Kodak 5218 - Manual

©Eastman Kodak Company, 2006

March 2006

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H-1-5218t

TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR NEGATIVE FILM

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.

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.

EXPOSURE INDEXES

Tungsten (3200K) - 500 Daylight

1

- 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.

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.

1

These are approximate corrections only. Make final corrections during

printing.

2

These 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.

Light Source

KODAK Filters on

Camera

1

Exposure

Index

Tungsten (3000 K)

WRATTEN Gelatin No.

82B

320

Tungsten (3200 K)

None

500

Tungsten photoflood
(3400 K)

None

500

Daylight (5500 K)

WRATTEN Gelatin No.

85

320

White-Flame Arcs

WRATTEN Gelatin No.

85B

200

Yellow-Flame Arcs

Color Compensating

20Y

320

OPTIMA 32

None

500

VITALITE

WRATTEN Gelatin No.

85

320

Fluorescent, Cool
White

2

WRATTEN Gelatin No.

85 + 10M

200

Fluorescent, Deluxe
Cool White

2

WRATTEN Gelatin No.

85C + 10R

320

Metal Halide

WRATTEN Gelatin No.

85

320