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Subject: [Leica] When did Kodachrome really die?
From: billcpearce at cox.net (bill pearce)
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:37:28 -0600
References: <AANLkTimCZv3eJ9MstQbNfkDrD3W0u6EGJTp7CjRWOkZN@mail.gmail.com>

Ah ha! someone that agrees with me, I gave up the stuff in the middle 
seventies, and only shot two rolls in the eighties just to remind myself 
what I thought.

I grew diseinchanted with the overall magenta tinge.

Bill Pearce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 8:53 AM
Subject: [Leica] When did Kodachrome really die?


> The huge recent flurry of publicity notwithstanding, I was wondering, how
> many LUG shooters were REALLY still regularly shooting Kodachrome?
>
> I really can't remember the last roll I shot.  It probably was in the
> 1970's, maybe earlier.
>
> When Primary Color opened in New Orleans and offered two Ektachrome runs a
> day, I kissed Kodachrome goodbye.
>
> I mentioned this before but it was buried in another thread.
>
> I'm just wondering, how long has it been since you shot the stuff, not
> counting this recent "drink the kool-aid" rush.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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