Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've noticed the same phenom with 35 summicron and Provia. Admittedly Provia is a moderately saturated film, but blue skies come out much deeper than with my Nikon lenses. > >From: Howard Sanner <70357.3471@compuserve.com> >Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:24:22 -0400 >Subject: Leica and blue >... > > Blues, esp. the sky, seem to be *much* more saturated than I'm used to and >more than I remember with this film. (I never used to like it much, but the >camera shop down the street from the office sells packs of three 24 exp. >rolls for less than I can buy one roll of Royal Gold, and I don't like RG >three times better than VR.) However, the pictures don't have a blue cast >overall, and, in fact, I'd describe the colors as being well balanced and, >again, more saturated and with finer gradations than I remember VR being in >the past. > > Am I experiencing some kind of "Leica thing"? Did I get an extra good >batch of Kodacolor VR? Is my opthalmology appointment overdue? > > Thanks. > > Howard Sanner > 70357.3471@compuserve.com Craig and Barbara Shier Manassas, VA shier@mnsinc.com