Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 5:13 PM -0400 6/2/00, Lee, Ken wrote: >I have a meaningless Friday question. Does anyone know why Adox designated >their 35mm films "KB" - I used KB14, KB17 and KB21 at various times- and >the 120 films were "R" R-14, R-17 and R-21? > >Ken > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jim Brick [SMTP:jimbrick@photoaccess.com] >> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 12:06 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: [Leica] Re: Peruachrome >> >> At 09:49 PM 6/1/00 -0700, Henning J. Wulff wrote: >> > >> >It was spelled Peruchrome; made by Perutz. But then, someone in Ecuador >> >would not necessarily get the straight goods on anything starting with >> >'Peru..." ;-). >> > >> > * Henning J. Wulff >> >> Many moons ago I used Perutz film. Perutz Perpantic in 120 size. I think I >> remember it being a slow panchromatic film much like my favorite film... >> Adox KB14. >> >> Jim It stands for 'Klein Bild' (small picture), being intended for 35mm, or 'miniature cameras' or 'Kleinbildkameras'. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com