Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ok Eric, but realize there are many more films than just Velvia. If the skin tones seem garish to you (as they do to most) use something like E100S, which is the prefered film of most fashion magazines these days. Peter K - -----Original Message----- From: Eric Welch [mailto:ewelch@ponyexpress.net] Sent: Monday, December 14, 1998 8:46 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] I for one am glad Kodachrome is dead or dying. >Ektachrome that blows it away....or why is it that so few pros use it? Look >through the magazines and you may be surprised to find that K25 and K64 have >died, its just that no one told Kodak, or apparently some LUG members. For the last time, Kodak has not updated Kodachrome for some time. Why would anyone bother to compare them at this point? The technology promises to put Kodachrome at the top of the heap for sharpness, grain and archival quality. And Kodak can tweak color and saturation any way they want. They could come out with warm, saturated and extremely accurate versions if they want. Kodak has been going through a lot of changes recently, and they seem to be anxious to accommodate pros wishes. With the new mini K-Lab, Kodachrome processing has the potential to be as fast (almost within an hour or so) of being as fast as E6, once the machines are in place. And they are right. A film can be overly saturated, and thus not accurate. Velvia is the perfect example. It's beautiful with most subjects, but also garish by some people's standards. Saturation is a matter of taste. Kodachrome almost died. It's still on its last legs. If Kodak wakes up to its potential, which they seem to be doing, then it could once again become the king of color. - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Ted Kennedy