Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Outputting to slides
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:40:14 -0300

Mark:

I have had good success using Kodak 5071 slide duplicating film to copy
prints.   It is tungsten balanced and I just used the modeling lights of my
studio flashes for lighting.  Being a slide copy film, it is very fine
grain and low contrast which makes for decent slides.

Regards,

Robert

At 05:33 PM 9/10/99 -0500, Eric Welch wrote:
>At 01:25 PM 9/10/99 -0700, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>Does the slide outputting device
>>use a lens? If so I hope it's a good one! It's a brave new frontier!
>
>Depends on the machine, I think most likely. If they do, they're likely 
>going to be pretty good.  I've had slides made at Images in Atlanta. 
>Wonderful slides.
>
>Fewer generations always helps. But you might want to try shooting prints 
>with the TMax reversal kit. They make gorgeous black and white slides. 
>Nothing quite as good as that if you ask me, other than scan and print. 
>Even then, maybe. They just have a wonderful tonal range.
>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
>I have my doubts about disbelief.
>
>