Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Deterioration of slide images
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 10:40:00 -0400

At 08:47 PM 6/4/99 -0700, you wrote:
>My Kodachrome have stood up better than my Ektachromes by a long shot.
>They have both underwent a lot of projection. My slides date to '65.
>Fade wise it will take a lot of convincing to convince me against my
>direct experience. Also my wifes dad's slides agree. His predates mine
>by a decade or two, his old non Kodachomes look faded, the Kodachomes
>are frozen in time.
>Mark Rabiner

The Kodachromes last much better than E6 in dark storage, but they also
fade much faster when projected.  Store your Kodachromes and make E6 dupes
to project.

Leically,

Tina


Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com/