Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodachrome
From: Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 19:18:42 +0100

On 15-11-1998 18:56 N. B. Watson wrote:

>Another factor worth consideration is that whilst Kodachrome has superior
>archival properties when stored in the dark, E6 films such as Velvia will
>hold up much better with repeated projection.  

And don't forget that Kodachrome slides pose particular problems when 
scanning them with a slide scanner because of their different color 
characteristics. This is also a major factor in the current digital world.

Pascal

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