TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR REVERSAL FILM March 2002 • E-55

KODACHROME 25, 64, and 200

Professional Film
—NOTICE— KODACHROME 25 Professional Film / PKM
KODACHROME 25 and 200 Professional Film are • Exceptional results in outdoor, travel, nature,
Discontinued advertising, medical, and museum/art applications
Both KODACHROME Professional 25 Film / PKM and • Extremely sharp
KODACHROME 200 Professional Film / PKL have been
discontinued. • Extremely fine grain
• Reproduces subtle color naturally
KODACHROME 64 Professional Film / PKR is the suggested
replacement for KODACHROME 25 Professional Film. • Archival (KODACHROME Films are the most archival
transparency films)
We suggest the use of KODAK PROFESSIONAL
EKTACHROME Film E200 as a replacement for KODACHROME 64 Professional Film / PKR
KODACHROME 200 Professional Film. E200 Film is the
fastest member of our remarkable E-Family of films, and • Excellent for advertising, medical, editorial, and
features outstanding push performance plus exceptionally fine outdoor, travel, and nature applications
grain structure.
• Extremely sharp
• Extremely fine grain
DESCRIPTION
• Reproduces subtle color naturally
KODACHROME 25, 64, and 200 Professional Films are
color reversal films designed for processing in Process K-14 • Archival
chemicals. These films are intended for exposure with
KODACHROME 200 Professional Film / PKL
daylight or electronic flash. You can also expose them with
tungsten illumination (3200 K) or photolamps (3400 K) • Well suited for sports, editorial, stage-performance, and
using filters. outdoor/nature applications
KODACHROME 25 and 64 Professional Films feature • Pushes very well to EI 500 and EI 800 under stadium
extremely fine grain and extremely high sharpness. They are lighting conditions
excellent choices for a wide variety of professional • Natural colors
applications. KODACHROME 200 Professional Film • 200 speed for stopping action and for use with telephoto
features fine grain and extremely high sharpness. With its lenses
faster speed, the film is ideal for low-light situations and
• Extremely high sharpness and fine grain
photo shoots requiring increased depth of field.
Use these films to produce color transparencies for • Archival
projection or viewing with 5000 K illumination. Duplicate
transparencies can be made by direct printing. To make color
prints, you can print transparencies onto color reversal paper.
Or make internegatives for printing onto color negative
paper. You can also scan transparencies for digital printing
and for graphic arts and Photo CD applications.

©Eastman Kodak Company, 2002

SIZES AVAILABLE Daylight
Use the exposures in the table below for average frontlit
KODACHROME 64 Professional Film / PKR subjects from 2 hours after sunrise to 2 hours before sunset.
Rolls Base CAT No.
KODACHROME 25 Film / PKM
135-36 5.3mil acetate 187 3041
Shutter Speed Lens
Lighting Conditions
(second) Opening
STORAGE AND HANDLING Bright/Hazy Sun on Sand or
1/125 ƒ/11
Snow
Load and unload film in subdued light.
Bright/Hazy Sun, Distinct
Store unexposed film in a refrigerator at 55°F (13°C) or 1/125 ƒ/8*
Shadows
lower in the original sealed package. To avoid moisture Weak, Hazy Sun, Soft
condensation on film that has been refrigerated, allow the 1/125 ƒ/5.6
Shadows
film to warm up to room temperature before opening the Cloudy Bright, No Shadows 1/125 ƒ/4
package. Process film as soon as possible after exposure.
Heavy Overcast or Open
Protect transparencies form strong light, and store them in 1/60 ƒ/4
Shade†
a cool, dry place. For more information, see KODAK * Use ƒ/4 for backlit close-up subjects.
Publication No. E-30, Storage and Care of KODAK † Subjects shaded from sun but lit by large area of clear sky.
Photographic Materials—Before and After Processing.
KODACHROME 64 Film / PKR
Shutter Speed Lens
EXPOSURE Lighting Conditions
(second) Opening
Bright/Hazy Sun on Sand or
1/125 ƒ/16
Snow
EXPOSURE INDEX NUMBERS
Bright/Hazy Sun, Distinct
Use the exposure index numbers below with cameras or light 1/125 ƒ/11*
Shadows
meters marked for ISO or ASA speeds or exposure indexes. Weak, Hazy Sun, Soft
1/125 ƒ/8
Do not change the film-speed setting when metering through Shadows
a filter. Metering through filters may affect meter accuracy; Cloudy Bright, No Shadows 1/125 ƒ/5.6
see your meter or camera manual for specific information. Heavy Overcast or Open
1/125 ƒ/4
For critical work, make a series of test exposures. Shade†
* Use ƒ/5.6 for backlit close-up subjects.
KODAK Exposure Index † Subjects shaded from sun but lit by large area of clear sky.
Light Source WRATTEN
Gelatin Filter PKM PKR PKL KODACHROME 200 Film / PKL
Daylight or Shutter Speed Lens
None 25 64 200 Lighting Conditions
Electronic Flash (second) Opening
Photolamp (3400 K) No. 80B 8 20 64 Bright/Hazy Sun on Sand or
1/250 ƒ/22
Tungsten (3200 K) No. 80A 6 16 50 Snow
Bright/Hazy Sun, Distinct
1/250 ƒ/16*
Shadows
Weak, Hazy Sun, Soft
1/250 ƒ/11
Shadows
Cloudy Bright, No Shadows 1/250 ƒ/8
Heavy Overcast or Open
1/250 ƒ/5.6
Shade†
* Use ƒ/8 for backlit close-up subjects.
† Subjects shaded from sun but lit by large area of clear sky.

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Adjustments for Long Exposures PRINTING TRANSPARENCIES
Use the adjustments in the following table when working You can reproduce images made on KODACHROME Film
with long exposure times. by using a variety of Kodak products.

Calculated Exposure Time (Sec) Exposure

increases include adjustment required for
Duplicate Color Transparencies
Film KODAK Color Compensating Filters For direct printing, use—
Code
1/1,000 to KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME
1/0 1 10
1/1000 Duplicating Film EDUPE
+1⁄2 stop Not Or make internegatives on KODAK Commercial
PKM None
No filter recommended
Internegative Film, and print them on—
+1⁄3 stop
PKR None Not recommended KODAK VERICOLOR Slide Film
CC05R

PKL None
+1⁄
2 stop Not KODAK PROFESSIONAL DURATRANS Display
CC10Y recommended Material
Note: This information applies only when exposing the films KODAK PROFESSIONAL DURACLEAR Display
to daylight. The data are based on average emulsions Material
rounded to the nearest 1⁄2 stop and assume normal,
recommended processing. Using the data only as a guide For Color Prints
critical applications, make test under your conditions.
For direct printing, use—
KODAK EKTACHROME RADIANCE III Papers
PROCESSING KODAK EKTACHROME RADIANCE III Select
Have these films processed in Process K-14 chemicals. Material
KODACHROME 200 Professional Film can be
push-processed to gain film speed or compensate for Or make internegatives on KODAK Commercial
underexposure. The film can be exposed at EI 500 and Internegative Film, and print them on—
pushed 1 1⁄3 stops. It can also be exposed at EI 800 and
pushed 2 stops. Be sure to mark your film container with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA, SUPRA, and
EI number used and inform the lab that you want the ULTRA III Papers
appropriate push processing. KODAK PROFESSIONAL DURAFLEX Print
When the film is push processed, the color balance will Material
shift in the magenta-red direction, compensating for some of KODAK PROFESSIONAL Color Metallic Paper
the greenish artificial illumination present in most stadiums
and other large facilities. Digital Files
We do not recommend push processing of You can scan your image to a file and print digitally to—
KODACHROME 25 or 64 Professional Films.
KODAK PROFESSIONAL Digital III Color Paper
KODAK PROFESSIONAL DURATRANS Plus
Digital Display Material
KODAK PROFESSIONAL DURACLEAR Plus
Digital Display Material
KODAK PROFESSIONAL DURAFLEX Plus Digital
Display Material
KODAK PROFESSIONAL Day/Night Digital Display
Material

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MORE INFORMATION
Kodak has many publications to assist you with information For the latest version of technical support publications for
on Kodak products, equipment, and materials. KODAK PROFESSIONAL Products, visit Kodak on-line at:
The following publications are available from Kodak http://www.kodak.com/go/professional
customer service, or from dealers who sell Kodak products, If you have questions about KODAK PROFESSIONAL
or you can contact Kodak in your country for more Products,
information. call Kodak.
In the U.S.A.:
E-6 KODAK Color Films: The Differences Between
1-800-242-2424, Ext. 19, Monday–Friday
Professional Films and General Picture-Taking
9 a.m.–7 p.m. (Eastern time)
E-27 KODAK EKTACHROME 100 Professional Film
In Canada:
E-30 Storage and Care of KODAK Photographic
1-800-465-6325, Monday–Friday
Materials—Before and After Processing
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Eastern time)
E-31 Reciprocity and Special Filter Data for KODAK Films
E-38 KODAK EKTACHROME Duplicating Films
E-88 KODACHROME 25, 64, and 200 Films
E-113 KODAK EKTACHROME 100 Plus Professional Film
E-164 KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Films
E100S and E100SW

KODACHROME 25, 64, and 200 Kodak, Kodak Professional, Duraclear, Duraflex, Duratrans, Ektachrome, Kodachrome, Minor Revision 3-02
Professional Film Portra, Radiance, Supra, Ultra, Vericolor, and Wratten are trademarks. Printed in U.S.A.
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