Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/13
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Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Simple--nothing beats the glory of a well-exposed slide projected with a quality
> projection lens. So that is why I shoot slides. And if I want a print, I can
> have that too. It is much easier to get a print from a slide than to get a slide
> from a negative.
> Joe Codispoti wrote:
> > I have been wondering lately why some photographers, Jim included, expose
> > chromes instead of negative film when (publishing aside) the final result is
> > a print.
Greetings all,
If you want the best fade resistance for dark storage use any of the
3 Kodachromes and for the best fade resistance in a color print get an
Ilfochrome print of it, either through a lab or in your darkroom as
the chemistry is easy to handle with a simple tube and one shot
solutions and the temperature control is not as important as with
printing from a negative. Plus, as mentioned here, you have the
first generation original; you can see the positive on the easel,
and this makes cropping way easier than seeing a negative image
there, as well as determining possible local dodge and burn controls.
Who doesn't want their work to last?
Cheers,
Rich Lahrson
tripspud@wenet.net