Kodak 5218 manual Exposure Indexes, Base, Darkroom Recommendations, Storage, Color Balance

TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR NEGATIVE FILM

March 2006 • H-1-5218t

KODAK VISION2 500T Color Negative Film 5218 / 7218 / SO-218

KODAK VISION2 500T Color Negative Film 5218 / 7218 / SO-218 is a high-speed, tungsten-balanced color negative film with the finest grain available in a 500T product. The toe speed has been optimized to give enhanced shadow detail and improved shadow neutrality. It delivers true, natural color over a wide range of exposures. The curve shape of this film is very linear contributing to the overall neutrality and flesh-to-neutral tone reproduction. This film delivers improved performance for special effects and digital compositing. The neutral tone scale provides easier color timing and grading in postproduction. KODAK VISION2 500T Color Negative Film delivers clean, crisp images.

EXPOSURE INDEXES

Tungsten (3200K) - 500 Daylight1 - 320

Use these indexes with incident- or reflected-light exposure meters and cameras marked for ISO or ASA speeds or exposure indexes. These indexes apply for meter readings of average subjects made from the camera position or for readings made from a gray card of 18-percent reflectance held close to and in front of the subject. For unusually light- or dark-colored subjects, decrease or increase the exposure indicated by the meter accordingly.

BASE

KODAK VISION2 500T Color Negative Films 5218 and 7218 have an acetate safety base with rem-jet backing.

KODAK VISION2 500T Color Negative Film SO-218 has an ESTAR Safety Base with rem-jet backing

DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS

Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total darkness.

STORAGE

Store unexposed film at 13°C (55°F) or lower. For extended storage, store at -18°C (0°F) or lower. Process exposed film promptly. Store processed film according to the recommendations in ANSI/PIMA IT9.11-1998: for medium-term storage (minimum of ten years), store at

10°C (50°F) or lower at a relative humidity of 20 to 30 percent; for extended-term storage (for preservation of material having permanent value), store at 2°C (35°F) or lower at a relative humidity of 20 to 30 percent. For active use, store at 25°C (77°F) or lower, at a relative humidity of 50 +/- 5 percent. This relates to optimized film handling rather than preservation; static, dust-attraction and curl-related problems are generally minimized at the higher relative humidity. After usage, the film should be returned to the appropriate medium- or long-term storage conditions as soon as possible.

For more information about medium- and long-term storage, see ANSI/PIMA IT9.11-1998,

SMPTE RP131-2002, and KODAK Publications No. H-1, KODAK Motion Picture Film available online at http:// www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/h1, and No. H-23, The Book of Film Care.

COLOR BALANCE

These films are balanced for exposure with tungsten illumination (3200K). You can also expose them with tungsten lamps that have slightly higher or lower color temperatures (+/- 150K) without correction filters, since final color balancing can be done in printing. For other light sources, use the correction filters in the table below.

Light Source	KODAK Filters on	Exposure
	Camera 1	Index
Tungsten (3000 K)	WRATTEN Gelatin No.	320
	82B
Tungsten (3200 K)	None	500
Tungsten photoflood	None	500
(3400 K)
Daylight (5500 K)	WRATTEN Gelatin No.	320
	85
White-Flame Arcs	WRATTEN Gelatin No.	200
	85B
Yellow-Flame Arcs	Color Compensating	320
	20Y
OPTIMA 32	None	500
VITALITE	WRATTEN Gelatin No.	320
	85
Fluorescent, Cool	WRATTEN Gelatin No.	200
White 2	85 + 10M
Fluorescent, Deluxe	WRATTEN Gelatin No.	320
Cool White 2	85C + 10R
Metal Halide	WRATTEN Gelatin No.	320
	85

1These are approximate corrections only. Make final corrections during printing.

2These are starting-point recommendations for trial exposures. If the kind of lamp is unknown, a KODAK Color Compensating Filter CC 40R can be used with an exposure index (EI) of 250.

Note: Consult the manufacturer of high-intensity ultraviolet lamps for safety information on ultraviolet radiation and ozone generation.

1.With a KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No. 85.

©Eastman Kodak Company, 2006