Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, but you got to admit that there is nothing quite like an 8x10 transparency on a light table to put glee in your heart. A few months ago I was able to view some of Samual Chamberlain's 8x10 Kodachrome's from the 1950's. So nice. I noticed that 1950s Kodachrome appears to have been less contrasty than it is today. Sam S Tim Atherton wrote: >>Ha ha, I see your problem. You shoot color negative. If you shot slides >>you could blow the darn thing up to the size of the wall. Seriously, I >>have stopped using color neg. materials. I shoot mostly b&w and slides. >>Slides are perfect if you need an enlared negative which I often do. Of >>course, not everyone is as wealty as I am. >> > > > On the contrary - I recently switched from transparency to negative film for > 4x5 and 8x10 - in most circumstances it is far superior. And it enlarges > equally well with a far great range. Scans from are quite luscious. > > tim > > -- > 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