Kodak 7229, 5229 User Manual

500T

5229 / 7229

Soft Natural Colors and Less Grain.

KODAK VISION2 Expression 500T Color Negative Film
5229 / 7229 is better than ever. With greatly reduced
grain and superior shadow detail, Expression 500T
Film offers a subdued range of contrast and color
saturation for smooth skin tones. Giving you more
flexibility in post and cleaner images from under- to
over-exposure.

The VISION2 Film family is the first line of products
created specifically for both film and digital postpro­duction. What’s more, all VISION2 Films provide
excellent tone scale and flesh-to-neutral reproduction.
With superior shadow and highlight detail and very
fine grain. VISION2 Films also maintain neutrality
through the full range of exposure. So you can convey
exactly the look you intended all the way from capture
to post.

KODAK VISION2 Expression 500T Film. Tell it exactly
the way you dreamed it.

KODAK VISION2
Expression 500T

Color Negative Film

5229 / 7229

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Original Negative
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XPOSURE DATA

Lens: 100 mm ZEISS Ultra Prime
Filter: None
Aperture: T2.8
Incident Light Levels

Key = 20fc

color temperature = 3000K
Fill = 2fc
Backlight = 5fc

color temperature = 4000K

Stop notations listed on the photo
are reflected light readings.

2

6

5

7

1

4

8

3

1

-5 Stops -4 Stops -3 Stops -2.5 Stops -2 Stops +1 Stops +1.2 Stops +1.5 Stops

Base

Acetate safety base with rem-jet
backing.

Darkroom Recommendations

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

2

3

4

5

Color Balance

This film is balanced for exposure with
tungsten illumination (3200 K). You can
also expose it with tungsten lamps that
have slightly higher or lower color
temperatures (± 150 K) without

6

7

8

Post-production information

When you transfer this film directly to
video, set up the telecine using negative
Telecine Analysis Film (TAF).

correction filters, since final color

Processing

ECN-2

Storage

balancing can be done in printing. For
other light sources, use the correction

filters in the table below.
Store unexposed film at 13°C (55°F) or
lower. For storage of unexposed film
longer than 6 months, store at –18°C
(0°F). Process film promptly.

Exposure Index

Tungsten (3200 K)—500; Daylight—320
(with KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin
Filter No. 85)

Laboratory Aim Density

Time negative originals relative to
Laboratory Aim Density (LAD)
Control Film supplied by
Eastman Kodak Company.

LIGHT SOURCE KODAK FILTERS ON CAMERA* 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† WRATTEN Gelatin No. 85 +10M 200

Fluorescent, Deluxe Cool White† WRATTEN Gelatin No. 85C +10R 320

Metal Halide H.M.I. WRATTEN Gelatin No. 85 320

*These are approximate corrections only. Make final corrections during printing.
†These are starting-point recommendations for trial exposures. When you don’t know the type of fluorescent lamp,

use a KODAK Color Compensating Filter CC40R with an exposure index (EI) of 250.