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Barry Fritz
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From: Burnsville, MN, USA
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posted April 15, 2010 12:27 PM

If someone has already posted this, I apologize. Thought someone here might be interested in this.
http://motion.kodak.com/US/en/motion/about/news/2010/Apr06_1.htm

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Adrian Winchester
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posted April 15, 2010 01:07 PM

It has been mentioned in Juergen's thread, but it's interesting to see the Kodak site page.

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Alan Rik
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posted April 15, 2010 01:15 PM

Now that is GREAT news!
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Bill Brandenstein
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posted April 20, 2010 07:05 PM

Doesn't it go without saying, then, that we should watch for the discontinuance of the current 64T product? Or has that been announced and I've missed it? Wow, 100D = 40T.

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Bart Smith
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From: Hackney, London
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posted April 21, 2010 12:10 AM

Wow, 100D = 40T.

Hi Bill, I'm afraid to say that 100D = 25T...

An 80a has a filter factor of 2 stops, as opposed to an 85/85a which only loses 1.5 stops.

Kodak are discontinuing 64T, and also discontinuing Plus-X.

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Robert Lewis
Film Handler

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posted April 21, 2010 05:15 AM

Bart.

Is not the filter factor for the 85 filter 2/3rds of a stop, rather than 1.5 stops? That is what I use and it seems to be correct. Please understand that I am not trying to be clever, but perhaps you could confirm which factor is correct. Of course, this will be irrelevant once 64T has gone.

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Bart Smith
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posted April 21, 2010 05:22 AM

Hello Robert,

You are of course correct, I must have misprunted it!

Or at least not been very awake....

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Bill Brandenstein
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From: California
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posted April 21, 2010 03:05 PM

Plus-X! The sharpest BW film there is! Great. Guess I'd better get back to shooting once in awhile while there are still some choices.

So I think we agree: Tungsten film with daylight filtering loses 2/3 stop, and Daylight film with Tungsten filtering loses 1 1/3 stops.

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Adrian Winchester
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posted April 21, 2010 07:02 PM

Does anyone know how the 100D will compare with the 64T, with regard to the cameras it is compatible with and the cameras needing manual exposure adjustment?

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Bart Smith
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From: Hackney, London
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posted April 22, 2010 12:02 AM

So I think we agree: Tungsten film with daylight filtering loses 2/3 stop, and Daylight film with Tungsten filtering loses 1 1/3 stops.

Hi Bill,

An 80a filter (Tungsten lighting with Daylight film) loses 2 stops, hence 100D will be 25ASA in these conditions.

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Simon McConway
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From: Doncaster, UK
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posted April 23, 2010 09:51 AM

According to Kodak's video (on their site), the film will work with all cameras, except that the indoor/outdoor switch must be in indoor position at all times, no matter what the lighting is.

FAR MORE IMPORTANT...where/when can we buy it?

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Bill Brandenstein
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From: California
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posted April 23, 2010 10:45 AM

For the technically uninitiated: the "always indoor" no-in-camera-filter setting is necessary since the film is balanced for outdoor light, and thus has greater sensitivity in the red end of the spectrum -- you don't want a tungsten filter to ever be seen by this film unless you want the orangiest sunset ever, or some such thing! Conversely, using this film in tungsten light will be a pain in the neck. A blue filter and TONS of light would be necessary.

We have now witnessed the strangulation of indoor "home movies."

I haven't tried to buy any of this yet but stock should be arriving at normal retailers. Simon, wherever you've bought 64T should be stocking this straightaway.

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