FIG. 3.10 — KODAK EKTAR 100 DOSSIER
Kodak Ektar 100
"The sharpest color negative made."
Kodak's most saturated, finest-grained color negative. Ektar 100 delivers slide-like vibrancy and almost grainless detail on negative film, which is why landscape, travel, and product shooters reach for it.
FIG. 3.4 — DIGITAL → FILM SCAN
Input — Digital
Output — EKTAR 100
Film Chemistry Profile
- Catalog Code
- EK1-01
- Grain
- low
- Bias
- cool
- Contrast
- punchy
- Halation
- off
- Overscan Default
- OFF
Recommended Use Cases
Film Stock History
Year Introduced
2008
Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak
Origin
USA
Film Type
Color Negative
Kodak introduced Ektar 100 in 2008, reviving the historic Ektar name for a new emulsion aimed at color-forward shooters. Kodak markets it as the finest-grain color negative film in the world.
Ektar gave landscape, nature, and travel photographers slide-like saturation with the exposure latitude of negative film, a combination reversal stocks could not offer. It rewards careful exposure: the punchy contrast is less forgiving than Gold or Portra, but the payoff is clean, vivid color.
Technical Innovation
Ektar 100 brought slide-film saturation and exceptionally fine grain to a color negative, pairing the punch of reversal film with the wide latitude of negative.
Cultural Impact
Ektar gave film landscape and travel photographers a saturated, ultra-clean look that rivals slide film without its narrow exposure latitude.
Original Film Chemistry
- Film Type
- Color Negative
- ISO Speed
- 100
- Process
- C-41
Film Stock Trivia
- •Kodak markets Ektar 100 as the world's finest-grain color negative film.
- •It was introduced in 2008, reviving the historic Ektar name.
- •Its slide-like saturation makes it a favorite for landscapes and travel.
- •It rewards careful exposure: the punchy contrast is less forgiving than Gold or Portra.
Recommended For
Photographers
- •Landscape and nature work
- •Travel and outdoor portraits with punch
Creators
- •Vivid travel and product content
- •Saturated daylight sets
Agencies
- •Bold, color-forward campaigns
- •Product and destination imagery
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