Ektar
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- Ektar is also an alternate spelling of ektara, an Indian string instrument.
Ektar | |
Maker: | Eastman Kodak |
Speed: | 25/15°, 125/22°, 1000/31° |
Type: | Color print |
Process: | C-41 |
Format: | 35mm, 120 |
Grain: | Ultra-fine |
Introduced: | 1989 |
Discontinued: | 1994, 1997 |
Replaced by: | Royal Gold |
Ektar was a color 35mm and 120 semi-professional film introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1989, which used the common C-41 process. It was designed to offer ultra-fine grain. It was manufactured in 25, 125, and 1000 ISO formats. Poor market segmentation was cited as a factor in Kodak's decision to discontinue Ektar in 1994. The film was replaced by the Royal Gold line. The 120 version of Ektar was discontinued in 1997.
Ektar also refers to Eastman Kodak's premium-priced lenses for professional use, which were introduced in 1939 and sold until the 1960s.