AshigrainColour reversal · 1990s
Kodak Ektachrome E200
Daylight slides with moderate contrast at 200.
Kodak Ektachrome E200 in Reversal mode. Original vs Ashigrain.
At a glance
- Exposure index
- 200
- Daylight
- Introduced
- c. 1997
- Discontinued
- Process
- E-6
- Prints on
- Reversal, viewed directly
About the film
Kodak Professional Ektachrome E200 is a daylight-balanced colour transparency film rated EI 200 and processed in E-6.
The Timeline of Historical Film Colors dates it to about 1997, as a distinct Ektachrome product rather than the beginning of the wider family. Kodak designed it for daylight or electronic flash, with conversion-filter guidance for other lighting. Kodak described its T-Grain emulsions as giving moderate contrast and allowing push processing to EI 800 with limited changes in contrast and colour balance. Its September 2005 technical sheet lists E200 in 135, 120 and 220, with E200 and SP404 codes for long rolls. The listed roll formats use acetate supports of different thicknesses. It was documented by Eastman Kodak Company and is discontinued, but the sources read do not establish an independently verified final production year.
Sources for this history
- KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Film E200 Technical Data, Eastman Kodak Company
- Kodak Professional Ektachrome Film E200, Timeline of Historical Film Colors, University of Zurich
The look
Kodak Ektachrome E200 is a daylight-balanced colour slide film rated EI 200, also intended for electronic flash. Kodak described moderate contrast and the ability to push to EI 800 with limited colour changes. Ashigrain uses Reversal mode by default; push processing uses a generic model.
Best for
- Daylight scenes needing 200-speed film
- Electronic-flash portraits
- Slides with moderate contrast
Compare camera films
FilmSpeedGrain, RMS σD · lower means finer grainYears made
Ansco Color Negative 843Ansco Color Negative 843−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 16−3⅔ stops.0041951
Gevacolor Negative T 6.51Gevacolor Negative T 6.51−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 16−3⅔ stops.0071951
Technicolor Process IITechnicolor Process II−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 16−3⅔ stops.0191922
Trucolor (two-colour)Trucolor (two-colour)−3⅔ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 16−3⅔ stops.0191945
ORWOCOLOR UK 14ORWOCOLOR UK 14−3⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 20−3⅓ stops.0111964
Kodak Kodachrome 25Kodak Kodachrome 25−3 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 25−3 stops.0141974
Agfacolor Typ 432Agfacolor Typ 432−2⅔ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 32−2⅔ stops.0071962
Kodak Aerochrome III 1443Kodak Aerochrome III 1443−2⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 40−2⅓ stops.0292001
Kodak Vision3 50DKodak Vision3 50DMade since 2011, in production · −2 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 50−2 stops.0042011–
Fujifilm Velvia 50Fujifilm Velvia 50Made since 2007, in production · −2 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 50−2 stops.0112007–
Agfa Agfacolor Ultra 50Agfa Agfacolor Ultra 50−2 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 50−2 stops.0041995
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 50Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 50−2 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 50−2 stops.0111998
Konica Impresa 50Konica Impresa 50−2 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 50−2 stops.0051998
Fujifilm Fujichrome 64T Type IIFujifilm Fujichrome 64T Type II−1⅔ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 64−1⅔ stops.0132002
Kodak Kodachrome 64Kodak Kodachrome 64Made 1974–2009 · −1⅔ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 64−1⅔ stops.0161974–2009
Polaroid Type 669Polaroid Type 669−1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 80−1⅓ stops.0231981
Ilford Ortho PlusIlford Ortho PlusMade since 1997, in production · −1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 80−1⅓ stops.0131997–
Kodak Ektar 100Kodak Ektar 100Made since 2008, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0052008–
Kodak Ektachrome 100DKodak Ektachrome 100DMade since 2018, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0132018–
Lucky Super GBR 100Lucky Super GBR 100−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0052001
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0052002
Fujifilm Astia 100FFujifilm Astia 100FMade 2003–2012 · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0112003–12
Fujifilm Velvia 100Fujifilm Velvia 100Made since 2003, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0112003–
Kodak Ektachrome E100SKodak Ektachrome E100S−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0151996
Agfa Agfacolor Optima II 100Agfa Agfacolor Optima II 100−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0051998
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 100Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 100−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0111998
Kodak Ektachrome E100VSKodak Ektachrome E100VS−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0171998
Fujifilm Provia 100FFujifilm Provia 100FMade since 2000, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0102000–
Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus (EPP)Kodak Ektachrome 100 Plus (EPP)−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain the sameEI 100−1 stop.0181988
Fujifilm FP-100CFujifilm FP-100CMade 1992–2016 · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0221992–2016
Lomography Redscale XR 50-200Lomography Redscale XR 50-200−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0052025
Fomapan R 100Fomapan R 100Made since 1980, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 100−1 stop.0211980–
Kodak T-Max 100Kodak T-Max 100Made since 1986, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0081986–
Ilford Delta 100Ilford Delta 100Made since 1992, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0071992–
Agfa Agfapan APX 100Agfa Agfapan APX 100−1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0071998
Fomapan 100 ClassicFomapan 100 ClassicMade since 2016, in production · −1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 100−1 stop.0122016–
Eastman Color Negative 5247Eastman Color Negative 5247−⅔ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 125−⅔ stop.0051983
Kodak Technical PanKodak Technical Pan−⅔ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 125−⅔ stop.0081977
Kodak Portra 160Kodak Portra 160Made since 2011, in production · −⅓ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 160−⅓ stop.0062011–
Agfa Agfacolor Portrait XPS 160Agfa Agfacolor Portrait XPS 160−⅓ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 160−⅓ stop.0061995
Kodak Vision3 200TKodak Vision3 200TMade since 2010, in production · same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 200same speed.0062010–
Kodak Verita 200DKodak Verita 200DMade since 2026, in production · same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 200same speed.0062026–
Kodak Gold 200Kodak Gold 200Made since 2007, in production · same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 200same speed.0082007–
Lucky Super GBR 200Lucky Super GBR 200same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 200same speed.0072001
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 200same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 200same speed.0052002
Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 200Agfa Agfachrome RSX II 200same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 200same speed.0141998
Kodak Kodachrome 200Kodak Kodachrome 200same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0271986
Harman Phoenix 200Harman Phoenix 200same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 200same speed.0072023
Kodak Tri-X Reversal 7266Kodak Tri-X Reversal 7266Made since 2003, in production · same speed vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 200same speed.0242003–
Kodak Vision3 250DKodak Vision3 250DMade since 2009, in production · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 250+⅓ stop.0062009–
Fujifilm Eterna 250Fujifilm Eterna 250+⅓ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 250+⅓ stop.0052006
Fujifilm Eterna 250DFujifilm Eterna 250DMade 2005–2013 · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 250+⅓ stop.0052005–13
Kodak Vision 250DKodak Vision 250DMade 1997–2005 · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 250+⅓ stop.0071997–2005
Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460Made since 2009, in production · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 250+⅓ stop.0132009–
Eastman Double-X 5222Eastman Double-X 5222Made since 1960, in production · +⅓ stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 250+⅓ stop.0131960–
ORWO Wolfen NC400ORWO Wolfen NC400+1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0052022
Kodak Portra 400Kodak Portra 400Made since 2010, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0072010–
ORWO Wolfen NC500ORWO Wolfen NC500+1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0062022
Fujifilm Provia 400FFujifilm Provia 400F+1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0172000
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 400Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 400+1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0062004
Fujifilm Pro 400HFujifilm Pro 400HMade 2004–2021 · +1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0052004–21
Kodak Ektachrome 400XKodak Ektachrome 400X+1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 400+1 stop.0371992
Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400+1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0052006
LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissedLomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed+1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0052024
Kodak Tri-X 400Kodak Tri-X 400Made since 1954, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0171954–
Kodak T-Max 400Kodak T-Max 400Made since 2007, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0102007–
Ilford HP5 PlusIlford HP5 PlusMade since 1989, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0161989–
Ilford Delta 400Ilford Delta 400Made since 2002, in production · +1 stop vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 400+1 stop.0102002–
Kodak Vision3 500TKodak Vision3 500TMade since 2007, in production · +1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0072007–
Kodak 500T 5230Kodak 500T 5230+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0092011
Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500Made 2009–2013 · +1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0052009–13
Kodak Vision2 500TKodak Vision2 500T+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0092009
Fujicolor Reala 500DFujicolor Reala 500D+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0052001
Kodak Vision2 Expression 500TKodak Vision2 Expression 500T+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0092003
Fujifilm Eterna 500Fujifilm Eterna 500Made 2004–2013 · +1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0052004–13
Anscochrome D/500Anscochrome D/500+1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 500+1⅓ stops.0381967
Eastman EXR 500TEastman EXR 500TMade 1989–1995 · +1⅓ stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 500+1⅓ stops.0081989–95
Kodak Portra 800Kodak Portra 800Made since 2000, in production · +2 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 800+2 stops.0092000–
Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 800Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 800+2 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 800+2 stops.0072004
Kodak Vision 800TKodak Vision 800T+2 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 800+2 stops.0101998
Konica Centuria Super 1600Konica Centuria Super 1600+3 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain finerEI 1600+3 stops.0072002
Kodak Ektachrome P1600Kodak Ektachrome P1600+3 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 1600+3 stops.0501999
Kodak T-Max P3200Kodak T-Max P3200Made since 1988, in production · +4 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain the sameEI 3200+4 stops.0181988–
Ilford Delta 3200Ilford Delta 3200Made since 1998, in production · +4 stops vs Kodak Ektachrome E200 · grain coarserEI 3200+4 stops.0191998–
Science & sources
Its tone, spectral sensitivity, individual dyes and per-layer MTF come from Kodak's September 2005 E-28 sheet. Grain is modelled from its own RMS 12 headline at gross density, with a gross-to-net conversion and a square-root density law. The published push table does not supply pushed curves.
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
RMS granularity
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.
| Channel | Density | Datasheet-based σD | Model σD |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | 0.3 | 0.007868 | 0.007802 |
| G | 0.3 | 0.005335 | 0.005251 |
| B | 0.3 | 0.008008 | 0.00793 |
| R | 0.6 | 0.015526 | 0.015395 |
| G | 0.6 | 0.010753 | 0.010583 |
| B | 0.6 | 0.019806 | 0.019613 |
| R | 1 | 0.023375 | 0.023178 |
| G | 1 | 0.017794 | 0.017512 |
| B | 1 | 0.034136 | 0.033803 |
| R | 1.5 | 0.034756 | 0.034463 |
| G | 1.5 | 0.027797 | 0.027357 |
| B | 1.5 | 0.051177 | 0.050677 |
| R | 2 | 0.040057 | 0.03972 |
| G | 2 | 0.037493 | 0.0369 |
| B | 2 | 0.077374 | 0.076618 |
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.
- 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.
- The only grain datum is RMS granularity 12 × 10⁻³ at gross diffuse visual density 1.0, measured with a 48 µm aperture. Conversion to net density and extension with a square-root density law are modelled.
- Kodak publishes first-developer guidance for EI 320, EI 640 and EI 800 but no pushed curves. Push and pull use a generic model.
- The source does not state the MTF densitometry. Its individual red, green and blue MTF curves are used without a measured grain-versus-density curve.
- The yellow dye has no 700 nm grid value, and red sensitivity starts at 570.3 nm, leaving its 570 nm grid value missing. These missing samples are not measurements.
- The 2002 and 2005 editions print the same chart artwork. Their close agreement bounds extraction and edition differences, not independent film accuracy.
- The source records no reciprocity correction from 1/10000 s to 10 s. Reciprocity is not modelled for this film, and longer exposures receive no stock-specific correction.
- The physical dye-cloud or grain-clump size is inferred from the film's speed class, not measured for this film.
- 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.
- The source names no antihalation layer; an undercoat is inferred rather than documented.
- Characteristic response outside the published exposure range is an extrapolation, not measured film data.
- 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 available sources do not measure veiling flare during projection. The model approximates its contribution to lifted blacks on screen, so the result is not a measured projection contrast.
Reciprocity: not modelled. Exposure time has no effect on this film.
Film guide: assumptions and practical choices
Sources
- Exposure index: KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Film E200 Technical Data, E-28, September 2005, p. 2
- Process: KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Film E200 Technical Data, E-28, September 2005, p. 3
- Characteristic curves: KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Film E200 Technical Data, E-28, September 2005, p. 5
- Diffuse RMS granularity: KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Film E200 Technical Data, E-28, September 2005, p. 5