Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 11:21 Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Kodachrome processing > You would really need to try Kodachrome it deserves a shot > given it's history, it's history with the Leica. It has a > clarity and other qualities other films do not. Have you ever scanned it? My scanner instructions (for a Nikon Coolscan) say that the dyes in Kodachrome are different from other films and that they will not scan the same way. It isn't specific, but I assume that by adjusting gain or color balance on the scanner, I can still scan Kodachrome. Have you any experience with this--or does anyone on this list have experience scanning Kodachrome slides? > The 25 will show you what your lenses are all about. The store I went to today (a professional film distributor) said that Kodachrome 25 no longer exists. He has only 64 and 200. Maybe that's a European restriction. He confirmed that film must still be sent to Lucerne to the one-and-only Kodachrome processing center in Europe, but he guarantees 24-hour turnaround. > The 200 has a gritty Tri X feeling about it. What about the 64? > I can't imagine not being able to figure out the > scanning end of it with out any trouble. I bought two rolls of the 64. I'll try it and see how it scans. Not sure which camera to try it in, though. > Check it out, its a classic. Has a synergy with Leica. I guess I'll have to try it in the Leica, then. -- Anthony