Kodak Ektachrome EPR 64 ISO Slide Film

Kodak Ektachrome EPR 64 ISO Slide Film 

USER REVIEWS

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[Jan 15, 2004]
mike otoole
Professional

Strength:

neutral colours and natural contrast excellent in the studio ,not for portraits ,good outdoors in any conditions.

Weakness:

a bit on the blue side in the shaddow areas. 64 a pain ,should be 100.

this is the only film i will use for food photography .ive tested everything and you dont want your pictures of food the wrong colour ,especially the acidy unnatural colours of modern films .true colour is being forgotton about , and modern films are all about strong vivid colous and un natural built in contrast that id rather create with my lighting.

Customer Service

not rated here ,but ask your supplier for a sample,it usually works.

Similar Products Used:

everything from agfa and fuji.

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RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Oct 18, 2003]
Dusty99
Professional

Strength:

If you like brilliant colors and don't mind a slow film, this is for you. Very archival and stable slide film.

Weakness:

Contrasty. Very limited with range.

This has been the best film I've ever shot with. It is a reversal film, so you don't have the latitude that you might be used to with other films. Best place I was able to find 64 ISO was, believe it or not, Target. The past month, I haven't been able to find it for below $6, unlike Target. I don't htink their carrying it anymore. PLEASE pick it up while you still can! Have great Arboretum pic's from my last roll. Send it off through Sam's (takes 2 weeks), but only costs $3.28 for 24 exp. and 4.28 for 36exp! Can't beat that!

Similar Products Used:

Velvia

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RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[May 20, 2003]
guilfordrail
Intermediate

Weakness:

Grainy. Overpriced. Blue cast.

I'm not a big fan of this film. I found it to be quite grainy for its speed (faster films like E100 and even E200 have finer grain). The color saturation was pretty good, but overall the film had a very "cool" cast and dark areas exhibited a very unpleasant blue cast with excessive grain.

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RATING
2
VALUE
RATING
1
[Oct 10, 2001]
Cheng Liu
Expert

Strength:

True color.

Weakness:

Slow speed but what can you do? Maybe try out Fuji Provia 400F.

I got this outdated film on Ebay without knowning the quality or the characteristics of the film. I was amazed the truefulness of the color this film provides. The skin tones are natural. And it does not distort the colors. The grains are extra fine for enlargements. I love this film.

Similar Products Used:

Velvia.

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RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
[Oct 21, 2000]
Gabriele Pas
Expert

Strength:

Very brilliant and clear

Weakness:

Speed

It's long time I can't use this film, but it remember it was very good. Who knows if Kodak still sells it?

Similar Products Used:

Fuji, Agfa

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RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
4
[Dec 08, 2000]
Christopher Bailey
Intermediate

Strength:

Beautiful old-fashioned colors--you might even call them "retro."

Weakness:

Its "look" isn't what's fashionable these days (but it will doubtless be in fashion again eventually). The film is slow, but that can be an advantage on a sunny day. It's usually expensive.

I bought an outdated (but cold-stored) 100-foot roll of this film because it was really cheap. Now I'm hooked.

The colors are what hooked me. They don't jump out and shout at you like the colors in modern supersaturated films, but they're absolutely right for a sunny June day. I've never seen a blue sky look so real in a slide.

With its old-fashioned colors and slow speed, this film probably won't be around much longer. Get to know it while you can. I'd seriously recommend this film for outdoor photography in spring and early summer. (For late summer and fall, I prefer Kodachrome.)

Similar Products Used:

Kodachrome 64, EliteChrome 100, Ektachrome E100VS

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
3
[Apr 05, 2001]
Ashley Selby
Expert

Strength:

Well integrated tonal palette which seems "warm" despite tendency to cool greens. Wonderfully natural skies, and fine reds and browns for rocks, building materials, etc. Neutral in winter snowscapes. Fine grained and sharp.

Weakness:

Tendency for greens to over-saturate in cloudy weather - which emphasises the slight coolness of the pallette. 80 ISO seems better than 64.

Examining my EPR slides makes me wonder why Kodak keeps changing its Ektachrome emulsions. Is it just to annoy us? EPR and EPX made a super pair, and still look better than their current E100S siblings - the latter's greens are simply too "acid" and blues too strident.

Customer Service

E-6 service is pretty universal!

Similar Products Used:

K25, EPX, EPP, E100S, Fujis, AP100RS

K25 still "the classic". Of the E-6s, EPR remains one of the best; but it is a pity Kodak in its wisdom terminated EPX. In my experience EPX was the best E-6 film ever.

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
3
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