Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Happy New Year Dale over there in Seattle! :) from Victoria! Dale wrote: <<<<Hate to keep bothering you guys and gals.>>>>>> That's what we're here for and it's not a bother. We all learn Leica things constantly and you can have almost any question on photography answered. Primarily we knock heads about Leica, but on occaision we get side tracked. :) I know on the Internet there are photo groups who are intune with "general photography" rather than our "Leica concentrated" conversations, who could be helpful for many of your questions. There is a great deal of experince and talent connected to this group and I see by a couple of your comments: <<<< This retired engineer has a lot of catching up to do. >>>>>>> "yep, there is a little catching-up to do. :) <<<<There are female Leica freaks aren't there? Don't know if I have noticed any yet but I have only been subscribing to the LUG for a couple weeks. In fact I am not aware of any female professional photographers. Why would that be? >>>>>>>> You bet there are lots of very talented lady photographers these days. Many of them I wouldn't want as competitors as they are very very fine shooters. One of our group "Tina Manley" at the moment in Greece shooting is an extremely talented photographer with a great personality to go with it. There are many who do not belong to the LUG, who are award winning magazine and commercial photographers, as well some who are world class Leica photojournalists. <<<<As I remember it wasn't too long ago that I was using Kodachrome and before that it was Ektachrome slide films. In fact I think some of the intrepid explorers 40 years ago brought Ektachrome color developing kits down to the ice so they could develop their own photographs.>>>>>> Kodachrome is still around in several ASA ratings 25-64-200. Ektachrome is constantly up-dated for quality. They are not Ektachromes of the "intrepid explorers 40 years ago". One might say, Ektachromes of today are an entirely different animal. They come in various ASA 100 up to 1600 and higher, if the processing is changed. The 100S or 100SW are extremely fine grained with quality that is better than Kodachrome under some conditions. As far as do your own at home "Ektachrome Processing kits". I would take a chance and say that it is "highly unlikely that any member of the Leica Users Group process their own "chrome E6 film." Maybe, but not likely. Processing E6 "chrome film", by "chrome" I mean any film manufactured as "slide film" ie: Ektachrome -- Fujichrome -- Agfachrome and several others on the market. Is done so quickly these days by labs that it isn't worth the time nor expense to fiddle with the home processing. Besides today, environmental laws are very strict about what chemicals you dump down the drain and colour processing liquids as I understand are a no-no! So if you are going to shoot "slide film" find a processor in Seattle who also looks after pros as well as amateurs and away you go. It's much easier than "doing your own" and probably a lot cheaper in the long run. Hopefully this brings you "up to date" with some of your questions and don't be surprised if you receive a couple dozen more posts. ted grant Victoria, BC Canada