5246/7246

Process: ECN-2

Use: KODAK VISION 250D Color Negative Film 5246/7246 features very high sharpness, fine grain, accurate flesh-to-neutral reproduction, and wide under- and over-exposure latitude for daylight or mixed light photography. Enhanced shadow detail provides crisp, rich blacks.

General Properties: KODAK VISION 250D Color Negative Film 5246/7246 is a medium-speed film balanced for daylight. It cuts seamlessly with other Kodak color negative motion picture films. VISION Film sets new standards for consistency —emulsion to emulsion, roll to roll, batch to batch.

Illumination (Incident Light) Table for Daylight

(24 frames per second, 170° shutter opening)

Lens Aperture

f/1.4

f/2

f/2.8

f/4

f/5.6

f/8

f/11

f/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footcandles

10

20

40

80

160

320

640

1250

Use this table for average subjects. When a subject includes only pastels, use at least 1⁄2 stop less exposure; dark colors require 1⁄2 stop more exposure.

Lighting Contrast: The suggested ratio of key-light-plus- fill-light to fill light is 2:1, 3:1, or 4:1. At a 4:1 ratio, this film takes on a “special look.”

Reciprocity Characteristics EI 250 (25): You do not need to make any filter corrections or exposure adjust- ments for exposure times from 1/1000 to 1 second. If your exposure is in the 10-second range, increase your exposure 2⁄3 stop and use a KODAK WRATTEN Filter/Color Compensating 10Y.

Handling: Total darkness

Available Roll Lengths: For information on film roll lengths, check Kodak’s Professional Motion Imaging Price Catalog, or contact a Kodak sales representative in your country.

All rolls are identified with a product-code number and an internal product-code symbol.

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