Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I mostly used kodachrome 200 pushed 1 stop for shooting under flourencent/mixed lights. Poof, no magenta / no green. Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:45 PM, bill pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > Oh, so close but yet so far. Qualex (the name makes me giggle) was the > Kodak > labs spun off into a separate company that was owned by, tuh duh, Kodak! > All > the same kind of wall street crap that got us where we are today. The lab > in > Kansas City was really quite good at C41 process and print. But nobody > could > get the 20 points of magenta out of the Kodachrome. Hope Dwayne's had > better > luck. > > Bill Pearce > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at > rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 1:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] When did Kodachrome really die? > > >> When people switches to Velvia ?in the 80's when that stuff came out on >> top >> of the fact that Kodak started having some other half assed company >> process >> the Kodachrome. Quaaludes or Qualex or something like that? >> >> Velvia was great stuff just don't try making a grilled cheese sandwich out >> of it it will stink up your whole house. >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> Cars: ? http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >> >> >> >> >>> From: Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:40:50 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] When did Kodachrome really die? >>> >>> Slide boxes are in Little Washington, but my guess is that I have not >>> shot a >>> roll of Kodachrome in at least 30 years. >>> >>> It was usually to red for me. >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:53 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: >>> >>>> I'm just wondering, how long has it been since you shot the stuff, not >>>> counting this recent "drink the kool-aid" rush. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >