Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Chromogenic nightmares
From: Ed Buziak <ed.buziak@camera-and-darkroom.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:02:00 +0000

Mike,

I can vouch for that too... only a few rolls have shown acute fading so far,
but I don't feel at all  comfortable with the film nowadsys when HP5+, for
example, can be soooo nice (especially in PMK).

Cheers,

Ed Buziak / Publisher
"Camera & Darkroom"

ed.buziak@camera-and-darkroom.co.uk

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>From: Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: [Leica] Chromogenic nightmares
>Date: Tue, Feb 15, 2000, 8:07 am
>

>The downside of chromogenic films is that your negatives AREN'T
>ARCHIVAL. Over the years I have heard so many horror stories I can't
>even begin to tell you. We receive regular pleas for help at the
>magazine from people whose chromogenic negatives are fading away. I've
>seen examples that are almost gone. Bad fading can occur within 5 years.
>It's true that some people report no problems after 15 years, but
>others--MANY others--report the opposite. Personally, I wouldn't touch
>the stuff with somebody else's ten-foot pole. If you expect or intend to
>keep your negatives, BEWARE.
>
>At the very least, do your own processing, and DO NOT trust a commercial
>lab or a minilab.
>
>--Mike Johnston / Editor
>_PHOTO Techniques_ magazine
>www.phototechmag.com
>