• Descriptions
• Features and Benefits
• Storage and Handling
• Sizes Available
• Darkroom Recommendations
• Exposure
• Processing
• Printing Transparencies (Slides)
• Scanning Transparencies
• At-A-Glance Film Selector

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DESCRIPTION

This medium-speed color slide film features very fine grain and high sharpness. It is designed for exposure with tungsten illumination (3200 K). You can also expose it with daylight or electronic flash using filters. It is designed for processing in KODAK Chemicals, Process E-6.

The film is well-suited for indoor applications particularly interiors where there is tungsten illumination. It has an intended exposure range of 1/10,000 to 1/10 second with no filter or exposure adjustment.

Use this film to produce color transparencies (slides) for projection. You can also make duplicate transparencies by direct printing. To make color prints, you can print transparencies directly onto color reversal paper. Or make internegatives for printing onto color negative paper. You can also scan transparencies for digital printing and for Photo CD applications.

ELITE Chrome 160T Film is a member of the "Select Series" of Kodak films. The Select Series offers serious snapshooters and photo enthusiasts the widest selection of high-performance films. Choose from KODACHROME or KODAK ELITE Chrome Films for slides, or KODAK ROYAL GOLD Films for prints.

STORAGE AND HANDLING

Load and unload film in subdued light.

Store unexposed film at 21°C (70°F) or lower in the original sealed package. To avoid moisture condensation on film that has been refrigerated, allow the film to warm up to room temperature before opening the package. Process film as soon as possible after exposure.

Protect transparencies from strong light, and store them in a cool, dry place. For more information, see KODAK Publication No. E-30, Storage and Care of KODAK Photographic Materials—Before and After Processing.

SIZES AVAILABLE

Note: Use the catalog numbers in the table above only for orders placed in the United States and Canada.

DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS

Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total darkness.

EXPOSURE

Use the exposure index numbers in the table below with cameras or meters marked for ISO or ASA speeds. Do not change the film-speed setting when metering through a filter. Metering through filters may affect light meter accuracy; see your meter or camera manual for specific information. For critical work, make a series of test exposures.

Tungsten Light

For best color rendition, use tungsten photolamps (3200 K) at their rated voltage. If voltage varies significantly, the color of the lamp will change. Other light sources may not give equally good results, even with filters. Unless you want a special effect, do not mix light sources of different color qualities, particularly tungsten light and daylight.

Fluorescent and High-Intensity Discharge Lamps

Use the color-compensating filters and exposure adjustments below as starting points to expose this film under fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamps. For critical applications, make a series of test exposures under your actual conditions. Vary the recommended filtration by at least +CC10, and increase or decrease exposure accordingly.

To avoid the brightness and color variations that occur during a single alternating-current cycle, use exposure times of 1/60 second or longer with fluorescent lamps; with high-intensity discharge lamps, use 1/125 second or longer.

* This is a daylight-balanced conversion filter, such as the KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter NO. 85B.

Note:When you do not know the type of fluorescent lamps, try a CC50R filter and increase exposure by 1 stop; color rendition will probably be less than optimum.

* This is a high-pressure sodium-vapor lamp. The information in the table may not apply to other manufacturersÆ sodium-vapor lamps because of differences in spectral characteristics.

Note: Consult the manufacturer of high-intensity lamps for ozone ventilation requirements and safety information on ultraviolet radiation.

Some primary color filters were used in the previous tables to reduce the number of filters and keep the exposure adjustment to a minimum. Red filters were substituted for equivalent filtration in magenta and yellow. Blue filters were substituted for equivalent filtration in cyan and magenta.

Adjustments for Long and Short Exposures

No filter correction or exposure compensation is normally required for exposures from 1/10,000 to 1/10 second. At 1 second, increase exposure by 1/3 stop and add a CC10R filter

Note: This information applies only when exposing the film to tungsten illumination. The data are based on average emulsions and assume normal, recommended processing. Use the data only as a guide. For critical applications, make tests under your conditions.

PROCESSING

Process ELITE Chrome 160T Film in KODAK Chemicals, Process E-6. For best quality, use the normal speed rating of EI 160 and normal processing

PRINTING Transparencies (SLIDES)

Duplicate Color Transparencies

For direct printing, use—
KODAK EKTACHROME Duplicating Films
KODAK EKTACHROME RADIANCE Overhead Material
   Or make internegatives on KODAK Commercial
Internegative Film, and print them on—
KODAK VERICOLOR Print Film
KODAK VERICOLOR Slide Film
KODAK DURATRANS® RA Display Material
KODAK DURACLEAR^TM RA Display Material

Color Prints

For direct printing, use—
KODAK EKTACHROME RADIANCE III Papers
KODAK EKTACHROME RADIANCE III SELECT Material
   Or make internegatives on KODAK Commercial
Internegative Film, and print them on—
KODAK EKTACOLOR PORTRA III Papers
KODAK EKTACOLOR SUPRA II Paper
KODAK EKTACOLOR ULTRA II Paper
KODAK DURAFLEX^TM RA Print Material

Prints and enlargements can be made digitally from color slides using equipment that scans, enhances, and prints images. See your photo dealer for services available in your area.

SCANNING TRANSPARENCIES

Use the Universal E-6 Film Term to scan all KODAK ELITE Chrome Films for KODAK PCD Imaging Workstation applications.

For output to a Photo CD player: Using the Universal E-6 Film Term should result in an image that closely matches your original in density, tone scale, and overall color balance when viewed on a player.

For output devices other than Photo CD players: The YCC data that results when using the Universal E-6 Film Term is capable of producing a high-quality duplicate of your original in terms of density, tone scale, and color reproduction. Final quality of your reproduced image depends on the capabilities of your output device, the viewing environment, and the rendering path used.

AT-A-GLANCE FILM SELECTOR