Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike, I can vouch for that too... only a few rolls have shown acute fading so far, but I don't feel at all comfortable with the film nowadsys when HP5+, for example, can be soooo nice (especially in PMK). Cheers, Ed Buziak / Publisher "Camera & Darkroom" ed.buziak@camera-and-darkroom.co.uk * Web site under construction * - ---------- >From: Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] Chromogenic nightmares >Date: Tue, Feb 15, 2000, 8:07 am > >The downside of chromogenic films is that your negatives AREN'T >ARCHIVAL. Over the years I have heard so many horror stories I can't >even begin to tell you. We receive regular pleas for help at the >magazine from people whose chromogenic negatives are fading away. I've >seen examples that are almost gone. Bad fading can occur within 5 years. >It's true that some people report no problems after 15 years, but >others--MANY others--report the opposite. Personally, I wouldn't touch >the stuff with somebody else's ten-foot pole. If you expect or intend to >keep your negatives, BEWARE. > >At the very least, do your own processing, and DO NOT trust a commercial >lab or a minilab. > >--Mike Johnston / Editor >_PHOTO Techniques_ magazine >www.phototechmag.com >