Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/10

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Subject: [Leica] Pushing Kodachrome 200
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 19:24:25 -0300

Eric:

I went to shoot some University Football today and since it was a dull day,
I decided to read the Kodak Data Guide regarding pushing slide film.  In
the data guide, I ran accross this statement about Kodachrome 200 . It
stated " When the film is push processed, the color balance will shift in
the magenta-red direction, compensating for some of the greenish artificial
illumination present in most stadiums and other large facilities.".  This
supports your statement about Allen Harvey.

In the end, I used Agfa RSX 100 pushed one stop.  I just finished
developing the two rolls I shot this afternoon.  When they dry, I will post
a web page if I have any good shots.  I was using an R7 with motor and a
Leica 400 2.8 and a manfrotto monopod.

On the subject of slide film, I have been using RSX 100, for the past few
weeks because it is so cheap in 100 foot rolls.  I paid $66 CAD or about
$43 USD for it as fresh unexpired film at my local dealer.  I see it is
about $78 USD from the New York Mail orders.  It is pretty good film, but
not the same as Kodak's E100 or the Fuji films when it comes to fine grain.
 Since it was cheap, I thought it would make a good film for sporting
events and the such times when fine grain doesn't matter.  It does a good
job on the fall colors as well.  I shot my first roll of it of fall colors
to test it.

Regards,

Robert Stevens



At 08:23 PM 10/9/98 -0500, you wrote:

>David Allen Harvey shoots Kodachrome 200 in florescent light pushed to 500.
>The magenta cast pretty much corrects for the green. He got into Magnum. So
>he knows what he's doing. 
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>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
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>Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot
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