Kodachrome 120?
 

Kodachrome has always been my favorite 35mm slide film; the only other slide
I've ever tried besides Ektachrome was Fujichrome and I didn't care for it,
to me, it wasn't much different from Ektachrome; yep, Kodachrome is my true
love and Paul Simon was right: "gives us the nice bright colors" :-) But I
can't find Kodachrome 120 anywhere, I see references to it, but nobody seems
to stock it, has it been discontinued? If it's no longer available, can
someone recommend a film to try besides Ektachrome that shares some of
Kodachrome's characteristics? Ektachrome has always seemed to me to have a
very narrow latitude and if not perfectly exposed, the cyan seems to take
over. Thoughts, suggestions?

Thanks,
--
Ray

Kodachrome 120?
 

Lunaray wrote:

Kodachrome has always been my favorite 35mm slide film; the only other
slide
I've ever tried besides Ektachrome was Fujichrome and I didn't care for
it,
to me, it wasn't much different from Ektachrome; yep, Kodachrome is my
true
love and Paul Simon was right: "gives us the nice bright colors" :-) But
I
can't find Kodachrome 120 anywhere, I see references to it, but nobody
seems
to stock it, has it been discontinued? [...]

Discontinued, indeed. Some years ago already. They sold the wrong type
Kodachrome on 120 rolls anyway.

Kodachrome 120?
 

From: "Lunaray"

Kodachrome is my true
love and Paul Simon was right: "gives us the nice bright colors" :-) But I
can't find Kodachrome 120 anywhere, I see references to it, but nobody seems
to stock it, has it been discontinued?

I last used K-64 in 120 in 1991 and I think it was discontinued shortly
afterwards, maybe by 1992 or 1993. I think K-64 was the only flavor offered in
120. Velvia probably killed it off. I remember the time I shot my first roll
of Velvia side by side with a roll of K-64 in Monument Valley, and I threw away
the remaining K-64 when I got the films back. Part of the problem was the
Kodak labs were sold to Qualex and they were a terrible lab at the time, so
processing was problematic too.

If it's no longer available, can someone recommend a film to try besides
Ektachrome that shares some of Kodachrome's characteristics?

Try a roll of Fuji's Velvia, Velvia 100, Provia 100F, Astia 100F and Kodak's
three E-100 Ektachromes. None of these are really very similar to Kodachrome,
but many of us think that's a GOOD thing :) It's a personal choice so shoot in
typical conditions for your requirements and pick the one(s) you like best.
These films vary widely in color saturation, Astia probably being the least
saturated (but great for portraits) and Velvia and E-100 VS the most deeply
saturated, which many people prefer for landscapes.

Ektachrome has always seemed to me to have a
very narrow latitude and if not perfectly exposed, the cyan seems to take
over.

Try to learn to expose "perfectly" and if you get in a situation where that's
difficult then bracket? The newer E-100 films aren't nearly as likely to "go
blue" in the shadows as the older Ektachromes, I've found.

Thoughts, suggestions?

Shoot several different films in the same conditions and pick the one that look
best to you on the lightbox ...

Bill

Kodachrome 120?
 

Thanks Bill, all good advice, I'll give Fuji another try!

Kodachrome 120?
 

I've used a lot of Kodachrome in my time but no longer would.
Velvia is better for landscape and Sensia etc. for people.
Also Digital Ice on scanners does not work on Kodachrome, at least on my
scanner.
A BIG disadvantage

Kodachrome 120?
 

"Gearóid Ó Laoi/Garry Lee" wrote in message
...
Also Digital Ice on scanners does not work on Kodachrome, at least on my
scanner.

And even sans ICE, the scans are terrible anyway.

--
Here lies the late Martin Francis
He couldn't tell you the technical merits of Leitz and Zeiss
But he did take some photographs once.