[Leica] Kodachrome RIP

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I don't think of what I'm doing now as is fleeting though.
Kodachrome seemed stuck in time it faded far far less than any other stuff
then I've been able to notice but it did fade in some situations.
On the methane atmosphere moon on Jupiter.  Too damp. Say goodbye to your
magenta layer.
The bright side of Mercury. Way too bright. Fades the heck out of your cyan
layer.
The very first digital file I ever captured has not faded
.000000000000000000000000001
And the raw filter plug-in jobbies get better and better so every time I
open it I can process it better.
Every day in every way.
Kodachrome was great as was some other films but scan them as soon as you
can so they REALLY become stuck in time and become very accessible and
workable in ones body of work.
That's what I say.
If it ain't digital WHERE IS IT?
Not here that's for sure.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:08:05 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodachrome RIP
> 
> At 09:05 PM 6/22/2009, you wrote:
>> Am I the only one here who feels just a little sadness at this news?
>> 
>> Mike D
> 
> I've scanned almost 2000 Kodachrome slides over the last few
> days.  It's wonderful stuff.  Still as vibrant and beautiful as it
> ever was.  I won't miss the hassles of getting it developed, worrying
> about film getting lost to and from the developer, batches getting
> ruined by QualChrome (or whatever company it was that took over and
> ruined everything).  Everything we do these days seems so fleeting -
> here today and gone tomorrow.  Kodachrome was forever.
> 
> Tina
> 
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com