Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] No Kodachrome 25!!!!?!
From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:52:25 +0100
References: <MLEMILJNPHLJHKOMCGAAOENICFAA.chucko@siteconnect.com> <004701c00cd8$5c753bb0$650a0a0a@slamb> <39A3967D.E5296507@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

Mark

I spoke to Kodak today.  As you said, although the emulsions are the same
the "pro" film has been aged and sold when at it's optimum.  With the
consumer K25, the advice is to suck it and see. Sounds a bit hit and miss,
although I have generally not had bad results using K25.  I keep it
refrigerated and use the rule of thumb of using it midway between the date I
bought it and the expiry date.  I presume that with the advent of emulsions
such as Provia 100F that many pros are switching to a film that is
easier/quicker to get processed.

Simon

"Mark Rabiner wrote:
>
> Films you buy from the fridge "pro" films are not too young and red or old
and green.
> They are aged to perfection and Kodak plucks them off the vine and chills
them
> with some nice fava beans for your shooting enjoyment!
> Regular film if you buy it at the right time it has been on the shelf (not
in a
> fridge) it will be in the middle between red and green, just right. If you
get
> it too red you can wait until it ripens if you bought a whole lot of the
same
> emulsion batch.
> Been awhile so I hope i haven't switched it.
> Mark William Rabiner
> I shoot no film before it's time!
>
> Simon Lamb wrote:
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > My understanding is/was that the film/emulsion etc. of the K25 is
constant.
> > The only difference between pro and consumer was the turnaround time
that
> > Kodak specified for processing.
> >
> > I just know you are about to tell me how wrong I am/was ;-)
> >
> > Simon
> >

In reply to: Message from chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson) (RE: [Leica] No Kodachrome 25!!!!?!)
Message from "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com> (Re: [Leica] No Kodachrome 25!!!!?!)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] No Kodachrome 25!!!!?!)