’s a great chill out after a bad day with my condition and a hard day at work,
Glad I can add a spark to your day Mark, thanks again.
Great job. I think the shots look fabulous !!! Totally agree about your point on shooting digital for color though I’ve never been that happy with negative or slide 35mm. Medium format color slides do look amazing though, but an expensive way to shoot!!
Excellent video Paul. I have never experimented with colour film but I have been interested in it for a while. What you said does resonate with me so I would be interested in seeing your M8 vs Colour film video. Keep up the amazing content. Thank you
Your welcome
Also Paul, As to the blown Highlights it is the nature of positive film that exposure needs to be basically dead on. if it is oof underexposed tends to be the better od the two options. YOU do great work and I can see your heart in your work which is a great thing. That is always more important than anything technical.
Really nice video and great production value. Can’t stop thinking bout the fact the you set up your vlog camera, walk away from it, then run back to pick it up. You obviously put in the effort to make a nice vlog.
I need the excersise
Liked this , going to watch Some-more :) ....
Kind of agree with you here. I don't shoot colour film for realistic colours. I shoot them for the unrealistic colours :-)
It's difficult to recreate the weirdness of certain cross processed slide films and the unpredictable nature of certain film stocks. That's why I love colour film.
I've also had problems scanning slide film and getting good results. I think you'll need an expensive pro scanner to get the best out of slide films, unless I've missed some trick or other.
Great video, Paul! I have three rolls FINALLY being shipped to me from The FIND Lab (Ordered end of September). Probably gonna do a bunch of shots alternating between no filter and a skylight filter as it seems this stock runs cool.
Thanks Mac
I had to show this one even to my girlfriend - I have showed her some other videos of yours, we both enjoy them :). It is super nice of you to put the Ektachrome to the test as well as make a video on it. Like others here I have also shot less color film and more B&W, so I understand your feeling about the Ektachrome or color film in general. I do think the colors are very nice. The Ektar100 for instance is a different world compared to the Ektachrome. But I do prefer the Portra400 when it comes to color. In Norway the light can be very dramatic, especially as seasons are shifting and there is a lot of wind and a lot going on in the sky. This August and September it was phenomenal, so I took both b&w and color over several weeks. I’m 100% certain that C41 (at least Portra400 with a touch of warmth) can make that light look more magical in a way I cannot really describe. Maybe dreamy - and I know it would have felt different on digital. Perhaps because of the organic feature of film. But it does come out fantastic on b&w too when there’s so much drama :). B&w is more versatile to me nonetheless. I wonder how it would work the other way around, such as a digital M Monochrom used alongside color film :). I truly appreciate your video, Paul! Great work, very lovely location and shots (I agree on some of those highlights), and I found it was nice of you to involve yet more four-legged friends :).
Thanks mate hope I pronounced your name correctly, apologies if I didn't
Paul C Smith Photographer :) I felt I need not point it out since it is hard for most people to work it out. Cs is pronounced as «ch» in «check», and the a’s are pronounced short. Thank you for your concern, I didn’t even expect to be named in your video. Very kind of you! Thank you once again for making this episode, it must take a lot of time and effort every time. Take care!
You had a few good compositions in there. You also highlighted the difficulties in using slide film.
With slide i tend to feel the hands on experience and craft of making a photo is somewhat lessened as you kind of get what you get with little room for experimenting at the processing level.
With b&w film there are so many choices a photographer can make which will impact on the final image whether its using filters, choice of developer, pushing/pulling film, so many hands on techniques which can be learnt and used to creative effect.
Then you have the darkroom work with an almost endless choice of methods. The hands on approach and creative process is why i shoot film and I feel slide kind of takes that away as for me it all ends up in a lab with scans, at this point i feel digital would win me over especially if the results aren't that different ftom each other. A great video and im sure a great talking point in the comments. Looking forward to your comparison video. Cheers, Jon
Thanks Jon
Paul i really like your 'eye' the images make me smile, and you show the real beauty of where you live. You seem to just take pictures of things that catch your eye as you walk aroind. I am selling my old7d as i want something smaller more discrete. I have considered radically buying an old film camera to shoot B and W for my carry and my iphone for colour. So your comments gave me food for thought!! Keep up the good work I love getting out locally but NZ does look really beautiful.
Thanks Nick
Awhile I did not shoot much of it during my film days, I have to admit, here is something truly magical about viewing a colorful set of correctly exposed slides. Might have to take out the old k-1000 and run a roll through it......might be fun.
Good onya John
Great video mate, I haven’t seen a lot on this film yet & what I have hasn’t sold me especially at 20 odd dollars a roll. Looking forward to that comparison video.
Thanks James
It's funny, as I was looking at the photos you got I was thinking to myself it would be interesting to see what the same shots would look like made on a digital camera, with its much greater ability to enhance in post. So I was pretty excited to hear that you're planning to do just that. Also I'm curious what you find to be the advantages of the M8 over the EM1ii?
Another very enjoyable video, Paul. You've got a new subscriber :-) I shot my first roll of Provia 100f in the Lake District, UK a month ago. It was medium format but the same rule applies - because of the huge difference in the lattitue of slide film versus colour negative film, you've got to be very careful with metering the scene and also the scene itself. If the dynamic range is too high in the scene, you won't be able to capture it all satisfactorily. You need to be choosey, or use grad filters etc. When slide film works, it gives you something very special indeed and knowing that it was captured on analogue is (for me) more enjoyable than using digital. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Yorkshire, UK :-)
Great Videao, again. I’m only shooting film now and one thing I’ve learned is that shooting slide film that is designed to give a faithful reproduction of color is boring and technically inferior to even consumer digital cameras. However, Fuji Velvia 50 just can not be duplicated in digital. Plug ins for PS and LR fail because Velvia acts differently depending on the predominant wavelength during exposure and with exposure times (over a couple seconds, anyway). Digital also still struggles with violets for some reason, and Velvia makes them sing. Negative film and B&W are amazing and I love them. I do recommend getting your hands on a dedicated mini-lab scanner ASAP while the getting is still possible. A Fuji or Noritsu scanner is worth the effort. They scan so easily and wonderfully and you can readily print the color files 12x18” and there is no limit (IMHO) to the print size in B&W. It’s about a grand USD for a basic setup and this is what almost every lab uses for “enhanced” scans that run about $10 extra dollars. I know it’s not really saving you money unless your also developing yourself, but you get the control.
I thought these images were great Paul! The colours, especially the blues and greens were so vibrant. There were a couple where you over exposed a bit, but where you got the exposure right the images really pop. I have some Fuji Provia 100F that I'm keen to shoot but always hesitant because of the narrow exposure latitude. Based on what I've read you need to expose for the highlights and let the shadow fall where the fall.
Thanks for the great video! Loved your honest thoughts on your philosophy of B&W vs. color, digital vs. film. etc. That said, I disagree with you that if you're shooting color, you might as well shoot digital. I also shoot B&W almost exclusively on film, but slide film's color depth is well beyond anything that a digital sensor can produce. The number of perceptible colors generated on slide film truly beats digital hollow. This is why films and high-end TV shows are still being shot on reversal film stocks, it is what originally got me hooked on slide film to begin with and what keeps me spending the money and time on the magic of E-6. The number and thus depth of colors of slide film make it hands down the better choice for shooting color over digital.
Hopefully the E100 is as good as Ektacrhome used be. My last roll of slide film was my old favourite Velvia 50 ... Oh the colours, but oh so unforgiving. I miss the range of film on offer in comparison to what exists today. I think slide film still has a place, but it really only works well when your exposures are spot. I think a digital only photographer would struggle if challenged to shoot a roll of Fuji Velvia, and I doubt that they'd get many keepers from 36 exposures ..... I also doubt there are many decent K type processors out there now. Great video as usual Paul.
Hey Paul,
I’ve been rewatching your older videos as my soon to be wife and I are headed to the South Island for our honeymoon in mid April.
I’m bringing along my M6 TTL with Zeiss 28 F2.8 Biogon & 50 F2 Planar. Do you think several rolls of Portra 400 & Ferrania P30 should be enough? Am I better off swapping out the Portra for Fuji Colour 100?
Thanks in advance, Cameron
this was cool , I've been using tri-x B&W in my Nikon fm3a my only color has been digital for that I use a Fuji x100t , I call it my street camera, but U made me want to shoot some color film
Thanks ernest
beautiful
Advantages:
1. Investment in each shot. Though this is in fact a limitation, the cost per frame, and the limited dynamic range will mean that you shoot this in a different way. That's to say that I wouldn't use it for everything, but in the right context it forces reflection on you in a way that digital doesn't.
2. Direct projection. There is not yet a projector available to consumers that can match the resolution of projected slide film - definitely take advantage of this unique viewing option before high quality color slide film disappears forever. It might be your last chance.
But yeah, I use digital for nearly all gigs where a person is relying on the images
Great point well made
I'd love to visit New Zealand one day. I'm going to try shooting some Ektachrome here in the US Midwest.
Good on you Anthony
I always think slide film is best viewed through a proper good quality projector :) I never did like Ektarchrome. The only two slide films I really liked are Provia and Velvia. Nice review as always.
Great vlog Paul. Interestingly I also ordered two rolls of Ektachrome from Walkens film which arrived last week. I’m shooting the first roll through my Nikon FE. I’ve recently been trying to shoot some more colour film as I too have always shot b&w with my film cameras. I definitely get your point about using digital for colour. However, I have been trying to use film for most of my personal/family life documentary photos just because I feel that it’s more permanent than digital and sometimes I want colour for that. I’ve tried some cheaper colour film as well as Ektar and Portra. So far Portra my favourite. I think that Ektachrome is going to be too costly for me in the long run. Thanks heaps for the videos and keep them coming. Cheers.
Thanks Robert
Really nice video ☺
I've recently started scanning my film with my Fujifilm XT3 and a macro lens. I heard of this beofre but neve rgave it much of a serious thought becaus eit always seemed cob-job to me. But after getting sub-par results with my flatbed, I gave it a whirl after seeing a youtube tutorial on it and I have to admit, the results are greatly improved. I mount the camera to a copy stand pointing down at a light box where my negative is laying. I then take a photo of the negative or slide and then upload it to the computer. For negative film, I use a Lightroom plug-in called Negative Lab Pro, which just inverts the colors to give me a positive. This process compared to my flatbed yielded much sharper results and better editability because I shoot them RAW instead of using a TIFF. I am able to get the most dynamic range from the film because of this. It's also sped up my workflow a bit as well, as I don't need to wait for the scanner to go through the arduous process of doing hi-res scans. I just take the picture and slide down to the next frame
By the way, the best way of scanning 35mm slide is using a digital camera plus a macro lens
Yes I'm thinking of that
drum scans are best
Dale Spencer If you can afford it
@@user-kp4cz4xt8v Yeah, I only do it if it's something I want to print.
Hey Paul, I am interested in printing some of my own work. Just curious to know what paper and frame you use or recommend? Cheers! love you videos.
Hi Michael, so much out there and I'm not experienced enough to offer advice
You are looking at a digital image. A slide film that's been digitally scanned. Get yourself a e bay 35mm slide projector to see what it's really all about.
Interesting discussion, but I do feel a better argument is positive versus negative film. In this instance, negative not only has a superior dynamic range, but is cheaper to process and has more flexibility in its speeds. Whether you believe a negative is better/worse than digital... that's another discussion.
Great video Paul! Perhaps when you do the comparison with M8, do it in the afternoon around 4'ish for maximum colour saturation. The blown highlights may have just been the reduced exposure latitude of slide film. Slide film also has its own look and what I love about it is what you see is what you get. Thanks!
Wildo thanks Jason
I look forward to a side by side comparison of ektachrome and digital. One reason I shoot film over digital is for the longevity of film. I think there is a better chance for my film photos to survive time over any digital images. I'm waiting for my ektachrome to arrive. Thanks for the video and sharing.
Your welcome Eric
I enjoyed your honesty and the vlog but I’m interested in scanning negatives. Any advise about the process and resolution would be helpful.
Thanks Sonia
Really enjoyed the video Paul,
I tend to agree, when I shoot film its always B&W with my Nikon FE2, the only exception is when I use my LOMO LCA and some colour negative film, the results can be unpredictable and the resulting effect sometimes interesting, Film needs to have a character all of its own that stands it apart from digital in my opinion.
Keep the videos coming they are always interesting and informative.
Thanks Roy
I can't say I'm particularly interested in shooting any Ektachrome at 35mm. Maybe if it gets released in 120 or 4x5, then yes but the cost is also a factor, £13-14 / roll + processing costs? Like you say, I'm not sure there's any advantage over shooting on digital. But thanks for sharing though - a good video as always.
Thanks mate
Agreed. For slide films, I prefer shooting 120 at 6x6 or 6x9. Those nice, big positives are a joy to just sit and stare at on the light table, and they give you great sharpness and vibrant color when either scanning or shooting with a digital camera to digitize. 135 is better for B&W, as it can enhance the signature graininess of many B&W film stocks when printing or scanning.
@@hudwa Those 6x4.5 through 6x9 MF color negatives and slides are far superior to anything from a 35mm digital camera especially if you want a decent sized enlargement without annoying grain and loss of tonal gradients.
Hi Paul, thanks for these impressions on Ektachrome. I like the colors very much... ok you only have green and blue in NZ... maybe somebody with some red in the next test? 😉
Yes and the highlights are tricky. Better expose for them to keep them but it still looked quiet artistic to me. And me too I'm with you and @mattdayphoto concerning b&w on film, color on digital. Perhaps I would do some portraits in color sometimes.
Cheers!
Thankyou
Now that is what we're talking, great shots from a film that was brought back, very colorful, and to think that this slide might be made in Europe? Almost pastel, still I miss shooting E100 when they had it in both warm, neutral, and cooler, plus I miss when it was in ISO 200 & 400 speed love more shooting the 400 speed films better as I push it a stop, and under expose a half a stop beautiful images, is the film out yet? Fuji is the only one that makes a slide film, Agfa is now GONE! But E100 is a good film. You can push or pull and it will still come out film. Thank you, and sorry for what I said about you when you were shooting with the Kowa. I too have a clunky Bronica S2A, and a Graflex XL in which I converted into a wide camera, and also my baby A vintage late 30's Plaubel Makina leaves color images very warm but SHARP.
Yes its out
Good video as always. Would love ektachrome in a Mamiya 7.
Yes that would be interesting
Great video paul I've never shot a roll of slide film never really fancied it my dad used it all the time he loved it but said he had to learn to to love it at the time I always shot black n white film generally hp5 and tmax loved the contrast with tmax. Everytime I watch your work I get close to digging out the old oly again 😍 guess that's called inspiration 👍🏼
Thanks mate, yea I love Tmax too, just got a fresh batch in yesterday.
Paul C Smith Photographer bloody ell go on then you've twisted my short arms order going in today 🙄✊️ cheers
Get it from the Black and white box in Auckland, guys are doing some pretty sharp prices on film. Make sure you tell them I sent you!
Paul C Smith Photographer top man will do cheers
Ordered a roll of T-Max 400 and my a roll of my old friend HP5. Have mentioned your recommendation mate cheers. Now kiddy as a kipper
What is really nice about E100 is that it is very neutral. It doesn't wow me as much as Provia does. E100 also has really fine grain. I thought your photos were very nice and what I would expect from E100. I've shot 3 rolls of it so far but I don't have much experience shooting slide film.
Hi Paul, the negatives (or positives) you get from film will outlast the digital files, that is one reason you would document your surroundings with film. For me scanning slide film is much easier than scanning colour negs as the colour balancing is pretty much a non issue with slide film. Always enjoy your vids.
Thanks matt
Superb results! A bit cold for my taste, but a great film. Yes, too close to digital, but I am pretty sure if you use the enlarger and develop the paper it will look much better. Is the first episode I see from your channel, I'll scan it to see if you ever reviewed Kodak ColorPlus 200...
I, too, agree that B&W is unmatched by digital, mostly due to the seemingly infinite number of variables involved in shoot it: pushing/pulling, developer, times, agitation method, etc, etc. Color's much more standardized, which of course is by design, since it was designed for commercial use right from the start. As were digital cameras, making the two--and their output--much more related to each other. However, for some reason I really like Kodak Vision3 color film, and shoot that a lot. It's not a logical thing, just something I feel gives a unique look. I'll certainly try E100, but I don't expect to like it enough to shoot regularly. But you never know!
I think your pictures are splendid! The colours are beautiful and not over saturated, exactly what I was hoping Ektachrome would produce, which is my personal taste. My opinion as a fairly new photo taker (started out with digital, switched to film very quickly), I much prefer slide film to digital images as most digital colour looks the same to me, there is not much variation, not to mention a little too "clinical" as well; everything is sharp and perfect. At least with colour film and slide film, there is some variation in colour and the look is so different, much more pleasing to me. But hey this opinion is coming from a rank amateur who knows very little about photography, so take it with a grain of salt LOL!
Thank you
Hi Paul, I don't have any experience with film of any kind so I can't comment on that.
I do normally look in awe of your amazing photography and the superb compositions you see and shoot. I always visit you blog to look at the way you compose scenes in the hope I can learn something from them. I agree with you that this has not been your best however. I think you didn't give yourself enough time and you were conscious of those restraints. Apologies for the critique.
Thanks Roy, no apologies needed
I agree with you on black and white film...it's more unique than shooting colour. However I do like the colours of certain colour film over digital, and not having auto white balance try and fix the colour cast when shooting indoors especially. It's nice to have grain too. Not too impressed with Ektachrome as yet.
I really like the shots you posted here even if you aren’t too pleased with your results. I love film but I don’t think it’s better than digital. The experience of shooting with film is more enjoyable than digital is but not necessarily the results. My own colour film results are not consistent. I shoot c-41 and develop at home. Some of my shots are just wonderful and others just don’t turn out well at all, probably a development issue. I’ve been shooting more digital recently but I do want to continue with film, especially black and white.
I’d like to see your images projected. Do you have a projector? I’ve found several at thrift stores and with new slide film I’m excited to test alternative photo displaying.
Maybe you can display New Zealand images from a slide projector for tourism at a public venue.
Good, motivating work!
Good idea, seen a few at the second hand stores, might try that. I grew up with evening slide shows and the family
Hi Paul, I really liked your video. I am still waiting on my preorder... I think your results were pretty good!
I wanted to comment on your idea behind color film. I can agree with your view on black and white. Digital black and white is just so underwhelming, but b&w on film elicits so much more emotion. With color on the other hand, I can see your point with low speed, fine grain, color film. But to me it is more about the way each film stock renders color differently. It is possible to get the look of, say, Ektar or Fuji Pro from a digital file, but I have never really seen an emulation done that has the exact feel that color film does. Even Fuji's factory film emulations just don't really hit the mark even though they do them very well.
I wanted to ask about the colors of this film. A lot of them looked a little cool to me. Not so much that it was a bad image, but just slightly cool. Do you think this is a result of scanning, or would you say that the colors are just cooler in general? Thanks, and awesome video!
Yeah, beautiful skin tones....of cows.
Thanks Mat, I agree
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I'm never really happy with slide film in direct sunlight, it's too contrasty. I try and shoot slides in flat, low light where the colours and inky shadows can be amazing (but so can digital). I can't get nice shadow areas with Ektar and I love film ... so I'm glad Kodak have brought this back.
Great video! I'll definitely be subscribing. I agree with your assertion that if you're going to shoot a fast speed color film, then you may as well shoot digital. But, what are your thoughts on shooting a BW jpeg film simulation via the Fuji X-Series cameras. That's as closest I have come to true BW shooting in digital. Settings are set in camera, and I do just minimal edits. I get great results with it. That's how I shoot all my digital BW photos. Keep up the great content.
I don't know but shooting B&W in digital feels a bit like cheating, you always have the colour raw to back up on if you need it. With film your out there alone the look is unbeatable and its really the only way I can "see" in B&W whilst shooting, if that makes sense? Thanks for the sub
Personally speaking, I shoot color film more than I shoot digital (mainly because my local developer only does C-41 processing and also the colours), film photography IMHO (highly controversial) brings character to the image where digital just can't replicate. Another main reason I shoot film is to better myself in terms of photography. Having both my hands tied in almost every aspect except for the core basics and also the number of shots I have in a roll makes me think hard before I shoot. Make every shot worth it. If I wanted to go bonkers and shoot many many photos, I have my trusty X100T to bring around.
And with my incredibly slim experience with slide film, exposing it correctly has always been a problem since the dynamic range on these things ranges between +/- 0.5 to +/- 1.0 stops. I've got shots where the shadows are completely crushed and vice versa. A tough one.
Hello from Dunedin, I see a benefit here in that I can still shoot film and not need to lug around a digital system, and because I darkroom print my stuff I'm just going to make internegatives on portra or ektar, or if I'm feeling brash I can re-expose on to black and white film (speaking of controversial opinions, purists will hate me), that way after shooting I can always get an effect I want if I decide I want to have two shots from the same roll on different films, better than lugging around cameras that require interchangable backs which you can't do with 35mm
Thanks William
Hi Paul. Excellent vid - as ever. Loved the photos you showed - even if you seemed to think they were a bit meh. The thing with colour film since the "maturing" of digital image quality is that if you want colour accuracy, for me, digital does it better. The other advantage for you pros is that you can produce excellent and consistent digital prints for sale. Nothing, IMO, will ever beat a traditional chemical print but no two are ever identical. That's what I love about traditional prints but others want what they regard as consistent perfection. The new Ektachrome looks very neutral from the colour palate perspective. That's great but you can get that from digital files, so I suspect it's likely to remain a very niche product - especially at £13 a roll + processing and scanning (in the UK). I still like slide film, now and again, but I tend to go for something a bit less neutral - such as Velvia. Now there's a film that challenges your taste in colour rendition. Anyway, enough of my rambling. I'd love to see what you do with the other roll of Ektachrome - especially if you are able to spend a bit more time shooting in low light, lower contrast, etc.
Thanks Paul, yes I'm looking forward to giving it another shot. Cheers and tale care.
Colour slide and colour negative are two very different worlds. You need to know how limited your are with slide to get the most out of it. Feel free to check out my video on the new Ektachrome too. I’d also say slide scans never look as good as the actual transparency but the new Ektachrome is the closest I’ve seen it get. If you haven’t shot much colour yet shoot a bit more colour negative first and then go to slide.
Will check it out
Have you used a sigma sd Quattro h? That camera is so film like. Prob the best colour digital camera that looks like film in my opinion.
the difference is the process. I don't think there are any technical benefits. Thanks for the vid.
True
Where are you? We are all missing your videos!
I thort the photos looked amazing. He comes on didn't like it to much but I loved the way it made the colours looked. Personal preference I gess
Nice vid. I would be interested if you feel the same way if you shot medium format color film. In my experience E100 is about +/- 1/2 stop or the results can be not so good. Digital far out performs that. I really enjoy your vlogs, so keep them coming.
Good point about MF, yes I have and they are better for sure.
On the subject of colour film, I find the cheap Fujifilm Xtra and Superior are rather excellent. I'm of the same mindset in general- If I am going to shoot film, I use B&W almost exclusively. I do about 90% digital (Fuji X) and 10% film.
Superior is a nice film
I would think it's too tricky shooting a vlog and taking pictures, but you did a sterling job.
I'm glad you called it the way you see it. I think too often folk shoot film and rave about it, when actually, it's really struggling to trump digital. I started my long photography career shooting Kodak 35mm tungsten balanced transparency in TV studios, pushed from 320ASA to 640.... you wouldn't believe how awful it looked.
I love shooting film and will try the Ektachrome but it's not forgiving. You have to have a good meter and kind of err on the highlights, the opposite of neg film. I think we all peruse the work or Joel Mayerowitz and Alex Webb and enjoy the rich colours, but you'll notice (particularly with Webb) the deep blacks and detail free shadows. I think if you've only ever shot digitally, you'll always find it troublesome to shoot transparencies, there's just too much missing detail. On the other hand, embrace the fact the shadows are un- retrievable and accept it as the way your style is.It's never going to be like digital. If you can put that to one side, transparencies have their very own look. I agree with you regarding black and white, I just feel like I've been unfaithful if I "greyscale' a digital file.
Look at the work of Sally Mann, she's been one of most successful and revered photographers of the last half century and an awful lot of her work is the antithesis of the squeaky clean clinical digital picture. I think one of the most enchanting things about film is it's tangibility. You do feel like you've taken a little piece of that world with you, rather than a mathematical equation.
Regards to scanning: I've been scanning recently with a macro lens and a Nikon ES 2, which is a screw on tube with a neg holder (either mounted slide of lose film). It is designed ideally to attach to a nikkor 60mm macro lens, you then need to have some strong consistent (daylight balanced) light behind. Works very well too with B&W. For colour negs, you need to convert them in which case I recommend www.negativelabpro.com/
Thanks again for taking the trouble to post your thoughts. I live in London and will try the E 100 in a more urban environment.
Thanks Neil appreciate the insights, enjoy the London winter. Take care
I have been scanning my 39 year old Kodachrome slides with a Canon 9950f scanner with good results
Great images!! Are you using lab scanning?
Hi Costa, for this video all scans were from the Lab