Kodak VISION3 500T 7219 in a 50 ft Super 8 cartridge — 15 metres of colour negative cine film balanced for tungsten light at 3200 K. Processing is ECN-2. This is not a still film: the cartridge goes into a Super 8 movie camera and records moving images.
Why 500T
It is the fastest film in the VISION3 family and exists precisely to shoot where there is little light: interiors, night, the stage, practical sources in frame. Speed costs more in cine work than in stills, because the shutter is set by the frame rate and cannot simply be lengthened.
What DLT brings
Kodak claims noticeably reduced grain in the shadows thanks to their Dye Layering Technology, and a higher signal-to-noise ratio when scanning low-light scenes. Plus extended highlight latitude: overexposed areas do not immediately burn to a white patch.
How to shoot it
The film is balanced for 3200 K and needs no filter or exposure correction for exposure times from 1/1000 second to 1 second. In daylight you will want a conversion filter; the maker quotes ISO 320 for those conditions. The AHU version carries an anti-halation undercoat and no rem-jet.
Processing and scanning
ECN-2 and the scan that follows are a cine lab service, not something an ordinary photo minilab does. Arrange processing before you shoot the cartridge, not after.
