Re: Freight Victoria Black

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

Greg Triplett <triplett@hotkey.net.au> wrote in message
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> Hi Frank,
>
>
> > >>One thing in Kodachrome's favour despite its relatively less
> > 'exciting' colour, is that it is excellent in terms of its archival
> > quality. I read somewhere that it has a *minimum* life of 50 years.<<
>
> I've heard that too. Many Kodachromes from the sixties look like they were
> shot Yesterday.
>
> >>This is because, unlike all other films, the colour dyes are notactually
> in the film as purchased - Kodachrome is initially basically several
layers
> of colour-sensitive B/W film. The colour dyes are added to the appropriate
> layers at the colour processing stage. Kodachrome processing is quite
> different and considerably more complex than other processing, which is
why
> only Kodak do it in Australia.<<
>
> Problem I hear is that the processing has serious environmental waste
> disposal issues with it and there's been rumors of discontinuing this film
> although Kodak says no. Eventually I expect we'll all have to be using E6
> films or digital.
>
> > >>Certainly all of my Kodachromes of the early 70s have retained their
> > colour admirably, whereas other brands of film (Agfa in particular)
> > have deteriorated considerably.<<
>
> My Agfa stuff from 1963-67 is absolutely RS. Just faded out. However some
> Ektachrome shot in 1967 looks perfect. Storage is important and
fortunately
> my stuff has always been stored in cold dark conditions.
>
> > >>I also wonder about the longevity of colour prints - sometimes you
> > will get them back reeking of chemicals and you have to wonder whether
> > they have been washed properly. Have you ever been to a 21st and seen
> > the usual collection of baby photos, and noted how often many of them
> > are badly faded?<<
>
> I would expect slides would fade like that too if left out in the light.
>
> Regards
>
> GT
>
>
I am currently using Kodachrome 64 and have no problems with it, apart from
buying it in Wollongong. None of the Kodak Express shops will stock it nor
will they order it one roll at a time. I have to drive 20 mins north to
Corrimal to but it at a specialist camera store.
I started using Kodachrome 64 in 1980, then changed to Ektachrome 200 with a
blue filter, changed back to Kodachrome to save money, then used Fujichrome
100 (later called Sensia) for a few years.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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