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SilverFast NegaFix Profile for Kodak Ektar 100 Now Available
LaserSoft Imaging (LSI) has quietly introduced version 6.6.1r5 of its Silverfast software, which adds a NegaFix profile for Kodak Ektar 100, the world’s finest-grained colour negative film manufactured today. NegaFix profiles within SilverFast are a handy tool to get the colours of a negative film right, which can otherwise be tricky because of the differences in the orange mask applied to different emulsions. Kodak Ektar 100 is a new film introduced a bit more than a year ago in 35mm and almost exactly a year ago in 120 format. So far there has been no NegaFix profile available for this emulsion, but SilverFast version 6.6.1r5 has it - albeit only for Epson and Nikon scanners. As an LSI administrator explained in a reply to a question posted on the official SilverFast discussion board, “Every film has a different response with every different scanner model. We will try to update the profile for different scanner modules but it will take some time.”
Website: SilverFast 6.6.1r5
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#1 complete link building
The only problem I have with Ektar is that it’s very unforgiving with exposure. You pretty much HAVE to use a light meter with it, whereas usually I can get by without a light meter with most other color negative film, just with the “Sunny 16 Rule.” So I really wouldn’t recommend Ektar for a beginner.
6:53 am - Tuesday, February 16, 2010
#2 Zoltan Arva-Toth
In my experience, it tolerates overexposure very well, but underexposure can lead to blocked up shadows and other problems.
9:34 am - Tuesday, February 16, 2010
#3 Janne
In my limited experience it's tricky to scan and tricky to expose, but the results are really good when you get it right. Expose it as iso 80 to be a little on the safe side and you'll have a lot less trouble with it.
1:34 pm - Tuesday, February 16, 2010
#4 Claude Muray
Here's an update:
The great Ektar 100 is also available in 4x5 and 8x10-inch sheet format since April of 2010 and
SilverFast's NegaFix features Ektar 100 profiles for many more scanners now:
http://www.silverfast.com/news/en.html#ektar100_0710
6:15 pm - Tuesday, July 13, 2010
#5 photoist
The SilverFast NegaFix works perfectly for Ektar 100!
8:30 am - Wednesday, October 13, 2010