Kodak Ektar - My favourite colour negative film!

Hashem shows some favourite shots taken on Kodak Ektar 100 spanning 5+ years, from various cameras and all formats. A bold film stock, with great capability.
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►CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Blue tones, scan comparison
03:49 - Nature shots, earth tones
07:15 - Reds
09:11 - Street Photography
11:11 - Portraits, scan comparison
16:15 - Night photography
17:31 - Conclusion
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[@josephomalley1526]

I used to use Ektar 25, yes, 25ISO back in the 80's truly magic stuff.

[@ConstantThrowing]

'Stay still'

[@bhop0073]

Ektar is probably my favorite film too. I don't shoot it that often though because I tend to shoot iso 400 films more because of its versatility, but when I do shoot a roll, I always wonder why I don't shoot it more. The grain is so smooth, the colors are amazing and it's a sharp film too, although it might just look sharper because I shoot 400 so often with more grain..😅

[@deanshoots2756]

So crazy seeing the difference that a good/bad scan can make! I know personally I had to try a few different labs before I found a lab that produced consistent & reliable scans. Really great video man keep it up.

[@pushingfilm]

It really does! Thanks heaps, glad you liked it :-)

[@ey9849]

Thanks mate, I enjoyed every min of it.

[@TheBigNegative-PhotoChannel]

wow not a single video i've seen on youtube could animate me to use a roll of ektar. your pictures are so absolutely awesome especially the ones on the beach. i will definitely buy some to try.

[@cs512tr]

agreed, i will be doing same on my next purchase along with ektarchrome

[@hypecamera]

OH MY GOSH - that Levi's re-scan is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[@LMFAO5001]

6:10 i actually said wow out loud. absolutely stunning shot edit: same with 6:16 amazing stuff edit 2: so many great shots lol

[@pushingfilm]

Hey, sorry I only saw this so late! Thanks so much, those are some of my favourites too, and of course Ektar film in general :-)

[@edkraken7011]

I agree, I was stunned, honestly, so surreal

[@JC64318]

Great video! I've been thinking about trying Ektar for ages now, it's time to give it a go!

[@shah00le]

was looking for the best film to capture the UK's natural beauty, and found this. You're the best, thank youu ❤️❤️

[@johncolquhoun6416]

Just waiting on 2 rolls coming back. Never used it before. Grear to see the differences. Excellent

[@chanc1023]

Great video as always. I was kind of surprised to see how differently the same shot looks with different scanners!

[@1989Goodspeed]

Love EKTAR, briliant film and briliant video!

[@AlexOnStreets]

Wow those reds and blues are stunning. Now I know if I am shooting with those colors in mind I will go for this film. Beautiful video and thanks.

[@danielsigg8405]

Great images and review, Hashem! And you made a great point about being careful with scanning. I also like Ektar 100 (although my fav color negative is Portra 400). Cheers, Daniel

[@voodoodownrecords]

such a funny coincidence I'm watching this now as I literally just finished scanning a roll of 35mm ektar travel shots i took last year, and I also processed them with negative lab pro. I had the same exact reaction! I was able to see a lot more detail and the colors are so much more natural-looking than the lab scans I got and what I usually associate with ektar. Definitely makes me want to try it more often...

[@ulrikchristiansen]

Excellent video and images - and well timed - I have just bought 5 rolls of Ektar 100 to shoot for the first time with a Mamiya C220 :). Thanks for the tips!

[@danfloresmusic]

Finally, a review that IMO does justice to this emulsion! Great video, examples, and commentary. Btw, I own an HS-1800 scanner and find that it is possible to get really good results with Ektar (as good if not better than DSLR scanning), but it all comes down to the operator and how much time and energy they are putting on each image.

[@alfredobustamante3770]

Exactly what I’ve been looking for. You’ve answered my questions regarding portraits with Ektar 🙏

[@pushingfilm]

Great to hear!

[@matthewelsdon7949]

Great video, thanks.I’ve had some really nice results with it on a recent trip to the beach.

[@fenet8717]

luv the way this vid is structured, also luv those night shots

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you!

[@LambClone]

Subscribed right after this vid, really love these shots, and your great narration!

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks man! glad you liked it :-)

[@talleyrand9442]

That was great.

[@danielcapuzza2860]

Just got to say I love the vids it's really great to have someone so knowledgeable close to home

[@pushingfilm]

Hey thanks! I appreciate the support :-)

[@marxoniomizu]

Just finished my first roll of Ektar100. Thanks for your video, it really helped. Especially the scanning information you gave. But I think Ektar was introduced for denim manufacturers 😀. I did some portraits and they came out very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@JonnyEnglish-gu1cs]

Just bought some so glad I did looking forward to using it

[@alteki]

Awesome and detailed explanation of the film stock with a lot of bonus tips. Thanks a lot.

[@pushingfilm]

Glad you liked it!

[@Caballeroshot]

I will pack plenty of Ektar on my next beach trip. Thanks for the review, results look amazing!

[@_buttertigers]

I just shot my first roll of Ektar in exact conditions that you described would be great for it. Now I'm SUPER excited to get the scans back.

[@jgsaad]

Man, your channel is amazing. Learning a ton. Thanks.

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! Glad you like it

[@Abutado]

I always loved the blues and greens from Ektar. I have always wondered why people don't talk about the way water looks on Ektar. Fall photos are amazing.

[@TheIrishfitter]

This was very informative!!

[@pushingfilm]

Glad you thought so! 😁

[@wflan]

I feel so much more knowledgeable. What a fantastic video - you can really tell you shoot and know the film.

[@steven1000000000]

I've only recently tried Ektar in 35mm, and loved it. I probably delayed shooting it because of the increased cost vs Kodak Gold or Fuji Superior/c200, but think that it's worth it. I definitely agree with the beautiful teal blues. Going to shoot a lot more of this.

[@someone9906]

Really like your video. I've shot ektar a lot and felt my shots were too vibrant and saturated. I felt that my shots didn't really have a film feel to them. Seeing some of your shots inspire me to re-approach this film stock. Great video!

[@KeithTomlinsonPhoto]

Just discovered it and love it. Shot a couple rolls and am bor blown away by the results.

[@pushingfilm]

Nice!

[@phillnavin1212]

Excellent review. You are a really good photographer as well 👍👍

[@WillJohnsPhoto]

that's it I'm moving to Ektar 100 now! I'm sold

[@RonnyKohlmann]

Great video, as always mate. Greetings from Collingwood

[@ribsy]

You are so right about ektar - scanning makes all the difference here. I hated my ektar images from the mountains a couple months ago. I rescanned and tried something different and wow, I was very pleased. nice video

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks man! Yeah it's harder to scan than other films I find. Have you tried the newest beta version of NLP? there's been some nice updates, including another upgrade to the colour engine

[@filmismorefun]

Good point about how much the scanning process matters. Great images, and definitely agree on liking how the blues are rendered. Just got done shooting a few rolls of Ektar 120 at the shore. Can't wait to get everything developed. 🙂

[@pushingfilm]

For sure! Thank you 😁 Yeah it seems like Ektar is most sensitive to blue on the spectrum. Good luck with the results!

[@90sPunkRockCovers]

Great video, great images. I love Ektar 100. Cheers 🍻

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! 🙂

[@yekguochua5455]

Great sharing and insight, I always wonder why my Ektar looks so muddy, will try to rescan those photos. Thanks !

[@andrewdean8226]

Great review ! I’m inspired thanks for sharing

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! 🙂

[@vintagephotographer]

Back in the day, I shot almost exclusively on colour reversal film (mainly Agfa CT18 and CT21). That was when ISO100 (or ASA100 as I knew it) was a fast film! Ektar brings back memories of the jewel-like colours of those film stocks and is my go-to film when I want those same clear and vibrant colours. Great review and thank you for doing an awesome job in raising the profile of this great film.

[@pushingfilm]

Nice! 😀 And thanks for the feedback 🙂

[@stephendevore3902]

Thanks for showing Ektar 100s abilities Scanning pics is harder than taking a pic I makes it difficult as I learned with color correction .The scanners in general want to tell you that their assessments are correct when you know you see it differently The Ektar 100 process this.Good Video. 20 years ago the best scanners were from Europe 🙂😎 It had better rendering of the pic and more ram to bring it to life.

[@hughsydney2620]

great one

[@andydreadsbmx]

I'm right there with you. I love shooting Ektar in 4x5 and 120, I have been doing a lot of long night time exposures with it and getting solid results. A lot of times with Portra it's just a bit too desaturated compared to Ektar.

[@Rampsable]

Great overview displaying most situations. I feel it does a more accurate job of the colours of Australian nature where portra to me is just washed out. I'll keep my portra for portra-its in the future. Great tips on metering for ektar, thanks ....Looking forward to putting some thru my medium format in the near future ... but I was a kodachrome man myself

[@FramesPerSecond]

I did a Portrait shoot video with Ektar early last year and it turned out great. Also just pushed it two stops on a recent roll but all my shots were soft🤣 colours turned out great though.

[@EdwardMartinsPhotography]

I got some for my Intrepid 4x5, have not shot it yet. Zion in 3 weeks so I'm sure it will get some use! Great review, thanks!!

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks! hope it's a good trip with some nice shots :-D

[@morethanyoucaretosee]

Blues. Wow. I’m buying some.

[@ellwill1902]

Ive never had a isuse with this film its so beautiful to work with

[@SzilviaVirag]

I agree. I love Ektar even though I've only used one roll so far because I'm trying to limit my film costs. I just never knew that some people use the colour labels in Lightroom to sort the colours in their images - ha ha. I use green to mean I've chosen it as one worth exporting into my completed files folders and blue is an upgrade that means I'm including it in a photo book.

[@joemntz]

Great video!

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks! 😄

[@nickfanzo]

Thanks!

[@mikefreelandphoto]

I love Ektar. You’re absolutely right about it being great with blues but I also find that it handles oranges really well along with the blues especially at a beach for example. Because the colors of the sand and the sky are already complementary the Ektar seems to know exactly what to do there.

[@pushingfilm]

Agreed! 🙂

[@thehumanchris]

Im yet to shoot this film, but just based from this video I think its already becoming one of my favourite stocks. Thank you for making this!!

[@pushingfilm]

Nice man, I hope you like it too. Thanks for watching 😁

[@tedsmith_photography]

Great run through of a variety of subjects. Very helpful to those exploring Ektar. When it comes to colour, I tend to use either slide film (typically provia), or, if its exclusively for portraiture I use Portra, but for any other colour photography needs I reach for Ektar in the negative realms because I like punchy looking, vibrant, images. I use it for anything, including portraits. I've used it on several holidays and my subjects always looks great. I don't know where this "dont use it for portraits" has come from, but unless you have a really pale skinned, and very spotty subject, it's always rendered nice for me.

[@pushingfilm]

Nice! Agreed with what you're saying on Ektar. In terms of slide film, I've been finging that the new Ektachrome E100 also gives great results for portraits! It's worth a try as an alternative to Provia.

[@johnclerefilms]

Great video. I have a love/hate relationship with Ektar. When it works, it works really well. When it doesn’t work, it really doesn’t work. Some of my best landscapes are on Ektar, but some of my worst (poorly exposed, weird colors) photos are on Ektar as well. Really requires a trained eye and some patience, but when you get it right, it’s very rewarding.

[@pushingfilm]

Agreed, it can be tricky to work with!

[@Malbailey670]

Excellent Video, great shots, I just purchased some Ektar, so I hope I can get some nice results like yours.

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you. Enjoy it! Rating a bit over at 50-80 can yield good results, especially if your meter isn't very accurate

[@GaIvatr0n]

Amazing work, thank you..I've got a roll in the fridge I may now try. Subbed.

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! Enjoy it 🙂

[@search4light]

i love those shots, very inspiring. i‘m thinking really hard about gettin a nikon fm3a to try out shooting film.

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks. Thats a great camera, I'm sure you'd enjoy it :-)

[@inkaststudio]

You really flexed on us with those sample shots lol. Jk Great work man! Never knew how talented you are 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@pushingfilm]

Hahah thanks 😅 in my advantage, I had hundreds of shots to pick from

[@marcoalessandrini4675]

Hey there, I've just left comment on the EOS3 page and subscribed also. It's extremely hard to find someone who goes into the film format in the ways you do, I believe you have decent insight that many don't. This particular posting is interesting. First one must admit, scanning film into file is a process that combines the disadvantages of either format (film & digital) into one - leaving you with noise, pixeling, grain, everything. This means converting film into file requires double the attention you'd normally give. Most film labs I speak to don't know anything about their process which makes it very difficult to leave them with good instructions on how to handle your film at time of developing/scanning. Even a pro film lab I used last has no real idea how the computers "see" the image and how it works it into the final file. Do I ask them to leave it un-altered, adjust only brightness, does the computer adjust as a whole or can it separate your exposure from the software and from the print? Questions no one seems to be able to answer. So I've learned scanning with my own Nikon V film scanner yields either as good or even better than store scanned film. I've learned film definitely degrades with age, sadly much of my 20+ yr old film show decay that lessened the quality of my scans after I bought the scanner several years ago. I also know different brands and models of film decay and even just scan differently than one another. I'd like to hear anything you have on the topic, your favorite colour print/slide films for home scanning, your suggestions with how to deal with ignorant lab workers to achieve better results, etc. I too like Ektar the best, I was shooting almost exclusively with this at the end of my semi-pro "career". I found it slightly flat in contrast but tack sharp with low grain and wide latitude. I miss the Ektar 25, very hard to get the light you needed but man what a film!

[@TimothyMcGawUK]

I love me some Ektar.

[@markmoodywv]

SHEESH! Looks like I've been wrong about Ektar!

[@dariogambi]

Thx. Shooting film is printing too. I would suggest to print the pics always and yo look them in a print non on a screen. Only in a print you can judge a film.

[@mkshffr4936]

Kind of reminds me of the old Fujichrome.

[@alexanderpopov4691]

Very good video and useful recomendations, I wish I watched it earlier. Everything is fairly mrntioned. Great film, argubaly best color negative on the market. I find personally colors not only punchy but aldo more true to life. Great blues alike those cartoony looking on Portra stock. Scanning was definetely a trouble aldo with negatice lab pro software but 2 version improved it drastically. And to me metering at iso 25 setting for portraits did solve the issue of reddish skin tones and no loss in oceral picture quality. Had it head to head against portra 160. Both delivered great images, but ektar is just finer film. It is especially noticeable if looking at out of fofuc areas. Amazing film stock when there is enough light in the scene.

[@RM.TokyoPhotographer]

dang...I was staying away from Ektar since lots of ppl in the past kept posting really high contrast high saturated photos but dang yours look really nice....I might try testing it to see if it works :D Nice shots man keep shooting :D

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! Yeah definitely worth a try 🙂

[@alenmilic1296]

Was my go to film in high dynamic range scenes in my old 4x5 days. No im not that old, lol. Complimented my Fuji velvia 50 and Provia 100 shots nicely!

[@tomislavmiletic_]

I have not shoot Ektar in some 20+ years. Recently I've experimented with Portra and all do it's great film, greenish cast detoured me from further usage. Yep, time to try Ektar again...

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Great review mate backed by fine example shots I used Portra back in the day for weddings never used Ektar until a month or so ago I bought 15 rolls of recently expired Ektar 100 120 to put through the Bronica ETRSi got to admit I’m hooked the last few vids on my channel feature this versatile film. New sub for you cheers Paul 📷❤️

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! I'll have to check out your channel!

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Pushing Film hey cheers mate appreciate it hope you endure 😉

[@hejmRage]

Very educational! Great fucking content you got there, thank you very much!!

[@slimnics]

2:45 true that

[@roryjacobs6817]

This might have been covered previously, but, how do you expose for Ektar? Everyone seems to have their own way or preference, but I love how your shots came out. Especially since it’s a “tricky” film to expose and you mentioned the Leica M4 which doesn’t have a light meter. Thanks for the video, about to drop more money than my wife would like me to on too many rolls of Ektar.

[@PhilKnall]

Which scan setting are you using in NLP? My scans usually have too magenta leaning reds and I haven't managed to correct them to the orange-leaning one you have without screwing everything else up. Forgot to say, awesome video as always, Ektar is one of my favorites as well. Also I have had outstanding results with night time shots! Just a little hard if something is moving...

[@danmad685]

I think that if you invest in a good scanner for yourself you will find that you can get alot more out of your shots.

[@stefanoromanello]

I was looking for a film to come with me in Sardegna.. I think I've found it :)

[@Titanius1066]

Totally agree that you can shoot portraits with Ektar and get good results with some effort on the back end. The Portras though are still the better choice for photographing people. Pro 400H is also an excellent choice for portraits. I think some people think that Ektar ruined their portraits but just a better scan and some work on the curves can yield good results. Portra is just easier to use.

[@pushingfilm]

Agreed on all fronts!

[@sonygoup]

I shot this with my Fuji Ga645zi and it was so sharp. Easily better than Portra 400 in terms of landscape shooting

[@Daniel.Anugerah]

At a glance the colors are reminiscent of kodachrome

[@macoypizzuti5120]

Ektar was designed to be a c-41 Kodachrome like film

[@brycepinson8641]

I highly agree that most peoples issues with Ektar is more related to scanning that actual issues with Ektar. I shoot it in 35mm and 4x5. I scan linear TIFF files and convert to positive in photoshop with "grain2pixel" plug in. It's free (assuming you have photoshop) and a similar technique to negative lab pro... I don't understand the "it doesn't handle overexposure" thing people say. On 35mm I usually rate it at ISO80 and expose neutrally. On 4x5 I expose at ISO 100, but I put my darkest shadow at -1EV. So I'm basically overexposing by a stop and letting the highlights go where they will. Never lost highlights.

[@pushingfilm]

Nice! Good tips regarding exposure too, sound slike a good way to go.

[@ayenoppa4717]

I have used a few packs of it but couldn’t find that much different between portra not sure if that was the lab scan or the scene but the scan I usually get were always over saturated regardless of how I shoot (usually over exposed 2 stops but sometime not) Seen your results I think I will need to give it another try and this time scan new invest dslr digitising hopefully it gives a better results. As always thanks for the vid hopefully Melbourne gets better soon.

[@pushingfilm]

That could be worth trying, and thanks! 😀

[@gregshawphotography8828]

Good Day! Ima late comer to your channel and I’m loving all your content. I don’t shoot film on a daily basis, but I’ve started adding rolls to my digital work flow, and I’ve been wanting to add some film videos to my channel. Ektar 100 film 🎞 is a favorite of mine. I love the colors it renders. What I’d not see anyone doing is shooting this film with lights. I look at a lot of Magazines from the 70’s and 80’s, and now I can see the lights where once I didn’t know what to look for. Have you considered adding some artificial lighting to any shoots? I’d love to see what you produce.

[@pushingfilm]

Thanks very much! I don't shoot much with artificial lights, but wouldn't be afraid to do so with Ektar. I'll hopefully do so at some point soon :-)

[@devroombagchus7460]

I can only get good or excellent results with 120 Ektar if I use all the extras on my Epson V850 and Silverfast. But it takes ages.

[@bighands69]

It would be curious to know what a digital camera photo transferred to film would look like.

[@MrEmosewa101]

This is awesome… your video I mean… and Ektar too I suppose

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you very much! 😁

[@donovanchin]

Haven't shot Ektar in years. Time to order another block.

[@pushingfilm]

Nice! 😁

[@EdwardJWhiting]

I shot a roll of Ektar 100 once, but it was very hard to get consistent skin tones shooting outdoors in Sydney in a range of lighting conditions, and the reds were so exaggerated that most of my subjects looked like they were wearing heavy lipstick. I've stuck mainly with Portra 400 since.

[@pushingfilm]

Hey fair enough! Portra 400 is great too 👌🏼

[@prayforpeace2204]

Never tried Ekrar. I ordered a roll after watching this. Curious to see the results at the horse stables next weekend.

[@pushingfilm]

Hope you love it! Give it plenty of light :-)

[@prayforpeace2204]

@@pushingfilm Roger that!

[@francodisalvo9637]

I will never understand why this film gets so much hate. It's absolutely fantastic if used for whats meant for.

[@streetyskater]

I love the Ektar but I almost always get poor scans of it from the lab. What setup did you use to re-scan the shots? Need to set up my own lab (when the God of money favors me).

[@gabrielsandoval4994]

It’s the only film I shoot in my Leica M2. A winning combination. The closest I think we will ever get to Kodachrome in this day and age in my humble opinion.

[@tallaganda83]

I can't get into it, your shots look great I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but my skies tend to have a cyan look to them which I don't like. I will have to give it another go sometime.

[@SzilviaVirag]

Is it your screen not being calibrated correctly maybe?

[@filmbyhari]

I've been meaning to try this film for a long time so bought a couple of packs of 120. After one roll, I can't say I'm fully sold. I didn't like the colours, there was a bit too much yellow. However, your photos look great, so I think there is something wrong with my scanning. I use the notorious Silverfast. So going to give it another shot :-)

[@pushingfilm]

Oh dude! yeah it could be that... I tried scanning a roll of 120 on my V800 a while back and used SilverFast. I spent about an hour messing around with the colours, negafix, tweaking back and forth, and I was only happy with like 2 of the shots.

[@filmbyhari]

@@pushingfilm Looks like I need to ditch the flatbed and get into a mirrorless scanning setup starting with a digital camera haha.

[@deltadave44]

how flat (amount of curl) do the negatives have when going to scan them?...thanks...

[@jgwood89]

Before seeing this video I'd gush at the blues from the initial lab scan, that rescan however blew my mind. Ektar is my fav film to shoot on I wonder how much detail I've been missing out on. So for the rescan, you used the film holder, your dslr and imported it through Negative Lab Pro?

[@pushingfilm]

That's right! 🙂

[@richardstollar4291]

I've recently started shooting Ektar 100 in 4x5 format - too early to pass an opinion but your thoughts here were very welcome.

[@pushingfilm]

Awesome! glad it helped somewhat :-)

[@ericpowell9724]

Hey this is fantastic, if you're Sydney based where do you happen to get your film developed and where do you buy filmstocks?

[@pushingfilm]

Thank you! I'm based in Melbourne 🙂