[Leica] IMGS: Kodachromes from Acal

Tue Jan 26 03:51:31 PST 2016

+1 Me too… but I’m not sure if I will have the time…
Lluis


> El 26 gen 2016, a les 12:27, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> va escriure:
> 
> That one of your wife is very good Jim. My mother has loads of old Kodachrome slides that I must get to scan when I have time.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGS: Kodachromes from Acal
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> 
>> I've enjoyed listening to the reminiscing, but you are discussing the second or third version of Kodachrome.  Back in 1952-54, it was just called Kodachrome, and rated at ASA 10 (there was also a version for artificial light).  The best low-light images required blue flashbulbs. Here is one of those:
>> 
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/Donna02sm+53.jpg.html
>> 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> 
>> On 1/25/2016 5:48 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>> Yes, I do see the difference in the actual slides.  For many years,
>>> photographers chose their slide films based on what they were shooting and
>>> what color palette and film speed and grain structure they could get with
>>> certain films.  I used Kodachrome almost exclusively up until Kodak turned
>>> the processing over to Qualex.  Qualex ruined Kodachrome processing and
>>> routinely sent me slides contaminated with chemical splotches, cut between
>>> the frames, and severely over or under developed.  I gave up, bought a Jobo
>>> processor and switched to all E-6 films.  I came to like some of them -
>>> Provia and Astia in particular - but none of them ever equaled my old
>>> Kodachrome 64 :-(  Gone but not forgotten!!
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:42 PM, lluisripollphotography <
>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Tina,
>>>> 
>>>> If you look at the original slides or you project them, do you appreciate
>>>> such tonal differences? in my opinion the tonal range on the original
>>>> slides is better than the results when its scanned. I agree with you that
>>>> Velvia made great tones for the landscapes and Kodachrome for the skin
>>>> tones, when I scan I have similar problems and with Ektachrome the tonal
>>>> range trend to blue.
>>>> 
>>>> Lluis
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> El 26 gen 2016, a les 0:31, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> va
>>>> escriure:
>>>>> Thanks, Lluis.  I think that is a characteristic of Kodachrome.  I've
>>>>> always loved the skin tones that you get with Kodachrome, but I prefer
>>>>> Velvia for landscapes.  Could that be it?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tina
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:00 PM, lluisripollphotography <
>>>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Tina,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For me this one is an example of cold colors, I don’t find the words to
>>>>>> define why they look for me more unreal than the pictures with warm
>>>> colors
>>>>>> <http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/162411109>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> and this one of warm colors, in my opinion these colors looks much more
>>>>>> natural and rich as they are
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/162410997>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>> Lluis
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> El 25 gen 2016, a les 23:49, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> va
>>>>>> escriure:
>>>>>>> Can you give me an example of the cold colors not working?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Tina
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 4:54 PM, lluisripollphotography <
>>>>>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Tina,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Already commented, but I insist. The images with warm colors, as well
>>>>>>>> those of Faviana, works perfect in the scanning process, the colors
>>>>>> look as
>>>>>>>> they are, but on the images with cold colors, green or light blue,
>>>>>> reflect
>>>>>>>> unreal colors, If in the same image are warm and cold colors and the
>>>>>> warm
>>>>>>>> ones has an important proportion on the global image the overall color
>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> the image is good.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> This is the question we was talking yesterday, why? It looks as the
>>>>>>>> scanner make a wrong reading of white balance with cold colors?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Can someone explain this?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Lluis
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> El 24 gen 2016, a les 0:20, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> va
>>>>>>>> escriure:
>>>>>>>>> PESO:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> A few more Kodachromes:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/2016&page=3
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> C&C greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Tina
>>>>>>>>> 
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