[rollei_list] Re: yellow cast on Rollei CR-200 slide film
- From: Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:21:09 -0500
At 11:47 AM 3/21/2013, you wrote:
I apologize for not having stated it more clearly. At the start of
a roll of film there is a test bit which consists of colors. The
machine analyzes this and then tries to produce a
chemical mix to produce a proper slide. This works on standard
films -- Kodak and Fuji were built into the machines. Some outre
films might not have been properly calibrated. I've only done Kodak
and Agfa E-6 in my own darkroom, so I cannot speak much to other
emulsions. I always found Agfa to have superior color renditions,
certainly better than Fuji or Kodak. Piss-pour marketing killed off
Agfa and Kodak, of course, not a poor product. BRING BACK
KODACHROME! <he grins>
Marc
Two comments or questions-
When I lived in The Netherlands in 1963 I used both Ektachrome and
Agfacolor 64. Without a doubt the Agfa product provided better
color, perhaps because it was designed for more overcast
conditions. The other advantage of Agfa is that I could drop a roll
of 120 in a mail drop in the middle of the day and get a developed
roll, not mounted, in my home mailbox the next day. I believe the
film was processed in Germany although I actually mailed it to an
address in The Netherlands. Also, these many years later, the Agfa
product has held up far better then Kodak.
Now the question- there has been mention of "color test stripes" on
the film. Were those done chemically or by exposure?
DAW
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