> > From: Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/23 Tue AM 12:16:14 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Slightly OT - demise of Kodachrome > > Man - ISO 200 Kodachrome was the grainiest, least sharp, and most rotten > color rendering film I ever shot. It was probably the best ISO 200 slide > film back in the day when it was the only ISO 200 slide film, but it > really left a lot to be desired, IMO. > > Maybe someone will market a spray on coating that could decrease > saturation and simulate extreme graininess. It could be applied to any > cheap Ektachrome film to simulate the Kodachrome 200 experience. > > - MCC
It's a pretty good 500speed slide film though. Albeit for the reason you give above. The E6 stuff would need some sort of archive enhancement to be the equal of KC. Better a crap picture than none at all. > > Scott Loveless wrote: > > This popped up on the Kodachrome list recently amidst the ongoing > > rumors that Kodachrome will be/has been discontinued. Just thought > > I'd share in case any of you are still interested. > > > > > >> Bayer has just posted something on APUG, announcing the death of K200: > >> > >> http://www.apug.org/forums/forum172/35744-kodachrome-200-gone.html > > > > =========================================================== > > It is official, Kodak has discontinued Kodachrome 200 as of > > November, 2006. > > > > According to my contact at Kodak, they decided to make the > > announcement to vendors and labs only. > > =========================================================== > > > > > > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
