Kodak Ektar 100 Review

George tests out Kodak Ektar 100 by shooting a few rolls of medium format through a Mamiya 6 in America.
Cameras we shot:
Mamiya 6 with 75mm, Contax T2 and Kodak Ektar 100
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[@WillemVerb]

He has returned ✨

[@jungerhansmann6608]

please return too Willem! I love your videos

[@WillemVerb]

Nicolas Hansmann soon soon ❤️❤️✨

[@_jinlee]

hahaha yeah dude its been awhile

[@WillemVerb]

[@Allenthegreat]

IS THAT PAPA POLAROID?!???!!?!?!?!!!

[@grainydaysss]

Whoahhhhh you were in my neck of the woods! So cool! Great video, informative as always

[@thomasnorris9963]

It has been 3000 years since a video has been uploaded, the glory of weeky videos has fallen into myth passed down from generation to generation until now.

[@UploadN0ob]

Pls do a video on your work with BROCKHAMPTON !

[@dwegmull]

I shoot mostly landscapes and architecture. I don't like editing. Until this video, I couldn't quite figure out why I liked Ektar; now all is clear! Thank you.

[@johannacannella909]

i am completely soothed and educated by this video

[@ULATAN.]

Glad you're back, perfect review for what I need right now. Thanks for your thoughts on Ektar!

[@AdzimaVisualArts]

Personally my favorite film. I think the photos from ektar just have a really nice pop and catches the eye. It makes the world to me a lot brighter and fun with its powerful saturated colors. Even for portraits I still would consider it my favorite. I just have to be careful with skin tones and I usually just have to adjust the temperature a tiny bit to get rid of any pink skin tones

[@joeltunnah]

&Adzima Visual Arts, try Ektachrome. No problem with skin tones, they’re gorgeous.

[@AustinMcMahon99]

I get so excited when I get the notification that you post! Best film photography channel I know!!!!

[@dominikosaurus5373]

actually love the original photos, givin' me some kind of chills

[@abduld]

i shot a roll of ektar in the grand canyon and found out that my film advance was broken and got exactly zero pictures back. pretty much the worst possible thing lol

[@user83284]

lol

[@criemer2586]

that's happened to me more times than i can count... what a nightmare, sorry man

[@mayafrancisx]

Loved this review! I shot Ektar when I was visiting Nice, and the colours came out incredible (as the city itself is filled with bright blues, pinks and yellows). Most of my photos were landscape which I think really suited this film!

[@valentinn3507]

Thanks soo much, I was searching for a review of Ektar 100 today but couldn't find a good one.. Perfect timing man!

[@demkadeem]

I missed you 😓

[@moritzmoritz3979]

You really inspire me and i've come think a great deal of you. Love your Videos and your Photos. I would love to see more in the Future !

[@micamarieabesamis]

Back with incredible photos!

[@aaronlancelopez]

Yes! You’re back.

[@Ballisticone]

It been a long long time . The king is back.

[@taaaabz]

whew these are GORGEOUS

[@Shoot-Film]

Probably the best Negative film out there for "more considered" work. I've spent a lot of time testing and printing this film. As stated by George, not the first choice for portraits. It has been reported that it's difficult to scan - thats just not true. Like everything in life, it takes a little time to learn how to do something well. Your best friend with Ektar is Selective Colour tool in PS or the Colour Correction Tool in Capture One which is in my opinion the very best tool for working with colour film scans. The lads here at Negative Feedback are doing a tremendous job of inspiring people to get out and shoot film. Keep up the good work!

[@lillymeter1715]

The pictures have gotten a lot better!!! Keep it up! :)

[@Nanou197373]

Thanks for the tips and nice to see you back! I've never tried it, but I suppose it could be very similar to the film I'm using for the Polaroid, which is very close to the 100 ISO settings and give that sort of red/pink tones sometimes. It's something to get used to. You're right about the portraits, it looks great on the landscapes though. Your photos are beautiful. Hope you had a nice trip! Looking forward to your next video.

[@Kevin-finity]

One of my favorite negative film and still available.

[@rafaellima1600]

hey! i think it it the most honest video i've seen so far about ektar 100.

[@BrandonKempf]

I love Ektar 100! It’s probabky one of my favorite film stocks. Especially for sunny summer days. I agree, it’s probably not ideal for portraits, however, I have had some great results shooting portraits at the beach with it on a sunny spring day.

[@phamduychuong2627]

Wow, i am looking for a review of Ektar and you posted this 😍 i watched all of your vids, you inspired me a lot. Thank you so much, hope to see more of your video soon. I'm from Vietnam, sorry for my bad English 😂!

[@donovancooke2000]

it was cool to see one of my favorite photography youtubers meet/hang out/work with my favorite boyband

[@itscraigfontes]

So glad you're back!! I kinda enjoy the look of the underexposed portaits of a darker skinned model that I got with my second roll. She wanted something dreamy and saturated so it worked fine. and the first one was cityscape so I can totally see the appeal for landscape shooters, but it's not for me. I've still got a roll so maybe I'll overexpose it like one commenter suggested...

[@nathankitner9484]

I've been shooting ektar off and on for a while and I really like it, but for very specific circumstances like you said. I feel like its not super versatile, but if you shoot it at the right place and time it has lots of emotion. loved these shots man

[@rgrbrn]

Perfect review G! I’m waiting for a new zine

[@YABUNATION]

Welcome back! I have a cheap ass point and shoot with a flash that I use for when I go out to the bar or parties with friends and I almost exclusively use ektar for the exact reason you described. The flash with the colors of the film work great together. Other than that tho, I never really use it for anything else

[@huihongnin]

welcome back

[@lilblingking1491]

What a pleasant surprise!

[@matthew_thefallen]

I love this film! I actually really like the portraits, it's a kind of dreamy effect :)

[@ldstirling]

I was just in Palm Springs/Salton Sea/Joshua Tree National Park in California. I shot a mix of Portra 160, Provia 100, and Superia 400 in 35mm using a Nikon FE2 and L35AF. I also shot a mix of Portra 400 and Ektar 100 in medium format using a Yashica D. I have not yet gotten any negatives back from the lab and am so excited.

[@jdouguspsa]

WELCOME BACK

[@davidanderson8444]

i shoot portraits with ektar and love my results 🤷🏻‍♂️ (george you’re one of my favorite youtubers out there, keep putting out the good stuff:)

[@disarmsox]

Looks a nice film for bright sunny Autumn days!

[@danialeddie]

Welcome Back

[@jmathews4765]

I’m sure you’ve heard this a lot Please review Ektachrome

[@photogchik007]

It hasn't come back put yet to my knowledge

[@jmathews4765]

photogchik007 in a sense it hasn’t. It’s back on shelves, but has been quickly sold out (except for the super 8 version)

[@NegativeFeedback]

It will happen at some point

[@louisrimmer6544]

Glad you're back on the scene! I'm not a massive fan of super-saturated punchy look of Ektar although it always seems to look amazing in desert landscapes!

[@jonahfrost-dann696]

I use Ektar quite a bit, pushed it to 400 at golden hour and it produced my favourite image, as a portrait. Wasn’t too over saturated in the skin tones either.

[@cyrxl]

Fire Noah and fire video again man

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh4585]

Love it my dude

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Love Ektar the last dozen or so vids on my chan feature this film through a Bronica and to be honest this is my all time fave combo. I did shoot portra for weddings back in the day which I loved Nice vid mate. New sub for ya

[@ChrisLawrence]

Bit late to the party on this one, but recently watched this dude sir robin (german youtube lad) trip to thailand shooting Ektar, and I was really blown away by the colors, the vibrancy, etc. Perhaps this film shines better in a tropical landscape dominated by teal blues, bright sun (or haze), lush greens and less reds/oranges. Thanks for the review! And pretty cool shots with the flash on this stock too.

[@Mike_cuomo]

George back at it with quality content👏🏼 Quick question: So I just shot a roll of cinestill 800 at 400iso. Should I tell my lab to push or pull it at all? I just don’t want the roll to be lost when it gets developed. I was using my AE1 and forgot to change the iso to 800. Thanks

[@AndrewWagnerphoto]

I had great success with Ektar in the fall, I feel that it does a great job rendering the vibrant colors.

[@janmyskowski1204]

Very nice, objective review. I personally love this film. Although it is saturated, the richness and particular RGB tones it renders really blow me away.

[@RichMaciverPhoto]

Shot with this fairly recently and really enjoyed it. Pretty much agree with everything you said really ... nice video 👍🏼. I did enjoy shooting portraits on it though, but yeah the subjects do have a darker skin and it worked really well.

[@fiveburos]

Great pics 👍🏻

[@conor8629]

I shoot it at 50 ASA and it works perfectly, also I love it for portraits even though I'd agree that magenta tends to pop out in the skin

[@878550]

I've used ektar a couple of times as 35mm in a yashica 2000n a few years ago and I gotta say I didn't expect your comment on how it may not be so good to portraits, because I was actually pretty satisfied. but thinking about it, it does makes sense: I'm Brazilian, me and most of my friends don't really have lighter skin tones, so I didn't realized that I could have looked weird if I had subjects with pinkish or lighter undertones to their skin. Thanks for the review, we missed u!!

[@878550]

I gotta add that with the years, I did got tired of the saturated tones, specially bc most of the photographers in my city/state use it a lot to bring out the characteristics/personality of the local culture, so I settled for the fujifilm x-tra 400 as a quite cheaper, easier to find, option (that also didn't needed much retouch) that's not really over saturated

[@zacklouw8191]

Would you recommend this film stock for food? I would like to try doing food photography with film. There isn’t any info about this anywhere. A more saturated film stock would be great for food to highlight colour.

[@huzizach]

Great vid, George! how are you finding the framing on the Mam 6?

[@analogadventures9869]

Never shot Ektar yet but I would like to try it. I really liked your 35mm shots. I’d like to get better at street photography, specifically shooting people, but I tend to chicken out lol so landscapes and building are usually what i lean to when shooting. I don’t have a lot of knowledge about Ektar but this vid helped a bunch! I think I’m gonna have to try a roll soon. Thanks for the insight!!

[@aydenbyrnes]

I've only been shooting film for about six months but this is one of my favorites so far (I mostly street/landscape stuff but shot a couple portraits with this that I liked). I probably need to try Portra again, didn't immediately love it at first but I think I slightly underexposed it so didn't get the best results bc of that. Also have you tried svema 125? I just shot a roll of that and really love it, it's super weird but I love the tones it produces

[@JP1050x]

I primarily shoot travel snapshots with Ektar 100 with my 28mm Olympus XA4. Ektar does really well with scenery and cityscapes, where Portra 400 doesn’t always shine.

[@KRYSTALMNDS]

It has this bloom effect in the highlights, is this cause of the film its shot on or because of your camera?

[@pbfotografiert]

Nice pictures! However, some of the 6x6-shots look as they have a haze over then. Is the lens fogged?

[@joeltunnah]

Probably the scan is not contrast corrected in post.

[@Smoochy]

Missed your videos man

[@jungerhansmann6608]

please review the new old Ektachrome too now that it's released

[@peasantrobot]

It turned great! And I will remember the two tips: 1. Shoot it at box speed; 2. When portraits, use it with flash for amazing cinematic look. Thank you!

[@manfred4009]

Thank you for this video. I totally agree with you, portraits turn out to be too red or too pink. I'm using this only for autumn landscapes or summer photos from my vacation. I like it though, especially when Velvia is too expensive to buy and develop. Kodak film also has this warmer white balance which I really like. I haven't used Fuji film for few years.

[@waltpfau]

Is portra the heavy hitter in the freezer for your work? Also, at what point does it become counter-productive to shoot film and edit in post?

[@pilotofjet]

I shot Ektar once or twice and i think i picked "wrong" conditions. Most of the shots i got were either off in terms of colors or just with boring colors (it was an overcast then sunny day) or some were good. I even wondered if i was scanning it right because it seemed like it was pretty random between shots. I think i might give it a third try in a point and shoot because i liked the results you had with the flash. Anyway i got a roll of ektachrome in my F3 right now and i can't wait to see how it does. Any review of the Ektachrome coming ?

[@19popopcom]

I used to take landscape photos with ektar and a mamiya 6 and got frustrated because I didn't know if I was doing something wrong when scanning the negatives. The images were extremely saturated to the point where the actual tones of the landscape were transformed. Maybe it was the combo of 1pm super hard sunlight + ektar + maybe using the wrong profile in the digitalization process haha. But seeing your results were similar as mine (not in a bad way, mine were extreme) gives me the confidence that it was most probably because of the film. The editing process was so tedious, but now I'm sticking to Portra 160. Anyway, thanks for the video! (and for waiting until you could shoot a warm landscape, it was veeery useful!)

[@19popopcom]

Pd: My photos with Ektar + Mamiya 6 also came out a bit hazy, do you know what could be happening?

[@IdrisElba007]

I got a roll of 120 out of curiosity to try it out, ran it through my mat124g on some landscapes, and oh my I fell in love with the grain. It’s not as versatile as Portra or Fuji pro 400h that can be used for both landscapes and portraits and everything in between, but if I know that I’m only going to be shooting landscapes it’s my go to film

[@PiotrekGrzesiak]

I have shot Ektar before. A lot, in fact. To be fair, the first roll I've put through was at box speed... and it came out moody on half of the pictures. Mainly, because it was taken by my dad, who doesn't care about metering precisely. Decided to give it a go once more two years later, this time really leaning towards overexposure by one or two stops, and I have to tell you - the results were mezmerizingly good. Effectively no grain, even on 35mm film. Shot portraits with it as well. Overexposed by a stop or exposed correctly at 100 will give it this warm, classic colour-film look which, I think, only a Gold 200 can match. But a Gold 200 is no Ektar, that's for sure. Shot Portra 400 as well, and while I love those creamy skin tones and the impressive tonality, I think Ektar has the edge for me. Not a dealbreaker, but still. Cheers!

[@alyquinones8937]

Finally a new NF video!

[@jackd_123]

When you say you usually push your colour negative by a stop, do you then push process the film or just develop as normal?

[@nnaru_555]

Finally!

[@GoonosaurusRex]

I really like this style of video

[@eherrmann01]

Ektar is probably my favorite color negative film. Granted, I don't shoot portraits, but I just love the colors I get in urban landscape shots, especially in late afternoon sun.

[@seanmchale7476]

Seen some great night shots where Ektar 100 was used. As someone who can't get it to work well in the day, it was a nice surprise. Thanks for the vid, think you'll be looking towards Ektachrome e100 anytime soon :p

[@ryN45678]

ektar is my all time fav color emulsion, its just fantastic.

[@emiliohernvndez]

I agree w pretty much everything. The reds are quite funky in my opinion. Lovely images tho as always.

[@emanuelauerbach-baidani3442]

Why the switch from the mamiya 7 to the 6? Loved your work with Ian and Jaden btw

[@amplifierheadache]

Yep I'm with you George, I much prefer shooting Ektar for landscapes than portraits. But I usually default to Fujicolor for a lot of my work. Mostly because it is so readily available. Good to see new videos from you though. -Shane

[@ChristinaBatte]

missed you man

[@AnthonyBoettcher24]

Great video! I noticed you said you tend to overexpose your color shots usually by one or 2 stops. What's your reasoning for that?

[@ManuelGuzmanPhotography]

YES. My favorite color film!

[@photogchik007]

Me too!!!

[@barancheyev]

Mine also!

[@PhilKnall]

Same! For some reason Ektar just hits the colors like I want them.it's a beautiful film.

[@zguy95135]

If you try Ektar again do it in the UK with some overcast lighting. I don't like it either in harsh light, all the shots I've taken with Ektar that I liked are in subdued lighting

[@edwardgonzales6937]

Totally agree. Most people automatically assume that because it's ISO 100 and punchy that bright sunny conditions are ideal for it, but the best results I've gotten have been in gray or low light.

[@brandanbennett8386]

honestly all these shots are great with this film ! was lightroom used?

[@braixeninfection6312]

I've only shot one roll and somehow it became my favorite. Once I got my images edited up they really popped! So I got a bunch more of it in to shoot and I can't wait to load my next roll!

[@edward_barry]

Nice review - What’s up with vignetting in your shots?

[@Fujicator]

I do agree with you about Ektar film, a colour satured film that has a good dynamic range and must be exposed with precision. I use it a lot for landscapes especially at the present time to capture the vivid colours of fall. I did try it for portraits but it was pretty harsh to find natural skin tones using post treatment software, therefore as you do, I will stick to portra for my portraits. The now deceased fuji reala was able to do both, it was an amazing film, maybe the best ever...

[@1sarahbrown1]

I have a roll of Ektar which I think i'll save for my holiday to Hawaii, never shot with it before so this video helped. Thanks :)

[@JakeBorchenko]

Haven’t shot much Ektar but maybe I’ll give it a go soon. Really like the flash look with it.

[@elh93]

I've found Ektar portraits look good in some circumstances, my best one was in the fall of a friend with red hair. Between the leafs and her hair the colors were amazing.

[@trevorsowers]

Ektachrome gives the saturation of Ektar and the skin tones are banging!!

[@francescofasulo7464]

I have 35 rolls expired in 1996. What do you think i'll get?

[@cesarcastillo5141]

This video brings up a recurring question of, is there a point to shooting film if it is then edited?

[@brianoic]

all analog folks miss you dude, thanks for your review about ektar. For my opinion, ektar is very suitable for use in America (idk if in another country), cause it feels like we are taken to the age of wild wild west memories (cowboy and marlboro cigarette). my suggest, if we want use in the right way and in the right purpose, maybe we can do some research for the right way to use this film, until it suit with your concept that you make. Thank you

[@xThamcp]

Please Show us how you Scan & Edit Color Negatives in Post , would definetly Love to see that!

[@MLGmountainjew]

Truly epic film

[@RoryC0225]

Educated!! Please make more videos like this.

[@KuiFlow]

congrats on the Iridescence cover !!!

[@daxu1489]

Ektar100 is my favourite, definitly.

[@JamesJames-ox4ge]

It’s been too damn long dude, can’t leave me hanging like this