INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY SEPTEMBER,2017

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So, the King is back again. Kodak is bringing back its iconic Reversal or slide
film Ektachrome soon. Jettisoning millions of photo enthusiasts round the
globe to astronomically high level of joy, Kodak has made this official
announcement bringing it to public that the new era is all set to begin by end
2017 when the company is likely to bring back the film again to life in Super
8 Cine as well as 35mm Still formats.
Superb for its colour reproduction and extra fine grain, the film, first
introduced in 1940, shaped the world of photography while being a must to
be used by top class shooters including those in Nat Geo until end of the first
decade of 21st century.
Shoot and final. No print. The film is positive. Being projected through the
analog projector, it used to produce life size super vibrant and brilliantly
contrast razor sharp images on the screen.
In contrast to 1080 X 1920 image units of the present day gorgeous
standard of digital on screen projection image, the handshaking of
Ektachrome and Analog projector gives an image equivalent to 24mega
Pixel or 4000 X 6000 image units on a projection screen. Eventually, any
kind of ‘Pixelation’ is just ‘what the heck’ in it.
The following decline in the film usage and trailing to the fate of many other
film brands, this super strong Ektachrome also had to have its last breath in
2012 with discontinuation of its production.
Image from www.donaldscarincipictures.com
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