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Subject: [Leica] Rating Kodachrome K64 at what ISO?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:48:21 +0200
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If you are going to scan, you want to make sure that you do not underexpose. 
Kodachrome is notoriously difficult to scan, and if it is underexposed then 
you will have to work hard just to get something usable in the computer.

Nathan

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On Aug 2, 2010, at 12:00 AM, Richard Man wrote:

> Scan. I know scanning Kodachrome can be difficult, but it is what it is.
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 2:47 PM, A. Lal <alal at poly.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Are you going to project it?  For projection, I like to rate it at ISO 80
>> (assuming the meter is on target) and expose for the highlights to get a
>> nice saturated look. I've never scanned any of my K25 or 64 slides, so I'm
>> not sure how this would affect scanning.
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" <richard at 
>> imagecraft.com>
>> 
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 3:48 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] Rating Kodachrome K64 at what ISO?
>> 
>> 
>> OK, I know generally people rate their slides slightly lower (although
>>> when
>>> I was shooting Provia/Sensia/Astia, I just use their ISO rating). How
>>> about
>>> Kodachrome K64? I have 4 rolls and will be heading into Yosemite in a few
>>> days for a day trip. Any recommendation?
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
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