2nd Ave. F-12 Manuel D’Utilisation

©Eastman Kodak Company, 1998

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TECHNICAL DATA / 

KODAK EKTAGRAPHIC HC Slide Film is a negative-

working, orthochromatic film that is designed for making 
reverse-text black-and-white title slides (e.g., if your 
originals have black letters on a white background, they will 
reproduce as white letters on a black background). This film, 
features extremely high contrast, and wide exposure and 
development latitude—you get high contrast with opaque 
blacks and clear whites.

Store unexposed film at 75°F (24°C) or lower in the original 
package. Always store film (exposed or unexposed) in a 
cool, dry place. For best results, process film as soon as 
possible after exposure. 

Protect processed film from strong light, and store it in a 

cool, dry place. For more information on storing negatives, 
see KODAK Publication No. E-30, Storage and Care of 
Photographic Materials—Before and After Processing.

This film has been discontinued.

• Extremely high contrast

• Opaque blacks and crisp 

whites for dramatic, legible 
titles

• Same emulsion and 

base as KODAK 
PROFESSIONAL 
KODALITH
Ortho Film 6556, Type 3

• Easy processing in KODAK 

PROFESSIONAL KODALITH 
Super RT Developer

135-36

5.3-mil acetate

HCS

863 0133

To find the best exposure for your copying equipment when 
first using this film, make a trial exposure series. Adjust the 
camera f-stop in 

1

⁄

3

-stop increments for a total of 7 

exposures (3 above and 3 below your starting point). To 
determine the starting-point exposure time and aperture 
setting for the series, measure the illumination on the 
original material. Take a direct reading with an incident-light 
meter, or read a gray card (18% reflectance side) on the 
copyboard with a reflected light meter. Set the exposure 
meter at Exposure Index (EI) 25 if the film will be developed 
in KODAK Developer D-11, or EI 8 if developed in KODAK 
PROFESSIONAL KODALITH Super RT Developer (see 
“Processing”).

To determine your first set of trial exposures, set the 

shutter speed at 1 second and make an exposure at every 
f-stop on the lens. Record the f-stop of the best exposure and 
note the lens and lighting arrangement; use these data as a 
starting point with other originals. After this initial test, 
bracket two stops on each side of the best exposure using 

1

⁄

3

-stop increments; exposures will vary somewhat with the 

width of the lines and the type size of the artwork.

Example: With four 200-watt tungsten lamps, two on each 

side of the original, and the shutter speed set at 1 second, the 
best exposure should be between f/5.6 and f/11. If you use 
two 200-watt lamps, one on each side of the original, the best 
exposure should be between f/4 and f/8.