Farewell E100G

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So I saw @filmdevelop's post on here about saying goodbye to Kodak slide film and thought I'd chip in my two cents...

I first used Kodak's Ektachrome E100G a little over a year ago and fell in love with it straight away - I was taken aback with the way it captures natural light in all its beauty. I am sad to say I now have only one film left in my fridge (being saved for a special occasion)... To begin with I processed it straight E6 and was pleased with the results - a magical afternoon spent on a (rare) sunny day in the English countryside lent itself particularly well (pictured). The golden and pink hues of Golden Hour seemed to radiate out with such better balance than other films. But it was when I started cross processing this film that my love of E100G deepened - the blues and greens that pop out of the shot after x-pro are unbeatable - I find that dreamlike effect along with the striking contrast to be bold and beautiful. Especially when the subject matter was orange or red. Striking out against the natural hue of the film, those subjects popped even more than others.

Like many other people, I was gutted when I heard Kodak had discontinued slide film and rushed straight on to eBay to try and buy up as much as I could afford. It's still in stock at most big film suppliers and maybe I'll get the chance to buy some more. But at over $10 (or even £10 in UK) per roll of 35mm it'll burn a hole right through your wallet, into your pants and out onto the sidewalk before you can say "potassium hydroquinone monosulfate"...

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