It was cheap.

Yup. The color of the film formerly known as Ektachrome 100 sucks. It is pale in comparison to K25 or E100S, which it is supposed to be the amatuer version of...

Don't waste your money on Ektahchrome 100. I'd stock up on more K25 or Sensia before resorting to this film.

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E100S
K64
Provia 100
Sensia 100

OK color rendition. OK grain. Cheap price.

not-too-accurate skin tone rendition (too reddish). It's readiliy available in stores like Wal-mart, Target, or Costco...but I wish the price gets cheaper, though.

It's unfair to compare this film to Velvia or E100VS; those films are PROFESSIONAL films. It's more logical to compare this with Sensia II since they're more of the same "level."

For a consumer slide film, this performs good IF you are using this with hi-quality lenses (e.g., 35mm SLR prime lenses).

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Fuji Sensia II

High color saturation
Availability
Fine grain

High color saturation!

This is actually a very nice film in the Kodak Select line. It has very nice definition and range, and behaves as you would expect of a slide film: over- or under-exposure by a half-stop matters.

The most obvious strength and weakness of this film is its strong color saturation. For fall foliage, shots with deep blue sky, or green foliage, it can be stunning to the point of startling or garish. The use of a polarizer on a sunny day can put it right over the top, with cartoon-like colors. (On the other hand, I think I would really like to have this film on hand when shooting in the gray dreary day where some extra color saturation could be really appreciated.) There is an EC version of this film which claims to be MORE color saturated. (Wow!)

This film is not as inexpensive as Fuji Sensia, but is still an excellent value in a consumer slide film. Highly recommended for situations where stronger color saturation is desireable. An acceptable choice for an everyday affordable slide film, but don't overdo it with the polarizer.

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Fuji Sensia 100

Tight grain. Neutral color, yet nicely saturated. Slightly warm palette makes it work well for people pictures.

None to speak of. A little pricier than Fuji Sensia II, which makes a difference when you buy a lot of rolls (say, for a trip).

My basic E-6 film. It used to be Sensia (non-II), but now I've swung back to Kodak. Kodak and Fuji are competing fiercely in this market, to the immense benefit of we users. Each new version, it seems, gets a little bit tighter and a little bit brighter.

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Excellent website with technical information available.

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Fuji Sensia II 100, Sensia II 200, EliteChrome 200. E100VS.

A warm and rich colour balance, good for outdoors.
Fine grain.

A bit too warm.
Would like purer colours.

A warm film good for outdoor photography.
Not so good for architecture, portraits and macro.
Nah, I prefer Agfa.

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Agfa Agfachrome CTi, CTx and Precisa, RSX and RSX II
Fuju Velvia, Fujichrome 50, Provia 100
Kodachrome 64 and 200, Ektachrome 100

Great value, extra saturation, natural skin tones, small grain

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Best value for a film, when you need a little saturation amd have to take a pictures of people with white color skin in controlled lighting (studio strobes) or outside.

It seems to be less saturated then Sensia II (Fuji consumer film), which is my prefered film for landscapes.

By the way, I strongly disagree with some posters, who had noticed the red color in the flesh tone using this film.

There is not other consumer film, which records flesh tones (caucasian skin) as well as this film.

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Sensia I, Sensia II, provia F, Ektachrome 100 SW, Ektachrome 100 VS, Agfa RSX 100

It seems to have accurate color rendition. Easier to scan that most slide films. Grain/sharpness is OK.

No real weaknesses, but it doesn't move me.

I have used this film a lot, more than any other slide film. The reason is because I use it for work related slide I take to give presentations to citizen groups. This film is fine for what I use it for: slide shows that no one really pays attention to in bright conference rooms, and shown through a cheap projector. I have also scanned some of the slides, and the film has responded better than I expected, showing good color and saturation. Unfortunately, there are much better 100 speed slide films out there. Namely, Provia F. If I am going to buy a roll of slide film, Provia is the real deal. Elite Chrome 100 is fine for value applications like documenting something for a business purpose or if you want to take slides with your point and shoot.

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Provia F, Velvia

Normal speed. Accurate colors. Cheap. Easy to process. Scans well

Grainy. Colors sometimes too warm, especially at dawn or dusk.

This is a good, inexpensive all-around film. I use this film most of the time for my outdoor photography, especially wildflowers. The colors are very true to life. It also works well for portraits in daylight or open shade. The colors are bright but not exaggerated. If you are in a situation with flat lighting or dull colors then you might prefer a film with more saturation like Velvia. This film will not enhance the colors but will render them exactly as I see them. That's why I like it. I found that the colors in Provia F were over saturated and too blue-green. For serious landscape photos I prefer Kodakchrome 25 for its fine grain.

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Only use Kodak developers for Kodak films. Fuji processing will ruin the film.

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Provia F. Kodachrome 25.

excellent all purpose slide film. make great enlargements.

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Kodachrome is the best, bar none, but you can't get it processed just any ol' place. Elite can be processed in a few hours by any quality lab.

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kodachrome 64 and elite 50

Flesh tones are good, on par with Sensia-II.

Seems to have little tonal range for bright reds. Blues are a bit too saturated.

I bought this film for experimentation and don't plan on using it in the future.

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Kodak's phone support is pretty bad, esp. when compared with Fuji. But really, when was the last time your film "broke"?

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For this ISO and price/performance, Fuji Sensia-II is a better film.