[Leica] Kodachrome Scans

[Peter Klein]

Tina:  I've noticed similar color shifts on some of my old Kodachrome 
slides. This 1971 shot looks across backlit Franconia Notch, New 
Hampshire from the summit of Cannon Mountain (home of the now-collapsed 
Old Man of the Mountains).
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/5521434976>

When I scanned the slide 8 years ago, most of the darker portions of the 
clouds were purplish, as was the bare rock atop the ridge. I adjusted it 
as best I could back then.  I couldn't get the ridge more neutral 
without messing up the rest of the picture.  I don't know if the purple 
cast is how the slide originally appeared, or if it's due to aging. The 
exposure I made was a compromise to fit the scene's large dynamic range 
on a slide, and the brightest and darkest portions are certainly at or a 
bit beyond Kodachrome's ability to do colors "right."

Here's the Old Man himself later that same day, in more reasonable lighting:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/5500475409/>

Leica M2, 50 DR Summicron (ridge) and 90/2.8 Tele Elmarit (Old Man). 
Kodachrome 64, IIRC. I don't remember if I used my current Canon 
FS-4000, or the Nikon LS-2500 I had previously.

--Peter

Tina wrote:

 > Here is a straight scan of Kodachrome using the Nikon LS5000. This is
 > using Vuescan's profile for Kodachrome with Light cleaning applied on
 > import:
 >
 > https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/170045859
 >
 > Here is the same scan after I have color corrected (based on the castle
 > wall) and applied a little Dehaze which I like because of the details it
 > brings out in the background.  It does also bring out the grain but, as I
 > said, I like grain in film photos.
 >
 > https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/170024636
 >
 > This is Kodachrome from 1976 in a cardboard mount with square corners
 > instead of the rounded corners they used later.
 >
 > I can understand how some would prefer the original scan with less grain
 > but I don't.
 >
 > Thanks!
 >
 > Tina