Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Testing Elite 100G
From: "Kevin Argue" <kargue@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 22:22:48 -0400

Nathan- Interesting new film and results. I was just asked about this from a
friend of mine who read it on the Kodachrome users group. He said he just
saw your write up and images on that site while I was looking on the Lug!
Amazing how small the world is.

Cheers,
Kevin Argue
St. Catharines, Canada

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>From: "Nathan Wajsman (private)" <nathanw@bluewin.ch>
>To: LUG <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: [Leica] Testing Elite 100G
>Date: Fri, May 16, 2003, 1:18 AM
>

> Lugger Leo Wesson and his wife Jennifer came to Zurich for a few days,
> and I had the pleasure of meeting them and show them around the local
> countryside a bit. Leo was kind enough to bring me a roll of the new
> Kodak Elite 100G, which I immediately proceeded to test. I must say that
>   of all the E6 films I have tried, this one comes closest to Kodachrome
> in terms of color rendition, and the sharpness is very good too.
> Overall, an excellent film, and certainly one I will use from now on
> when I need the quick turnaround of E6. It is also easier to scan than
> Kodachrome. I have put up a folder from the test roll on Leica Gallery Net:
>
> http://www.leica-gallery.net/wajsman/folder-4697.html
>
> There a couple of shots of Leo, a lakefront picture, and a couple of
> pictures from my garden, including the famous garden gnome which serves
> as my test subject whenever I need to test a new lens or film.
>
> Nathan
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>
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