Kodak Ektachrome Slide Duplicating Film 36exp - Expired 1996

Delve into the outer edges of experimental analog colour. This is a full-length 36-exposure roll of genuine Kodak Ektachrome 5071 Slide Duplicating Film, expired in 1996 and meticulously hand-respooled from cold-stored master bulk rolls into recycled 35mm metal cassettes.

Formulated originally for high-end optical darkroom labs to copy, resize, and archive colour transparencies, 5071 is fundamentally unique. Because optical duping compounds contrast, Kodak engineered this emulsion with an intentionally low inherent gamma and virtually microscopic grain.

Now, with 30 years of gentle aging, this stock transforms in-camera into a dreamscape emulsion: painterly pastel hues, muted contrast, subtle age-induced tonal shifts, and ultra-fine grain that standard pictorial slide stocks cannot emulate.

The Highlights

• Ultra-Fine Grain with Organic Vintage Character: Built to replicate transparencies without amplifying grain clusters. When exposed in-camera, it yields silky-smooth textures and remarkable resolving power, layered with the unpredictable, atmospheric patina of 1990s slide stock.

• Low-Contrast Tonal Range: Unlike standard high-contrast reversal stocks like Velvia or standard Ektachrome that crush shadows to solid black, 5071 retains delicate midtone gradation and soft, open highlight rolloff.

• Tungsten-Balanced Base (3200K) + Age Shifts: Natively engineered for warm optical lab lamps. Unfiltered daylight shooting produces surreal, cool cyan, teal, or slate-blue tones, while tungsten studio lights or an 85B warming filter deliver unique vintage warmth.

• 100% Lab Safe (No Remjet): Coated on a clear, professional photographic base with zero carbon remjet backing. It runs cleanly through standard commercial E-6 colour reversal chemistry or can be cross-processed in C-41 for wild, high-contrast creative negatives.

• Hand-Crafted 36-Frame Cassettes: Hand-spooled in pitch-black conditions into clean metal cartridges, giving you a full 36 frames for complete studio sessions, tripod landscape walks, or experimental city series.

Quick Specs

• Emulsion Code: Kodak Ektachrome 5071

• Format: 35mm / 36 Exposures

• Type: Colour Reversal (Slide) Film / Duplicating Stock

• Recommended Rating: ISO 12 to ISO 25 (Nominal benchmark: ISO 25)

• Expiration Date: 1996

• Original Colour Balance: Tungsten (3200K)

• Processing: Standard E-6 (or creative cross-processing in C-41)

• DX Coding: None / Non-DX Coded (Set manual ISO on your camera dial)

• Best For: Studio portraiture with continuous lights, tripod-mounted urban architecture, experimental golden-hour work, and moody blue-hour street scenes.