Re: [Leica] Slides

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Seattle Filmworks used to use Kodak 5247 Motion Picture film which was a
negative print film from which the made prints, and using the companion
motion picture print film, slides. This film had a VERY Narrow lattitude;
which is why filmmakers usually have a lighting director to make sure every
spot in the scene it lit for optimum results... when printed out by our lab,
if the exposure is right you get decent photos; over or under expose, and
the slopes go wild and you get terrible results. Recently, they appear to
have switched to a German maufacturer- it is similar to Agfa, but I think it
may be Orwo, as the mask is slightly different from Agfa. Our lab still
refuses to process it, though.
Stick with Kodak, Fugi. or Agfa!  :}
dwpost@msn.com
- -----Original Message-----
From: Dale R. Reed <dale-reed@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Thursday, January 01, 1998 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Slides

>Eric Welch wrote:
><snip>
>> That's Seattle Film Works, no doubt. Horrible film. It's negative film.
You
><snip>
>
>You know I have heard this a number if times during the last couple
>weeks. And I have used SFW but usually I have been sending my print film
>to REI.  Which I have long suspected just sends it on to SFW which then
>returns a new roll back to me in the REI(but it is really SFW film)
>canister.
>
>So where I am going with this is I have been blaming my little Olympus
>point&shoot(P&S) for my poor quality photographs but you fellows are
>beginning to make me think it was partially the film.
>
>Now that is something to think about.  I think I will go buy a roll of
>xxxChrome slide film, run it through my P&S, get it developed locally
>and look at the results on the big screen.
>
>So after I get this film issue sorted out and purchase and start using
>my new Leica and start thoughtfully taking mucho photographs then...
>
>Looking good!  Thanks for the help everyone, I think I am off and
>running.
>
>Now when is Leica going to come out with that "new" M6 with the larger
>viewfinder?  Maybe I will not wait after all.    Dale
>--
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