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Posted by Barry Fritz (Member # 1865) on 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

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on April 15, 2010, 01:07 PM:

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

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on April 15, 2010, 01:15 PM:

Now that is GREAT news!
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Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on 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.

Posted by Bart Smith (Member # 780) on 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.

Posted by Robert Lewis (Member # 1458) on 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.

Posted by Bart Smith (Member # 780) on 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....

Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on 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.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on 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?

Posted by Bart Smith (Member # 780) on 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.

Posted by Simon McConway (Member # 219) on 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?

Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on 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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