Kodak Ektar 100
The first picture is of a fern on a hike in Red River Gorge recently. The second is of a tree in Lexington Cemetery (that had 3 large hole in it - it will probably fall soon). Both of these shots are on Kodak Ektar 100 negative film, a new film that is designed for scanning. This is amazing film. It has the color saturation of slide film, but the dynamic range and latitude of negative (print) film. When I say latitude, I'm being liberal. That's because over- or under-exposure will throw the colors off, especially cyan. All in all though, this is becoming one of my all time favorite films. I'm not sure how it would look optically printed (that's old-school printing using an enlarger). These are 35mm shots, and I feel that I have to fight my scanning software (Silverfast) to get the right color balance. I don't seem to have this problem when I scan medium format Ektar. At any rate, if you're looking for a very well balanced negative film that evokes the magic of slide film, give this a try. Just be prepared to run through several rolls before you get "the look" you're after. Oh, and handle it with kid gloves when scanning, it tends to scratch and pick up finger oils easier than older emulsions.