Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That one of your wife is very good Jim. My mother has loads of old Kodachrome slides that I must get to scan when I have time. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 12:22 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGS: Kodachromes from Acal > I've enjoyed listening to the reminiscing, but you are discussing the > second or third version of Kodachrome. Back in 1952-54, it was just > called Kodachrome, and rated at ASA 10 (there was also a version for > artificial light). The best low-light images required blue flashbulbs. > Here is one of those: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/Donna02sm+53.jpg.html > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 1/25/2016 5:48 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >> Yes, I do see the difference in the actual slides. For many years, >> photographers chose their slide films based on what they were shooting >> and >> what color palette and film speed and grain structure they could get with >> certain films. I used Kodachrome almost exclusively up until Kodak >> turned >> the processing over to Qualex. Qualex ruined Kodachrome processing and >> routinely sent me slides contaminated with chemical splotches, cut >> between >> the frames, and severely over or under developed. I gave up, bought a >> Jobo >> processor and switched to all E-6 films. I came to like some of them - >> Provia and Astia in particular - but none of them ever equaled my old >> Kodachrome 64 :-( Gone but not forgotten!! >> >> Tina >> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:42 PM, lluisripollphotography < >> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Tina, >>> >>> If you look at the original slides or you project them, do you >>> appreciate >>> such tonal differences? in my opinion the tonal range on the original >>> slides is better than the results when its scanned. I agree with you >>> that >>> Velvia made great tones for the landscapes and Kodachrome for the skin >>> tones, when I scan I have similar problems and with Ektachrome the tonal >>> range trend to blue. >>> >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> El 26 gen 2016, a les 0:31, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> va >>> escriure: >>>> Thanks, Lluis. I think that is a characteristic of Kodachrome. I've >>>> always loved the skin tones that you get with Kodachrome, but I prefer >>>> Velvia for landscapes. Could that be it? >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:00 PM, lluisripollphotography < >>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Tina, >>>>> >>>>> For me this one is an example of cold colors, I don?t find the words >>>>> to >>>>> define why they look for me more unreal than the pictures with warm >>> colors >>>>> <http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/162411109> >>>>> >>>>> and this one of warm colors, in my opinion these colors looks much >>>>> more >>>>> natural and rich as they are >>>>> >>>>> <http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/162410997> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Lluis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> El 25 gen 2016, a les 23:49, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> va >>>>> escriure: >>>>>> Can you give me an example of the cold colors not working? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Tina >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 4:54 PM, lluisripollphotography < >>>>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Tina, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Already commented, but I insist. The images with warm colors, as >>>>>>> well >>>>>>> those of Faviana, works perfect in the scanning process, the colors >>>>> look as >>>>>>> they are, but on the images with cold colors, green or light blue, >>>>> reflect >>>>>>> unreal colors, If in the same image are warm and cold colors and the >>>>> warm >>>>>>> ones has an important proportion on the global image the overall >>>>>>> color >>>>> of >>>>>>> the image is good. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is the question we was talking yesterday, why? It looks as the >>>>>>> scanner make a wrong reading of white balance with cold colors? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can someone explain this? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lluis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> El 24 gen 2016, a les 0:20, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> va >>>>>>> escriure: >>>>>>>> PESO: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A few more Kodachromes: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/2016&page=3 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> C&C greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Tina >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Tina Manley >>>>>>>> http:// >>>>>>>> < >>> http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=540dc834-a12f-44bb-d194-a3440df02c0a >>>>>>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>>>>>> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Tina Manley >>>>>> http:// >>>>>> < >>> http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=4382a6dd-cd2b-4dae-8427-0eb4c74e348f >>>>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>>>> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tina Manley >>>> http:// >>>> < >>> http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=77d3bac8-a2bf-4de4-f769-915f6bcf3c8f >>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information