Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/09

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Subject: [Leica] Luminosity
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Thu Nov 9 04:32:03 2006
References: <009501c70392$6700c240$2101a8c0@luispersonal> <18DE8C8C-17EC-430E-8FC7-F26730BD1A47@comcast.net>

Hi Len:

I don't disagree with you, I like them both for different reasons as well.

Thanks for looking and for your comments.

Jim


Leonard Taupier wrote:

> I'm going to vote in the other direction. If you open both bridge  
> photos and compare them directly, you see the Ektar25 color is a  little 
> brighter and more pastel in tone. The Kodachrome has deeper  and more 
> natural color. If you compare the two folders, the Ektar25  folder is 
> more forward with the bright red and orange colors. I like  the Ektar 
> photos better but the Kodachrome colors better. In any case  these are 
> fantastic fall images. Well done.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> On Nov 8, 2006, at 7:02 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote:
> 
>> I don't know..., but for me Ektar looks better
>>
>> Saludos desde Barcelona
>> Luis
>>
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En  
>> nombre de
>> Jim Hemenway
>> Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 08 de noviembre de 2006 21:55
>> Para: LUG
>> Asunto: [Leica] Luminosity
>>
>> I hope that you'll like the luminosity in most of these taken with my
>> spare R8 prior to selling it to a member of this group:
>> http://www.half-fast.com//R8-Ektar25-Oct9-13-2006/
>> Ektar 25 color negative film
>>
>> As a comparison, these (posted earlier) were taken about the same time
>> with Kodachrome 200 in a Pentax MX:
>> http://www.half-fast.com/MX-Kodachrome-Oct8-10-2006/
>>
>> I've been told by someone on the Kodachrome list that Kodak High
>> Resolution" film is actually Ektar 400... can anyone here confirm?
>>
>> Comments are cheerfully accepted!
>>
>> Jim


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