Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/16

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Kodachrome
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 11:20:05 -0700

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