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Eastman EXR 500T

Kodak's fast EXR tungsten negative from 1989.

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Eastman EXR 500T printed on its default EXR 5386: the 1990s fast tungsten chain. Original vs Ashigrain.

Eastman EXR 500T, Eastman EXR Color Print Film 5386

stock
Eastman EXR 500T
mode
Print
print_film
Eastman EXR Color Print Film 5386
film_format
Super 35 (4-perf)
Exposure index
500
Tungsten
Introduced
1989
Discontinued 1995
Process
ECN-2
Prints on
5386
Eastman EXR Color Print Film 5386

About the film

Eastman EXR 500T 5296 is a high-speed, tungsten-balanced colour camera negative with a coloured-coupler mask, rated EI 500 in tungsten light and 320 in daylight.

Kodak's chronology lists it under 1989, the year Kodak marked the centenary of motion pictures by introducing its EXR colour negatives, and the Timeline of Historical Film Colors, independent of Kodak, also dates it from 1989. Kodak describes T-Grain emulsions in every layer except the fast yellow, and blue and green separation similar to that of 5295. The 16 mm version, 7296, cut from 5296, appears in Kodak's chronology under 1990. It is coated on a clear acetate safety base with a rem-jet backing, and Kodak's TI1664 sheet for it was reissued in 1992. Later Kodak 500T camera negatives carry their own codes, among them EXR 500T 5298, listed under 1994, and Vision 500T 5279, listed under 1996, and are different emulsions. Both Kodak's chronology and the Timeline end 5296 in 1995.

Sources for this history
  1. EASTMAN EXR 500T Film 5296, 7296 Technical Information (TI1664, reissued June 1992), Eastman Kodak Company
  2. Chronology of Film, Eastman Kodak Company
  3. Eastman EXR 500T Color Negative Film 5296, Timeline of Historical Film Colors, University of Zurich

The look

Eastman EXR 500T is a tungsten-balanced colour negative rated EI 500, or EI 320 in daylight with an 85 filter, with T-Grain emulsions in most of its layers. It belongs to the EXR family Kodak introduced in 1989. It prints on Eastman EXR 5386 by default.

Eastman EXR 500T sample frame: OriginalEastman EXR 500T sample frame: Ashigrain
Eastman EXR 500T sample frame: OriginalEastman EXR 500T sample frame: Ashigrain
Eastman EXR 500T sample frame: OriginalEastman EXR 500T sample frame: Ashigrain

Best for

  1. Late-1980s night interiors
  2. Tungsten-lit sets at 500 speed
  3. Early-1990s release-print looks

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FilmSpeedGrain, RMS σD · lower means finer grainYears made
CinefotocolorCinefotocolor−6 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 8−6 stops.0191948
GasparcolorGasparcolor−5⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 12−5⅓ stops.0181932
Ansco Color Negative 843Ansco Color Negative 843−5 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 16−5 stops.0041951
Gevacolor Negative T 6.51Gevacolor Negative T 6.51−5 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 16−5 stops.0071951
Technicolor Process IITechnicolor Process II−5 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 16−5 stops.0191922
Trucolor (two-colour)Trucolor (two-colour)−5 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 16−5 stops.0191945
ORWOCOLOR UK 14ORWOCOLOR UK 14−4⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 20−4⅔ stops.0111964
Kodak Kodachrome 25Kodak Kodachrome 25−4⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 25−4⅓ stops.0141974
Agfacolor Typ 432Agfacolor Typ 432−4 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 32−4 stops.0071962
Svema DS-5MSvema DS-5M−3⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 40−3⅔ stops.0051979
Kodak Aerochrome III 1443Kodak Aerochrome III 1443−3⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 40−3⅔ stops.0292001
Kodak Vision3 50DKodak Vision3 50DMade since 2011, in production · −3⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 50−3⅓ stops.0042011–
Fujifilm Velvia 50Fujifilm Velvia 50Made since 2007, in production · −3⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 50−3⅓ stops.0112007–
Agfa Agfacolor Ultra 50Agfa Agfacolor Ultra 50−3⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 50−3⅓ stops.0041995
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 50Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 50−3⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 50−3⅓ stops.0111998
Konica Impresa 50Konica Impresa 50−3⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 50−3⅓ stops.0051998
DufaycolorDufaycolor−3⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 50−3⅓ stops.0121935
Fujifilm Fujichrome 64T Type IIFujifilm Fujichrome 64T Type II−3 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 64−3 stops.0132002
Kodak Kodachrome 64Kodak Kodachrome 64Made 1974–2009 · −3 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 64−3 stops.0161974–2009
ORWOCOLOR NC 3ORWOCOLOR NC 3−3 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 64−3 stops.0071972
Polaroid Type 669Polaroid Type 669−2⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 80−2⅔ stops.0231981
Ilford Ortho PlusIlford Ortho PlusMade since 1997, in production · −2⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 80−2⅔ stops.0131997–
Svema LN-9Svema LN-9−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 95−2⅓ stops.0071988
Kodak Ektar 100Kodak Ektar 100Made since 2008, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 100−2⅓ stops.0052008–
Kodak Ektachrome 100DKodak Ektachrome 100DMade since 2018, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0132018–
Lucky Super GBR 100Lucky Super GBR 100−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 100−2⅓ stops.0052001
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 100−2⅓ stops.0052002
Fujifilm Astia 100FFujifilm Astia 100FMade 2003–2012 · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0112003–12
Fujifilm Velvia 100Fujifilm Velvia 100Made since 2003, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0112003–
Kodak Ektachrome E100SKodak Ektachrome E100S−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0151996
Agfa Agfacolor Optima II 100Agfa Agfacolor Optima II 100−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 100−2⅓ stops.0051998
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 100Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 100−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0111998
Kodak Ektachrome E100VSKodak Ektachrome E100VS−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0171998
Fujifilm Provia 100FFujifilm Provia 100FMade since 2000, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0102000–
Gevacolor 682Gevacolor 682−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 100−2⅓ stops.0061979
Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus (EPP)Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus (EPP)−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0181988
Fujifilm FP-100CFujifilm FP-100CMade 1992–2016 · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0221992–2016
Lomography Redscale XR 50-200Lomography Redscale XR 50-200−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 100−2⅓ stops.0052025
Fomapan R 100Fomapan R 100Made since 1980, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0211980–
Tasma NK-2Tasma NK-2−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0121980
Kodak T-Max 100Kodak T-Max 100Made since 1986, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain the sameEI 100−2⅓ stops.0081986–
Ilford Delta 100Ilford Delta 100Made since 1992, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 100−2⅓ stops.0071992–
Agfa Agfapan APX 100Agfa Agfapan APX 100−2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 100−2⅓ stops.0071998
Fomapan 100 ClassicFomapan 100 ClassicMade since 2016, in production · −2⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 100−2⅓ stops.0122016–
Eastman Color Negative 5247Eastman Color Negative 5247−2 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 125−2 stops.0051983
Kodak Technical PanKodak Technical Pan−2 stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain the sameEI 125−2 stops.0081977
Kodak Portra 160Kodak Portra 160Made since 2011, in production · −1⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 160−1⅔ stops.0062011–
Agfa Agfacolor Portrait XPS 160Agfa Agfacolor Portrait XPS 160−1⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 160−1⅔ stops.0061995
Kodak Vision3 200TKodak Vision3 200TMade since 2010, in production · −1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 200−1⅓ stops.0062010–
Kodak Verita 200DKodak Verita 200DMade since 2026, in production · −1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 200−1⅓ stops.0062026–
Fujifilm C200Fujifilm C200−1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 200−1⅓ stops.0052017
Kodak Gold 200Kodak Gold 200Made since 2007, in production · −1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain the sameEI 200−1⅓ stops.0082007–
Lucky Super GBR 200Lucky Super GBR 200−1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 200−1⅓ stops.0072001
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200−1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 200−1⅓ stops.0052002
Kodak Ektachrome E200Kodak Ektachrome E200−1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 200−1⅓ stops.0181997
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 200Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 200−1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 200−1⅓ stops.0141998
Kodak Kodachrome 200Kodak Kodachrome 200−1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 200−1⅓ stops.0271986
Harman Phoenix 200Harman Phoenix 200−1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 200−1⅓ stops.0072023
Kodak Tri-X Reversal 7266Kodak Tri-X Reversal 7266Made since 2003, in production · −1⅓ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 200−1⅓ stops.0242003–
Kodak Vision3 250DKodak Vision3 250DMade since 2009, in production · −1 stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 250−1 stop.0062009–
Fujifilm Eterna 250Fujifilm Eterna 250−1 stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 250−1 stop.0052006
Fujifilm Eterna 250DFujifilm Eterna 250DMade 2005–2013 · −1 stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 250−1 stop.0052005–13
Kodak Vision 250DKodak Vision 250DMade 1997–2005 · −1 stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 250−1 stop.0071997–2005
Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460Made since 2009, in production · −1 stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 250−1 stop.0132009–
Eastman Double-X 5222Eastman Double-X 5222Made since 1960, in production · −1 stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 250−1 stop.0131960–
ORWO Wolfen NC400ORWO Wolfen NC400−⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 400−⅓ stop.0052022
Kodak Portra 400Kodak Portra 400Made since 2010, in production · −⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 400−⅓ stop.0072010–
ORWO Wolfen NC500ORWO Wolfen NC500−⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 400−⅓ stop.0062022
Fujifilm Provia 400FFujifilm Provia 400F−⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 400−⅓ stop.0172000
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 400Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 400−⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 400−⅓ stop.0062004
Fujifilm Pro 400HFujifilm Pro 400HMade 2004–2021 · −⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 400−⅓ stop.0052004–21
Kodak Ektachrome 400XKodak Ektachrome 400X−⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 400−⅓ stop.0371992
Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400−⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 400−⅓ stop.0052006
LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissedLomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed−⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 400−⅓ stop.0052024
Kodak Tri-X 400Kodak Tri-X 400Made since 1954, in production · −⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 400−⅓ stop.0171954–
Kodak T-Max 400Kodak T-Max 400Made since 2007, in production · −⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 400−⅓ stop.0102007–
Ilford HP5 PlusIlford HP5 PlusMade since 1989, in production · −⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 400−⅓ stop.0161989–
Ilford Delta 400Ilford Delta 400Made since 2002, in production · −⅓ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 400−⅓ stop.0102002–
Kodak Vision3 500TKodak Vision3 500TMade since 2007, in production · same speed vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 500same speed.0072007–
Kodak 500T 5230Kodak 500T 5230same speed vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 500same speed.0092011
Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500Made 2009–2013 · same speed vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 500same speed.0052009–13
Kodak Vision2 500TKodak Vision2 500Tsame speed vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 500same speed.0092009
Fujicolor Reala 500DFujicolor Reala 500Dsame speed vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 500same speed.0052001
Kodak Vision2 Expression 500TKodak Vision2 Expression 500Tsame speed vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 500same speed.0092003
Fujifilm Eterna 500Fujifilm Eterna 500Made 2004–2013 · same speed vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 500same speed.0052004–13
Anscochrome D/500Anscochrome D/500same speed vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 500same speed.0381967
Eastman EXR 500TEastman EXR 500TMade 1989–1995 · this filmEI 500this film.0081989–95
Kodak Portra 800Kodak Portra 800Made since 2000, in production · +⅔ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 800+⅔ stop.0092000–
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 800Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 800+⅔ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 800+⅔ stop.0072004
Kodak Vision 800TKodak Vision 800T+⅔ stop vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 800+⅔ stop.0101998
Konica Centuria Super 1600Konica Centuria Super 1600+1⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain finerEI 1600+1⅔ stops.0072002
Kodak Ektachrome P1600Kodak Ektachrome P1600+1⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 1600+1⅔ stops.0501999
Kodak T-Max P3200Kodak T-Max P3200Made since 1988, in production · +2⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 3200+2⅔ stops.0181988–
Ilford Delta 3200Ilford Delta 3200Made since 1998, in production · +2⅔ stops vs Eastman EXR 500T · grain coarserEI 3200+2⅔ stops.0191998–

Science & sources

Eastman EXR 500T calibration chart: OriginalEastman EXR 500T calibration chart: Processed
Synthetic test chart (skin tones, Munsell greys, colour bars, tone and hue ramps, step wedge, memory-colour roll-off, halation star) before and after the full Ashigrain pipeline: print branch on Eastman EXR Color Print Film 5386, Super 35 4-perf, default controls, exposure +0.54 stops to match the original's mid-grey, frame 0.

A tungsten-balanced colour negative with an exposure index of 500. Its individual dye shapes are borrowed from Kodak Vision3 200T and its grain from Kodak Vision3 500T, because its sheet prints only neutral dyes and its printed granularity scale reads far coarser than its EXR sibling's. It prints on Eastman EXR 5386 by default.

Response curves and the evidence behind the model

Compare manufacturer data with Ashigrain’s response on the same axes. These curves show how the model is calibrated to its sources; they do not establish a match to photographed film.

Characteristic response

Density against log H (lux-seconds) for channels R, G, B. R circles, G squares, B triangles, N diamonds; filled markers and solid lines are digitised, open markers and dashed lines are simulated: digitised and simulated.−3.5−3.0−2.5−2.0−1.5−1.0−0.5log H (lux-seconds)0.00.51.01.52.02.5Density

RMS granularity

RMS granularity (σD) against Density for channels R, G, B. R circles, G squares, B triangles, N diamonds; filled markers and solid lines are datasheet-based, open markers and dashed lines are simulated: datasheet-based and simulated.0.20.40.60.81.0Density0.00.010.020.03RMS granularity (σD)

Density variation (σD) measured through a 48 µm aperture. Where the datasheet gives a single grain value, the response away from that point is an approximation.

ChannelDensityDatasheet-based σDModel σD
R0.30.0075860.007468
G0.30.0099360.009694
B0.30.0273360.026738
R0.60.0059990.005905
G0.60.0073710.007192
B0.60.0192130.018793
R10.0059980.005904
G10.0082160.008016
B10.0200030.019565

Model limits

These images show the film model in use. Spectral response, lighting and viewing conditions include approximations. Halation, bloom, grain size, weave and flicker are not fully measured for each film. The look of real film also depends on development and print timing.

  • Custom lighting spectra, camera metering and the spectral reflectance inferred from fixed-white-balance footage are assumptions used by the model, not measurements of this film.
  • Colour-print timing and scan balance under arbitrary lighting are modelled. Scanner colour balance has no standard physical unit.
  • The source specifies a 3200 K tungsten design light, not its spectrum. The design-light spectrum is an approximation.
  • Conversion-filter spectra (80A for daylight films under tungsten, 85 for tungsten films in daylight) come from separate measured filter data, not from this film’s source. Applying those filters to this film remains modelled.
  • Only a midscale neutral and a minimum-density spectrum are printed, not separate cyan, magenta and yellow dye spectra. The individual dye shapes are borrowed from Kodak Vision3 200T (5213), a proxy rather than this film's dyes.
  • The sheet's printed granularity scale reads about 4 to 9.5 times that of its EXR 200T sibling and may be mislabelled. Grain is proxied from Kodak Vision3 500T (5219), not taken from this film's chart.
  • The printed MTF rises above 100 %, which the model renders as a development adjacency effect. Its width, amplitude and dependence on density and development are not published and are approximated.
  • The characteristic curves are printed only from log H −3.43 to −0.58; the response outside that range is extrapolated.
  • The sheet states only that no reciprocity correction is needed from 1/1000 s to 1 s. Longer exposures get no correction.
  • Individual dye amounts, layer interactions and push/pull behaviour are approximated where the datasheet provides no calibration. Grain size is assumed; published RMS granularity does not specify dye-cloud size.
  • Halation strength, radius and layer weights are not quantified by the datasheet. The effect of removing antihalation and the bloom response are also approximations.
  • The printer lamp and filter spectra and the Status A grey aim used in this preview are approximated; the source does not publish the required spectral or laboratory aim data.

Reciprocity: not modelled. Exposure time has no effect on this film.

Film guide: assumptions and practical choices

Sources

  1. Exposure index: EASTMAN EXR 500T Color Negative Film 5296 / 7296 Technical Information (TI1664), TI1664, Reissued 6-92, p. 1
  2. Process: EASTMAN EXR 500T Color Negative Film 5296 / 7296 Technical Information (TI1664), TI1664, Reissued 6-92, p. 3
  3. Diffuse RMS granularity: EASTMAN EXR 500T Color Negative Film 5296 / 7296 Technical Information (TI1664), TI1664, Reissued 6-92, p. 4
  4. Characteristic curves: EASTMAN EXR 500T Color Negative Film 5296 curve file ti1664b.pdf, Kodak curve file ti1664b.pdf for TI1664 (PDF created 2002-05-14), p. 1
  5. Diffuse RMS granularity: EASTMAN EXR 500T Color Negative Film 5296 curve file ti1664e.pdf, Kodak curve file ti1664e.pdf for TI1664 (PDF created 2002-05-07), p. 1
  6. Granularity density: EASTMAN EXR 500T Color Negative Film 5296 curve file ti1664e.pdf, Kodak curve file ti1664e.pdf for TI1664 (PDF created 2002-05-07), p. 1

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