Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/14

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Subject: [Leica] last Kodachrome
From: summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:51:31 -0500
References: <C955E0EA.BE8B%manolito@videotron.ca>, , <F443E136-F746-43DD-97C6-A8A01049F091@gmail.com>, <BAY140-W7E43DD4370B5E16CDF4F5C7F30@phx.gbl>, <51D066B9-4469-4161-98FB-EF1380B90816@gmail.com>

Hi Steve
I guess that's what I'll wind up doing. But it would have been nice to have 
seen the thing in colour!
The other thing is that I'd like to get the roll can back since they haven't 
made those in years. I guess that can be arranged.
Javier
 
> From: steve.barbour at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:53:00 -0800
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] last Kodachrome
> 
> 
> On Jan 14, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Javier Perez wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I had a roll I was meaning to get processed but forgot about. It wasn't 
> > even mine. It came with an old camera I bought about 10 years ago. The 
> > roll has the older orangish end caps. After doing some research I 
> > figured it might not take to modern development because Kodak had made 
> > some sort of change to the film and this can was pretty old. Does 
> > anybody know if there are any bootleg developing efforts being planned 
> > other than black and white?
> 
> Javier,
> 
> 
> if there is interest in the roll, likely it's about content, why not 
> develop it in bw?
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> > Javier
> > 
> >> From: steve.barbour at gmail.com
> >> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:32:20 -0800
> >> To: lug at leica-users.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] last Kodachrome
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Jan 14, 2011, at 8:15 AM, EPL wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Just got my last Kodachromes back from Dwayne's today and I am again
> >>> reminded/floored by the quality of the rendition possible with the 
> >>> film (I
> >>> shot mostly K25): the lovely, subtle transitions from light to shadow.
> >>> 
> >>> I'll put some up on te LUG Gallery soon.
> >> 
> >> yes ...please share them,
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Steve
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> 
> >>> But I wonder: is there any way to get this kind of result with some 
> >>> digital
> >>> magic? If someone has a trick, or some "Kodachrome-like" method they 
> >>> can
> >>> share, do tell!
> >>> 
> >>> Most high-end digital work still looks like plastic to me!
> >>> 
> >>> Emanuel
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
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