DP Review: Kodak reveals how and when it’s bringing back 35mm Ektachrome film

November 19, 2017November 21, 2017 GaryPageau DP Review, Ektachrome, film, Kodak

DP Review writer DL Cade reports, in the most recent episode of the Kodakery podcast, company executives have provided some details on the previously announced plans to bring back Ektachrome. The episode is here:

According to Cade, the first half of the podcast is mostly a photography and history lesson: discussing the origins of Ektachrome and how Kodak has managed to bring it back to life after discontinuing it in 2013. The most interesting bits, starting at the 22-minute mark:

Kodak has managed to either find or manufacture all 80 Ektachrome ingredients.
Much of the process so far has involved retooling the formula so it will work on the available machines, since most machinery for originally producing the film is now available.
They’ve already produced some ‘pilot coatings’.
Kodak will be making rolls using a coater producing the film on 4-foot-wide sheets 6,000-feet long.
Kodak will be making a single roll for the first production run, for market release is planned for 2018.

Eastman Kodak itself will produce all of the film and plans to distribute the Super 8 cinema version of Ektachrome, while Kodak Alaris will distribute the 35mm slide film for stills shooters, according to Cade.

Source: Kodak reveals how and when it’s bringing back 35mm Ektachrome film: Digital Photography Review

Written by GaryPageau

Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.