Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I mentioned a week or so ago, the new Kodak 2000 product catalog does not list Kodachrome 25. Perhaps you should buy and freeze a few hundred rolls to be on the safe side. Jim At 08:43 AM 4/16/00 +0200, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >Hi friends, > >Remember a few years ago Kellogs had an advertising campaign for their >corn flakes with the slogan "Try it again for the first time"? Well, I >think that Kodak should do the same with Kodachrome. As some of you >recall, I started using it on a trial basis after moving to Switzerland, >where processing is reasonably fast. Well, the trial period is over, and >the three Kodachrome emulsions are now my base films. Kodachrome 25 for >landscapes in the R8, Kodachrome 64 as the standard film in my chrome >M6, and Kodachrome 200 when extra speed is required. I will still use >Provia F or Velvia on a rare occasion when unnaturally punchy colors are >desired, but I am a total convert to Kodachrome now. It really does go >well with Leica glass. Those of you who live in places where processing >time is not measured in weeks should give it a try. > >Nathan