Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A few days ago, Hoppy commented on the qualities retained by my 50+ years old Kodachrome slides that I posted in my Cigar Box album. At the time, I knew that some of my slided had deteriorated, but was not sure which ones. After several days of work with them, I will submit the following comments. YMMD with 50 year old film. Best: Kodachrome. Very good color retention and detail. Acceptable: Anscochrome. Slightly green cast, but good detail. Worst: Ektachrome. The slides now have a very red tint, the contrast is poor, and the level of detail has deteriorated. Bad Choice: When our first son was born, in 1955, I shot pictures with Ektachrome because I thought it was a better film than Kodachrome. I am struggling to get any kind of acceptable results from scans of these slides. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA