Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Elite chrome 200
From: "Richard W. Hemingway" <n5xrd@telepath.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 22:26:17 -0500

Chuck,

Thanks for the information.

>	I wondered the same thing about Elite Chrome 200 (amateur version of
>E200?), so I called the Kodak tech support line, and they confirmed they're
>the same, with E200 more rigorously tested and stored. Haven't seen too
>much Elite Chrome 200 on the shelves here, as I suspect the dealers are
>running off their stocks of Elite II 200, so I've been shooting (more
>expensive) E200.

Yes, our dealers are doing the same thing.  I bought the Elite Chrome 200
in Walmart!!  We don't have a good selection of photo dealers here in
Norman.  Have to go into Oklahoma City.  I will try the E200 again when I
get in there or to Dallas.  I do like the Elite Chrome 200!

>	I like it. Very fine grain for even a slower film, colors aren't over the
>top, and you can shoot it on a sunny day. My standard high-speed color film
>(when I shoot color, anyway) is K200, but it has too much contrast in
>bright light for my tastes -- you can't pick out anything in the shadows if
>you expose for the highlights. K200 pushes to EI 400 quite well, though --
>haven't tried pushing E200 yet.

I have also been using K200 - but I may like the Elite Chrome 200 or E200
better, generally.  fun to find out!!

 Dick