Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com> wrote: > Hard to compare as Kodachrome 25 is gone but I have not used a chrome that > I liked > as well as K-25, sharpness and color. Henning may weigh in on this one. > > Dennis > >Daniel Ridings wrote: > >> They have been losing out. In part because the modern ASA 100 films are >> finer grained and sharper. They weren't really super fine grain. Just >> finer than the other films of that day. >> >> Daniel > K25 - 4 rolls left - vs. E100G, the closest match to Kodachromes I've found: E100G gives more color saturation at the expense of color gradation, and being an E6 film the edge acutance is weaker. I'd say grain is better in E100G. K25's colors are rich without phony hyper-saturation, with smoother color gradation and crisp edges. I don't see that K25 has much of a grain advantage if any. I like what E100G will do for me, and I LOVE the K25 results. I wish ISO 25 was more usable with an f/6.8 lens. I'm saving the last four rolls for when my 280 f/4 APO comes back from the shop (any day now????). Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com