Fujifilm Film Simulation Challenge Roll 11: Kodak Ektar 100

For the eleventh instalment of the Film Simulation Challenge, I chose Ritchie's Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation Recipe. The goal of the challenge is to use the same settings for 24 or 36 exposures, similar to shooting a roll of film. This particular film simulation recipe is intended to imitate the look of Kodak Ektachrome 100SW film. I “loaded” this “film” into my Fujifilm X-T2.

Another hot, humid day of al fresco dining at the Brick Farm Tavern provided the opportunity to try this film simulation.

Ektar is a color negative film made by Kodak. It’s known for vibrant colors, high contrast and fine grain, and, even though it is a negative film, it is more like reversal (slide) film. I would say that, while the results aren’t 100% identical, there are a lot of similarities between Ektar 100 and Ektachrome 100VS. In fact, when Kodak discontinued Ektachrome 100VS, they recommended Ektar 100 as the closest film.

Ektar is ideal for vibrant landscapes or any situation where you want lots of contrast and saturated colors. It’s not usually one’s first choice for portrait photography because skin tones can be off. Some people use it extensively for portraits, but the general advice is to use Ektar for everything other than people pictures. I’ve shot a few rolls of it in the past, but it’s been probably seven or eight years.

I am not a fan of this film simulation. I'm not too fond of the noticeable red cast in the images, especially in the skin tones. Perhaps I prefer my images on the cooler side.

Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation
Tuesday 23 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF27mmF2.8 | Kodak Ektar 100 Film Simulation

Submitted as part of the 100DaysToOffload project.

Fujifilm Film Simulation Challenge Roll 8 : Vintage Kodachrome

For this 36 frame "roll of film" for the Film Simulation Challenge, I chose Ritchie's Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation recipe. According to Ritchie:

… I accidentally discovered a vintage Kodachrome recipe for my Fujifilm X100F, based on Classic Chrome. By “accidentally” I mean that I had no intentions of creating a Kodachrome look. I captured a RAW image and played around with it in the camera’s built-in RAW editor. I was trying to see what crazy looks I could get if I really messed around with the settings. One of the versions that I created reminded me of vintage Kodachrome.

Ritchie's happy accident allowed me to capture these in-camera JPEG images. I have never photographed with any Kodachrome film stock so I don't know how accurate Ritchie's recipe is to the original film. However, I do like the results.

If it were possible to add an S-curve in-camera, I would add a slight fade to give an old photographic print look.

What do you think?

Other entries in this challenge series.

Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation
Tuesday 9 June, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | Vintage Kodachrome Film Simulation

Isolation Photo Project, Day 93

Since I started re-learning film photography, Bhavna has been critical of the endeavour. She doesn't get why anyone would bother with all the limitations inherent in film photography. I am starting to agree with her. Film rolls are expensive to purchase and develop. Over the last two months, I have bought thirteen rolls of film costing about $120. I have developed four rolls for about $108. Assuming I shoot and develop the remaining nine rolls, I will have spent almost $500 for the privilege. Wow!

Last week I bought a gently used (no scratches, no dust) XF27mmF2.8 on MPB.com for $299 (including shipping and taxes). I realised today that for what I have spent on my film hobby, I could buy another "pre-owned" Fujifilm lens, perhaps the XF35mmF2 R WR, or XF50mmF2 R WR or even pay for half the cost of the XF80mmF2.8 R Macro.

There is also the wait time, made worse during this pandemic, waiting for the film to be developed, and shipping to and from (getting my negatives back) the developer. This is approximately two weeks and according to the USPS website, it could get worse.

I have been experimenting with Ritchie Roesch's film simulation recipes. While I don't think these are exact emulations (simulations) of Kodak and Fuji films, I do like the look of the results, especially Fujifilm Pro 400H.


Tonight's dinner was at the Brick Farm Tavern. It can get expensive but since we're not spending money anywhere else we're splurging.

Submitted as part of the 100DaysToOffload project.