[rollei_list] Re: Richard the K (was: Old film)
- From: Ardeshir Mehta <ardeshir@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 19:30:23 -0400
On 30-May-05, at 5:18 PM, Thor Legvold wrote:
> Richard, I don't know where you found all of this. You're a real
> gem :-)
Darn right. If Richard lived in Japan they'd have called him a
"Living National Treasure"!
Cheers.
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> On 30. mai. 2005, at 19.00, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
>> I don't know why Kodak has been trying to kill off Kodachrome but
>> they have for a long time. Probably supporting the special
>> processing is the problem. Kodachrome evidently has excellent dark
>> storage properties while Ektachrome type films have better
>> resistance to fading under projection. I've seen quite a lot of
>> Kodachrome that still looks pristine after 60 years. I am not sure
>> why the dyes are so stable. Kodachrome differs from more recent
>> color films in that the substances which form the dyes are in the
>> developing solutions rather than in the emulsion layers. This may
>> offer a wider range of dyes that can be used or, perhaps its
>> something to do with residues of some sort in the emulsion layers.
>> [... etc. ...]
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