Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From the filmscanner list - Leica quality!! Tim A > To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk > Subject: Re: filmscanners: Kodak Grand Central Diorama (Was: the 10 foot > print from 35mm...) > > > I'm a little late to this thread so if this has already been mentioned, my > apologies. Actually at least one of the Kodak Grand Central > Colorama's was > made from a 35mm transparency. Here's a posting from Phil > Greenspun's site: > > "I would like to remind a very good example of the enlargement > from Popular > Photography, September 1978, p.75: "For the first time ever, a 35mm > transparency was used for Kodak's 60-foot long Colorama in New > York's Grand > Central Station. All previous Kodak Coloramas (27 years worth) were made > from Large-format negatives. What was truly astonishing was the fact that > the tiny 35mm transparency, though magnified an incredible 516 times, > retained sharpness. A very impressive testimonial to the quality of Leica > lenses and photographer Ernst Haas. The camera: Leicaflex SL with > Summicron > 50mm lens". Good luck, > > -- Victor Randin , October 19, 2000. " > > Dave F. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arthur Entlich" <artistic@ampsc.com> > To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 2:25 AM > Subject: Re: filmscanners: Kodak Grand Central Diorama (Was: the 10 foot > print from 35mm...) > > > > Frank, > > > > Thanks for the correction on this. It did seem working from 35mm would > > have been "a stretch", obviously more a stretch than reasonable at the > > best. I can't recall the subject matter of the ones I saw, just that > > they were pretty impressive, and very large! Do you recall what the > > enlargement ratio was from the 9" x 18" film image to _____?? > > > > Art > > > > FrankPeele@aol.com wrote: > > > > > The Grand Central Station transparencies were made from large format > > > originals. Some were shot with 9 x 18 inch aerial cameras; the one > > > featuring the U.S. Navy "Blue Angels" flying formation over > (I forget -- > > > it was either Niagara Falls or Mt. Rushmore), for example. > That one was > > > the subject of a Kodak "documentary" film made at the time > and used for > > > promotional purposes. Showed pretty much the whole complex production > > > process for the huge transparencies. > > > > > > All the best, > > > Frank Peele > > > Pacific Photographic > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html