Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 'chrome stability
From: "George Weir" <george@georgeweir.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:57:50 -0500
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20011117153341.00a962a0@pop.mindspring.com>

> Question:  I've always understood that the major difference between
> Kodachrome and E4/6 is that the latter carries the dyes in the
emulsion,
> and that Kodachrome has the dyes added at processing.  IF (big if...)
this
> is the case, why would environmental conditions experienced by the
film
> prior to processing have any effect on the color?
>
It is the "dye couplers" not the dyes which are in the chemistry.

Been a long time since college, and since I last used KR, so my memory
may be foggy!


All good things to you and yours

George

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