Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/23

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Subject: [Leica] QUESTION????? Kodachrome RIP
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:36:08 +0530
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John,
Why would you require 25 or 50 ASA? Is it only to escape grain? Then digital
sensors are pretty much there already. Or is it something else I am missing?
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:20 PM, J. Newell <john.o.newell at 
comcast.net>wrote:

>
>
> >>I believe our memories of Kodachrome's color and detail are shaped by
> comparison with the other films of its glory days, the Ektachromes,
> Agfachromes and numerous forgettable emulsions.  In its day it was the rock
> I stood on, but we've moved on from there.  It was a stepping stone to
> where we are now.<<
>
>
>
> I keep thinking this gelatin stuff will never catch on.  Too small, isn't
> flat enough, etc.  They can pry glass plates from my cold, dead hands.
>
>
>
> ;-)   ^3
>
>
>
> I'd still like a good sensor that can be dialed down to 25 or 50 ISO
> without performance loss...
>
>
>
> John Newell
>
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