Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ektachrome was so cyan blue and flat for so long it was unbelievable. I'd love to know the story behind that. Some head tech guy at Kodak running everything ignoring the marketing people and photographers named Mark. I used an 81 b filter with it when I had to use it. An 81 a Just didn't do it. Fuji film was so superior, the slide film that it that it was amazing. But Fuji never made a Kodachrome type film it was always E6 or E4. Kodachrome will always rule. I made my clients wait for Kodachrome or I didn't do the job. With one or two exceptions; with the rent due. Mark William Rabiner > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@lighttube.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:45:58 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Polaroid, requiescat in pace > > I had a bad time with old Ektachromes as well. My fifty-year-old > Kodachromes held up just fine. > > I also have a period where I used an SX-70. I may try to copy some of > those > to fill in the gaps in my archives. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Polaroid, requiescat in pace > > >> How about old Ektachromes? >> I refused to shoot with it during the 70's and 80's when I was doing copy >> slides for artists. >> I stuck with Kodachrome. Most of the time I used an M3 with a DR 'cron. >> Sometimes with a Nikon with a Mirco-Nikkor. >> The DR still cleaned its clock. >> An old friend had a job going over artist submitted slides at the MOCA in >> LA. >> She was amazed with the way the Kodachromes held up. >> The very worst images, i.e. fading, were done with tungsten Ektachrome. >> >> But, speaking of Polaroid, the issue of its collection is still a sore >> point. >> One rumor I heard was that the Getty was interested. >> ??? >> sd >> >> >> On Dec 30, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Don Dory wrote: >> >>> The >>> Polaroid's held up better color wise than the newer stuff(60's into the >>> 80's). >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information