Thanks Godfrey, I woke up too late today for the ending of the Kodachrome auction so somebody else will be happy :-) I will concentrate on the soft focus feature of the Tamron SP 70-150mm for the next rolls of film then... greetings Markus
>>-----Original Message----- >>From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:11 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Outdated Kodachrome 64 slide film any good? >> >> >>Kodachrome process adds the dyes, rather than them being resident in >>the emulsion when unprocessed, so Kodachrome films are generally very >>stable in extreme heat conditions and preserve very well indeed in >>the refrigerator or freezer. I haven't shot Kodachrome in many years, >>but I used a LOT of it in the 1970s and 1980s. >> >>I'm not sure what the big problem in scanning it is. >> >> http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW2/02.htm >> >>I scanned that with the Minolta Scan Dual II and Vuescan in 2002, >>from an original transparency I made in 1981. That exposure was made >>on 6 year out-of-date film I had in the freezer from when I worked at >>a discount store selling photo gear a few years before that... >>Makes a superb 11x17 print. >> >>Scanning Rule of Thumb #1002: >> >>The scan is NOT the finished product. Scan to capture as much of the >>image data to digital form as possible. Render that data in with your >>favorite image processing tools to the photograph you want. >> >>Godfrey >>
