Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/05

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Subject: [Leica] Elite 100 Extra Color
From: David Prakel <dgp@btconnect.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 10:01:44 +0100
 
on 5/8/2001 1:04 am, Nathan Wajsman at
owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote:

> BTW, I just tried Kodak Elite 100 Extra Color for some landscape shots, and I
> could not believe how garish the colors are.

Nathan

I came to the same conclusion about Elite 100 Extra Color but it has saved
the day twice. Seriously it saved some pictures my wife took in Egypt on the
mistiest morning I've ever seen when it restored something blue to the sky
and golden yellow to the sand - my Kodachromes of the same scenes were
unusably accurate! The other instance I found Extra Color to be w winner was
at the bottom of Stoneybrook Creek, NY last fall. Working in almost complete
gloom with the Macro Elmarit at 1/30th and 1/60th at f2.8 I took some of the
best autumnal leaf colour ever.

Just don't ever use it when the sun is out!

David