Re: [Leica] No Kodachrome 25!!!!?!

["Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>]

Chuck

I spoke to Kodak today and they said that consumer K25 should now be used
pretty much as I do.  I have a fridge full of the stuff and I tend to use it
halfway between when I bought it and the expiry date.  I have noticed the
red/megenta cast in some rolls that I used just after I bought it but some
of the six month old stuff is fine.

Simon

Chuck Albertson wrote:

> Simon,
>
> I don't know anything about a specification for processing---that's pretty
> much up to the user. The emulsions are the same, but the difference
between
> the pro and amateur versions of Kodachrome is that the pro version is
tested
> at the factory for speed and color balance. If it's spot-on, they label it
> as "professional" and maintain it in refrigeration all the way to the
> consumer; that's the justification for the added cost of the pro versions.
> The amateur versions are released and distributed with the assumption that
> they will age on the dealer's shelf, and in the consumer's camera
> bag/camera.
>
> I was really bummed when they discontinued the pro version of K25. It's
just
> the thing for mountain photography, and a predictable color balance is
> necessary---nothing looks worse than green snow (except maybe yellow
snow).
> If the film is more mature and has red-shifted, you can get away with it
> ("That? That's algae, in the snow! It's quite common at high altitudes,
it's
> just not widely reported.").
>
> Chuck Albertson
> Seattle, Wash.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 1:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] No Kodachrome 25!!!!?!
>
>
> > Chuck
> >
> > My understanding is/was that the film/emulsion etc. of the K25 is
> constant.
> > The only difference between pro and consumer was the turnaround time
that
> > Kodak specified for processing.
> >
> > I just know you are about to tell me how wrong I am/was ;-)
> >
> > Simon
> >
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