{"title":"Week 02","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"kodak-alaris-ektar-100","title":"Kodak Ektar 100","description":"\u003cp\u003eKodak Ektar 100 is the colour negative film to reach for when you want the world to look a little bolder than it does in front of you. It is sharp, saturated and clean, with very fine grain and a crispness that suits landscapes, travel, architecture and still life. The Ektar name has been used by Kodak for decades, but the current 100-speed colour negative film was introduced in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere Portra is gentle, Ektar has more bite. Blues are deeper, reds carry more weight and greens can feel almost chrome-like, which is why it is often compared with slide film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat punch comes with a little less forgiveness. Ektar likes good light and careful metering. At ISO 100, it is not made for dim rooms or late evenings unless you have a tripod, but in bright daylight it can be exceptional. Expose it well and it rewards you with dense colour, smooth tonal transitions and a modern, almost glossy finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not the obvious choice for portraits. Skin tones can run warm or red if the light is unkind, though in the right conditions it can make people look vivid and cinematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor clear skies, road trips, sea views and saturated everyday colour, Ektar is hard to beat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kodak Alaris","offers":[{"title":"35mm \/ Single","offer_id":46732407865532,"sku":"A-EK100-35-1","price":47.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 \/ Single","offer_id":46732407898300,"sku":"A-EK100-120-1","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 \/ 5-pack","offer_id":46732407931068,"sku":"A-EK100-120-5","price":165.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8860\/6908\/files\/kodak-alaris-ektar-100-35mm-36exp.png?v=1779141237"},{"product_id":"kodak-eastman-ektar-100","title":"Kodak Ektar 100","description":"\u003cp\u003eKodak Ektar 100 is the colour negative film to reach for when you want the world to look a little bolder than it does in front of you. It is sharp, saturated and clean, with very fine grain and a crispness that suits landscapes, travel, architecture and still life. The Ektar name has been used by Kodak for decades, but the current 100-speed colour negative film was introduced in 2008. Ektar 100 is available from both Kodak Alaris and Eastman Kodak — same film, same emulsion, different packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere Portra is gentle, Ektar has more bite. Blues are deeper, reds carry more weight and greens can feel almost chrome-like, which is why it is often compared with slide film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat punch comes with a little less forgiveness. Ektar likes good light and careful metering. At ISO 100, it is not made for dim rooms or late evenings unless you have a tripod, but in bright daylight it can be exceptional. Expose it well and it rewards you with dense colour, smooth tonal transitions and a modern, almost glossy finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not the obvious choice for portraits. Skin tones can run warm or red if the light is unkind, though in the right conditions it can make people look vivid and cinematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor clear skies, road trips, sea views and saturated everyday colour, Ektar is hard to beat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastman Kodak","offers":[{"title":"35mm \/ Single","offer_id":46732407996604,"sku":"E-EK100-35-1","price":47.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8860\/6908\/files\/kodak-eastman-ektar-100-35mm-36exp.png?v=1779141197"},{"product_id":"kodak-alaris-t-max-400","title":"Kodak T-Max 400","description":"\u003cp\u003eT-Max 400 uses the same T-GRAIN technology as T-Max 100 — flat crystals, fine grain, high sharpness — but at a speed where you can actually shoot handheld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKodak claims the grain is the finest you'll find at 400 speed. If you're shooting portraits, architecture or documentary work and you want detail in the print without slowing down to ISO 100, this is a good place to start. The contrast is medium and the tones are smooth. It's a clean film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's forgiving too. A stop under and the image holds together with no visible grain penalty. It pushes well if the light drops — you can keep shooting into the evening without changing rolls. The trade-off is that it rewards careful development. HP5 and Tri-X are more relaxed about how you process them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKodak introduced the T-Max line in 1986 and reformulated the 400 in 2007, bringing the sharpness up to match the 100. It's a refined film with a long history. T-Max 400 is also available as Ektapan 400 from Eastman Kodak — same film, different packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want a 400-speed black and white film where the image is clean and the grain doesn't compete with the subject, T-Max 400 should be near the top of your list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kodak Alaris","offers":[{"title":"35mm \/ Single","offer_id":46732408029372,"sku":"A-TM400-35-1","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 \/ Single","offer_id":46732408062140,"sku":"A-TM400-120-1","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 \/ 5-pack","offer_id":46732408094908,"sku":"A-TM400-120-5","price":140.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8860\/6908\/files\/kodak-alaris-tmax-400-35mm-36exp_69bfde85-df77-41a1-b234-3f797654e075.png?v=1779036664"},{"product_id":"kodak-eastman-ektapan-400","title":"Kodak Ektapan 400","description":"\u003cp\u003eEktapan 400 uses the same T-GRAIN technology as Ektapan 100 — flat crystals, fine grain, high sharpness — but at a speed where you can actually shoot handheld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKodak claims the grain is the finest you'll find at 400 speed. If you're shooting portraits, architecture or documentary work and you want detail in the print without slowing down to ISO 100, this is a good place to start. The contrast is medium and the tones are smooth. It's a clean film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's forgiving too. A stop under and the image holds together with no visible grain penalty. It pushes well if the light drops — you can keep shooting into the evening without changing rolls. The trade-off is that it rewards careful development. HP5 and Tri-X are more relaxed about how you process them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the same emulsion as T-Max 400, sold under the Ektapan name by Eastman Kodak. The T-GRAIN technology was introduced in 1986 and the 400 was reformulated in 2007, bringing the sharpness up to match the 100. 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It's visible in 35mm — this isn't a clean, fine-grained film — but it's better behaved than you'd expect at this speed. Contrast rises as you push, which gives low-light images a punchy, graphic quality that suits the kind of work this film gets used for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the same emulsion as T-Max P3200, sold under the Ektapan name by Eastman Kodak. 35mm only. Keep it away from airport X-ray machines — it's more sensitive than standard films.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastman Kodak","offers":[{"title":"35mm \/ Single","offer_id":46732408324284,"sku":"E-EPN3200-35-1","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8860\/6908\/files\/kodak-eastman-ektapan-p3200-35mm-36exp.png?v=1779040223"},{"product_id":"kodak-alaris-ektachrome-e100","title":"Kodak Ektachrome E100","description":"\u003cp\u003eKodak Ektachrome E100 is film with very few peers. It’s a color-reversal (slide) film that is readily available. The once ubiquitous slide shows are a thing of the past for a variety of reasons, but the dwindling supply of reversal film is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEktachrome almost had the same fate as some of its peers. Between 2009 and 2017 supply dwindled as its lines were discontinued. Then in 2017 Kodak rereleased it in 35mm and Super 8 formats followed by 120 and sheet film a few years later. What we get is a film that has no real competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a wonderful landscape film. Lots of detail, sharp as a tack and very fine grain. It renders colours beautifully, but tastefully. Kodak says it’s daylight balanced but it does look coolish. Colours warm up if overexposed, but be careful — this is not a forgiving film. It can handle 1-2 stops of overexposure with highlights still visible, but three stops over is not advised. It’s even more punishing under-exposed. 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For a lot of photographers it's part of why they reach for this film. If you’re shooting landscapes you will see the grain in the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt pushes well — up to three stops — so if you're shooting into the evening or in a dimly lit room you can keep going without changing rolls. Contrast and grain increase as you push, but it doesn't fall apart. 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It’s a film with good contrast, nice detail and fine grain. At ISO 400 it’s a versatile film — exposed correctly it can be shot on cloudy and clear days, at midday or dawn\/dusk. Its versatility is not limited to light — it is a jack of all trades suitable for people, landscapes and street photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts contrast doesn’t scream at you. T-Max 400 has more contrast but in prints held side by side it can be hard to see the difference. It can be pushed and pulled but results tend to be better when shot at box speed. If you under or over expose you should be ok a stop either side. HP5 definitely has more latitude so if you’re unsure about your light meter then HP5 is a safer choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelta 400 is a nice film to keep in the fridge ready for a day when you’re after a more refined image than HP5. 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Blacks are deep, highlights are bright, and there's a graphic quality to the images that you'd normally only get by pushing a lower-contrast stock. With Pan 200 you get that look straight out of the box at normal development. If you like bold black and white with strong tonal separation, this delivers it without extra work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grain is fine for 200 speed and the latitude is wider than the high contrast might suggest. Shadows stay clean and you've got room to be a stop over or under without losing the image. It's also forgiving in the darkroom — Harman designed it to tolerate less-than-perfect processing, which makes it a good choice if you're still learning to develop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want a cheap roll this is a good choice. Kentmere has always been positioned as the affordable alternative to Ilford's main range, and Pan 200 continues that. 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