Kodak E100 | You Are Not A Real Film Photographer Until You Try This?

Finally tried Kodak E100 slide film for the first time!! How was your experience shooting slide film? Leave me a comment and let me know~
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Photo Camera: Pentax645NII / Hasselblad 501C
Film Stock: Kodak E100
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[@back40canoe]

The blue colour is a white balance issue. It's a daylight film with a white balance of around 5500k. You were likely shooting in light of 6500 or more. I use a colour light meter to measure the light colour when shooting slide film. I carry warming filters to correct for this high colour temperature days. I carry an 81A 81C at a minimum but I often carry KR series filters as well and I often use a KR3 and it does solve this issue.

[@itscapturedbysam]

Noted! Thank you for the tips~

[@ilaion11]

Wow, that slide box projector is so cool!

[@JacquesLaFleche]

Great video! Thanks for the in-depth experience review.

[@itscapturedbysam]

Thank you for watching

[@Bushmanphotog]

Love your videos! The shots turned out beautiful. I am yet to shoot any slide film, but when you showed the box of Ektar 100 I had to laugh. My first experience with Ektar was a bad one. I shot it in the middle of the day with no clouds and it looked terrible. I was sad, but at the same time, I learned a valuable lesson. Even though it's a color negative film, it did not like those conditions 😂. Can't wait to try some slide film.

[@sophietucker1255]

Slide film has always been expensive even back in the day. and I've been shooting since 1970. Slides are just beautiful when you hit the exposure just right. Kodachrome was the king and very archival too. I have slides my father took in the early 1950's that look fantastic even today. I've always set my meter to underexpose by 1/3 stop and then I adjust from there. E100 really loves the blues in water and the sky and when it was available Fuji Velvia did fantastic things with greens in nature.

[@itscapturedbysam]

If I can find some Fujichrome, I'd love to try it. When I shot with Fuji 400 Pro, I love the green it renders, wondering how Fujichrome would look like~

[@sophietucker1255]

@@itscapturedbysam If memeory serves me there was Fujichrome but the ones I've used were Velvia 50 and Provia 100. Velvia is no longer available in the states. Something to due with the chemicals in it but Provia is still available. I have 3 rolls of exposed Velvia in my freezer that I will have to develop myself. I just haven't worked up the courage to get an E6 kit. More steps than B/W or even C41 and I think temp control is even more important with E6

[@pdtech4524]

Interesting video, I've never used slide film in my camera but I remember sitting through hours and hours of slide shows of family trips out and holidays on my dads slide projector when I was growing up! 😊

[@itscapturedbysam]

That’s awesome!! it dose look pretty cool even with my small camera projector~

[@pdtech4524]

@@itscapturedbysam Oh this was with the full on 'cinema' experience😁 Large pull down white screen on a tripod, lights dimmed, curtains closed, rotary cartridge carousel 35mm slide projector, my dad liked his gadgets and was a keen photographer.

[@user-ee7ko2yl7x]

I was wondering about this film. It used to be the number 1 go-to for the photographers we used to book for advertising shoots in the 90s. The look really reminds me of the medium format transparencies we used to to get from them. And don’t worry about the slow videos. We’re definitely getting quality over quantity 👍🏻😊

[@itscapturedbysam]

I love the 90s advertising look, I really need to try this with some portrait shoot~

[@skullerhead6150]

you forgott to put the ling of the projector adapter @@itscapturedbysam

[@ArchiesLens]

I loved the saturation on the images you got! and I would love to see portraits shot on this film! Also I'm here for the slow content no worries. Always worth the wait ✨

[@itscapturedbysam]

Thank you for watching and commenting as aways!! 💖

[@ArchiesLens]

@@itscapturedbysam 🫶🏾

[@NateG459]

thanks for this descriptive video of the process of shooting slide film. Much appreciated!

[@itscapturedbysam]

Thank you for watching!! ☺️

[@johnkaplun9619]

Slide film is like magic. Im gonna have to go shoot a roll of 120 e100 now, as it's been a while

[@mkshffr4936]

Back in the day when I was an active hobbyist my go to 35mm films were Kodachrome and Fujichrome. When I wanted the best sharpness, archival stability, and super accurate color It was Kodachrome. When I wanted somewhat exaggerated color saturation (esp. in blues and green) I grabbed the Fuji. Ektachrome was sort of an affordable compromise. There is good reason why Paul Simon sang "don't take my Kodachrome away". I used mostly K64 and K25 but even K400 gave really good results. Something is wrong with process on your shots. Even Ektachrome was never that bad with color rendition.

[@4Dcruz]

I've never seen this projector back before that's awesome

[@JustinInBlack]

Thank you for the video! I’m glad that I found your channel

[@itscapturedbysam]

I’m glad to be found by you as well ☺️

[@rosh543]

The frame at 11:30 is stunning. Thank you for sharing your process!

[@Rezail_Uhhh]

Sam the serial photo taker is at it again. The photos looked amazing. Great video.

[@itscapturedbysam]

Thank you 😊

[@eyeofalchemy]

Really enjoyed this!

[@itscapturedbysam]

Thank you~

[@mracdcjailbreak]

Beautiful shots!

[@itscapturedbysam]

Thank you~

[@agxiso]

I need to go dig up my film in my backyard so I can recan as tiffs. also your projector is wild.

[@itscapturedbysam]

LoL yes try it~

[@adrianemikko]

I read somewhere that digital camera scanning does wonders for slide films. You should try that too!

[@itscapturedbysam]

That’s what I heard too, but I don’t have the set up for digital camera scanning, otherwise I’d try it~

[@jebeq2007]

Thanks for reviewing Ektachrome Sam! I have several rolls in my fridge and like you I have been afraid to shoot it. Your video has now inspired me to just go out and shoot it now since I now have a better Idea on it's limitations. I guess it works better in even lighting and be careful not to lose all your shadows.

[@itscapturedbysam]

I wouldn’t be too afraid of loosing shadow now I know it has that much limitation, just gotta picking the shot more carefully and make the image looks good “with dead black shadow” lol~

[@DomSel-gm2en]

Thanks so much! We need someone taking photos also with clouds! It is a rare feedback?❤

[@jorshhh]

Portraits on slide are amazing! Specially on E100

[@itscapturedbysam]

I’d love to try it out!!

[@shaunmoran6511]

Hi Sam , I started serious photography in the early 1970s I really only shot Kodachrome for colour , but did try a few rolls of ektachrome which did always have a slight blue tint .

[@itscapturedbysam]

When I was making the Annie Leibovitz book review video, I noticed there are a lot photos are shot with slide film, the color is really nice, it inspired me to try it myself… but back the days there must be more choices of slide film as well~ I wish I was born a couple of decades earlier lol~ 😂

[@shaunmoran6511]

@@itscapturedbysam yes there was quite a choice of slide film back then , as I said my choice of film was Kodachrome 64 , I have hundreds of k64 slides from the 70s which look as fresh today as then , it’s good to have a physical image to look at , I can’t imagine many digital images taken today by people will still be available to view in fifty years time .

[@lmnop7098]

Great video Sam. Maybe you can give us tips how to scan film in silverfast with settings etc.

[@itscapturedbysam]

I have a video out in my channel explaining my scanning process, maybe down the road I can make a more detailed one..

[@lmnop7098]

@@itscapturedbysam perfect. I'll check it out :)

[@alessandroveronese601]

Uhmm..did you use the release cable with Hasselblad for long time exposures? If so, anything jammed? Thank you

[@itscapturedbysam]

I didn’t. My release cable for some reason doesn’t work with my Hasselblad, it works fine with my Pentax.. I don’t know why~

[@sentimental7167]

Beautiful images, thanks for sharing! And yes, sadly, slide film has become rare and expensive…

[@itscapturedbysam]

Thank you for watching ☺️

[@michaelcase8574]

For best results with slide film use a incident light reading if you can.

[@renemies78]

This is a film I've been wanting to shoot and home develop as well but it's just way too expensive. I can't afford it. Even though the weather wasn't the best, I really liked your night time pictures. They actually look way better than the overrated Cinestill 800T film at night. Great video.

[@itscapturedbysam]

I honestly like it better at night, I guess because if shadows are gone in those night pictures, visually it make sense!! 😂

[@emergencyexit858]

WOW!!! YES!! THAT'S COOL!!!! I hope they make for bronica s2. if color positive is too expensive, how about bw positive? bw film is cheap (but the development is way tooo complicated than e6)

[@itscapturedbysam]

It’s the color that makes me want to shoot slide film, not sure how I feel about black and white positive film tbh… I am curious what’s the difference between b&w negative though 🤓

[@user-vt2mk1mo1t]

E100的蓝色真的很突出很鲜艳，特别喜欢！！！以及富士应该还有几款在产的，velvia50什么的，也可以试试看！

[@itscapturedbysam]

我看富士35的还有 120一直都在缺货～🥲

[@terrywbreedlove]

E6 in 20 and 4x5 is an amazing experience on the Light Table.

[@itscapturedbysam]

I bet!!

[@akisberg]

I have try this film before many years

[@FookFish]

You should try provia! its like ektachrome but without the blue cast

[@moegthrasir]

I couldn't agree more. Provia 100F is the best slide film currently on the market.

[@phoenixoliviacopy2727]

Do you know the best place to buy used film cameras that are trusted? I'm nervous to use ebay lol. Any recommendations?

[@itscapturedbysam]

I buy everything from eBay, I only buy from certified shops, you could try KEH?

[@bowiefung001]

拍攝正片，要比正常曝光低-0.5EV至-1EV，有時可能要低-2EV

[@yumyumkevin]

Did you over expose by a stop or just metered center ?

[@itscapturedbysam]

Metered center?! I guess~ some of them I even under exposed by 0.3~ 😅

[@javixo1997]

Hey Sam! I think your rolls look too blue mainly because slide film is meant to be projected with a tungsten light, which are very warm. Looking at it with a neutral light makes it look very blue because of the lack of compensation. Also Ektachrome is a little blue too 😂

[@itscapturedbysam]

Ahhhh… interesting!! I never thought of that!! That make sense!! I think when the exposure is right, it doesn’t look bad, really it’s when I under exposed too much, made it more blue~~~

[@janulmann3232]

I don't necessarily think that that's a bad thing, it's just a characteristic of this film stock. Cinestill 800t is also balanced for tungsten lights, but you don't correct the blue tint afterwards because it's just the characteristic of this film stock. The same goes for kodak gold which leans a lot towards the warmer tones.

[@javixo1997]

@@janulmann3232 I am not sure you understood my point correctly, I’ll try to clarify a little more. Ektachrome is in fact balanced for *shooting* in daylight, but when you put it in a projector there should be a tungsten bulb inside for it to look *balanced*, they used tungsten bulbs because that’s what they had when they designed slide film back then. The film has to be a little blue to compensate for the warm light coming out of the projector. Tungsten balanced film is another whole different thing, it’s meant to be shot under tungsten light for it to *look balanced* when printed or projected in normal conditions. If you want your film to look blue, there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s an artistic choice. However, if you want your film to look balanced, there you have the explanation I made

[@back40canoe]

They should look just fine on a light table. A daylight warming filter is needed to correct for the white balance of the day which is what is going on here.

[@shang-hsienyang1284]

No scanners can do this film justice. I would highly recommend using a high resolution digital camera corrected with colorchecker passport to convert these film.

[@salottoo7653]

汉堡店那张。反正都有脚架了，可以试试慢门嘛😁人就fade掉了

[@itscapturedbysam]

wow!!! 对哦 我怎么没想到哦！！！哈哈哈 下次知道了！！

[@and3ezy]

Did you shoot this at box speed?

[@and3ezy]

These images look great btw! I enjoyed your video very much

[@itscapturedbysam]

Yes, these are shot at box speed. And thank you, glad you enjoyed it ☺️

[@xianglol8473]

讲的特好！

[@itscapturedbysam]

谢谢～☺️

[@chrisloomis1489]

Ohh My ..... yes: Shew is VERY detailed ... Veeery explanations 😅 Yeah. But Sam's smile ... it is worth it.

[@itscapturedbysam]

I smile too much my eyes grow wrinkles!!! Fine.. worth it.. hahahah 😂

[@chrisloomis1489]

Shot off a BRICK of E100 , love slide film , have slides from the 1940's beautiful.

[@itscapturedbysam]

That’s awesome!!