Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:52 PM 9/22/99 -0400, Jonathan Borden wrote: >I was under the impression that one >of the reasons that Kodachrome is as sharp as it is, is the fact that its >layers don't inherently contain dye, and hence there is less diffusion as >light passes through. Of course being one of the older color processes, one >would expect that eventually an improved film will come to market. Kodachrome is three layers of black and white film. The color couplers are in the chemistry, as opposed to E6 where it's in the film. This the layers or emulsion are thinner. But Kodachromes haven't been updated in some time, so E6 films are approaching and surpassing it in terms of sharpness, etc. If they update Kodachrome film, it will once again be able to surpass those film because the emulsion is thinner. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby. - Eliott Erwitt