Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner wrote: > > csocolow wrote: > snip > > > > That being said, when I travel I use again mostly black & white but I do > > keep one body loaded with Kodachrome 64 both for its color and its > > archival properties. Lately, however, I do keep a few rolls of E200S > > with me for light-challenged situations. > > > > Hope that doesn't add too much to the confusion. > > > > Carl Socolow > > > Why don't you like or love the Kodachrome 200? > Mark Rabiner It's grainier than the E200S and if I have to resort to the faster film the Ektachrome also gives me the potential for up to a 3 stop push. Also, the E200S has remarkably low contrast so that the shadows don't seem to block up nor the highlights burn out quite so readily compared to the Kodachrome. I do prefer the Kodachrome for its archivalness. Carl Socolow