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Kodak To Bring Back Ektachrome
6 January 2017
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday Kodak announced it plans to "reformulate and manufacture Kodak Ektachrome Film for both motion picture and still photography applications." The film, which will be produced in Rochester, N.Y., won't be available until the fourth quarter of 2017.
"It is such a privilege to reintroduce Kodak Ektachrome Film to the cinematography community," said Steven Overman, Kodak's chief marketing officer and president of the Consumer and Film Division. "We are seeing a broad resurgence of excitement about capturing images on film. Kodak is committed to continuing to manufacture film as an irreplaceable medium for image creators to capture their artistic vision. We are proud to help bring back this classic."
The move follows the company's announcement last year of a Super 8 movie camera. Kodak will produce Super 8 film for the camera while Kodak Alaris, an independent company since 2013, will offer 36 exposure rolls of the film in a 135 format for still photography.
Developed using the E6 process, the film can be processed by professional labs. Kodak plans to update its Kodak Professional Film app to list labs that do E6 processing.
For more information see the news release below.
Comments
What will the cost be for 135 Film and processing?
-- Christopher Martindale
Kodak didn't release price information. Kodak's color negative films run about $7 a roll and I'd expect slightly lower production runs for Ektachrome. Wild guess would be above $7 but under $10 a roll.
You can get E6 processing for about $10 (add $5 to mount the slides). You can also develop slide film at home.
-- Mike
Kodak Brings Back a Classic with Ektachrome Film
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Eastman Kodak Co. has announced plans to bring back one of its most iconic film stocks. Over the next 12 months, Kodak will be working to reformulate and manufacture Kodak Ektachrome Film for both motion picture and still photography applications. Initial availability is expected in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Kodak Ektachrome Film has a distinctive look that was the choice for generations of cinematographers before it was discontinued in 2012. The film is known for its extremely fine grain, clean colors, great tones and contrasts.
"It is such a privilege to reintroduce Kodak Ektachrome Film to the cinematography community," said Steven Overman, Kodak's chief marketing officer and president of the Consumer and Film Division. "We are seeing a broad resurgence of excitement about capturing images on film. Kodak is committed to continuing to manufacture film as an irreplaceable medium for image creators to capture their artistic vision. We are proud to help bring back this classic."
Kodak will produce Ektachrome at its film factory in Rochester, N.Y. and will market and distribute the Super 8 motion picture film version of Ektachrome Film directly.
Kodak Alaris, an independent company since 2013, also plans to offer a still format Kodak Professional Ektachrome Film for photographers in 135-36x format. Kodak Professional Ektachrome Film is a color positive film, also known as "reversal," "slide," or "transparency" film. Unlike all of the other Kodak Professional Films available today, which are color negative films, Ektachrome generates a positive image that can be viewed or projected once it is exposed and processed. This makes it ideal for high-resolution projection or presentations. It is also well suited for scanning and printing onto a range of professional-grade photographic media. Availability is expected in the fourth quarter of 2017.