Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Douglas. Kodachrome holds up quite well with the passage of time. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 1/26/2016 5:27 AM, Douglas Barry wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >