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Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Kodachromes from Acal
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (lluisripollphotography)
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:51:31 +0100
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+1 Me too? but I?m not sure if I will have the time?
Lluis


> El 26 gen 2016, a les 12:27, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> va escriure:
> 
> 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/
>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>> 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/
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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> 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/
>>>>> 
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