Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would agree - Kodachrome appears to be extremely stable over time. I just finished a project - went through over 3500 slides taken over a period of almost 50 years that had been stored under less than favorable conditions at times. All the Ks were perfect while the other types were, as mentioned, faded to other color casts. Ted Bayer Olalla, WA - ----- Original Message ----- From: <dante@umich.edu> To: "Leica Users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:33 AM Subject: Re: Provia 100F or K64? (was: Re: [Leica] Film survey.) > The other issue is archival permanence, where Kodachrome beats all takers. > I recently found a box of slides in the attic that had been sitting under a > slate roof for 25 summers. Needless to say, the K64 slides were perfect; > the Ektachromes and Fujichromes in there were green, blue and red. > > > > Doug, > > > > when it comes to sharpness there is simply no contest. K64 is definitely the > > sharpest film. In projection, the difference in sharpness is very visible. > > The K64 slides have a sparkle to them that is second to none. Looking at K64 > > slides after having used 100F for a while is like walking around the whole day > > without wearing glasses and then in the afternoon start wearing them and > > suddenly discover the brilliance of the leaves in the trees, the sharp edges > > of buildings, and beautiful neutral colors. Everything suddenly comes to life > > again! IMHO :-)! > > > > The downside is, as you say, that it is more difficult to scan K64. And, of > > course, the processing time is for most of us too long. Sadly, the edge that > > K64 has in projection is entirely lost when it is scanned. If you want to > > compare these films I think you have to take into consideration the intended > > use of the them, scanning or projection. > > > > I don't have any experience with pushing 100F, but a test review I read about > > a year ago stated that it could without any reservations be pushed both 1 and > > 2 stops. > > > > -- Arne > > > > > > > > In message <B86642C5.1307%telyt@earthlink.net>, > > Doug Herr writes: > >> on 1/12/02 11:29 AM, Don at don.ro@verizon.net wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> How does Provia 100F compare to Kodachrome? > >>> > >> > >> I've been comparing the two films lately and find that K64 is a sharper > >> film, Provia 100F has less contrast and is easier to scan, and the > >> processing for Provia 100F is much more accessible. Provia's palette is > >> very nice, and the extra speed is handy. > >> > >> I've also read that 100F pushed one stop is among the best choices for > >> 200-speed slide films which got me thinking that it would be more convenient > >> to stock up on one film instead of both K64 and K200, and push the Provia > >> when nessesary. Do any list members have experience with 100F @ 200? > >> > >> > >> Doug Herr > >> Birdman of Sacramento > >> www.wildlightphoto.com > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > ------------ > Dante Stella > http://www.dantestella.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html