I always used Kodachrome 25 on my ski trips and it
handled the contrast beautifully and revealed detail
in the snow. I would put my OM-1 (w/50mm 1.8) in my
parka pocket (and sometimes my 28/2.8 in another
pocket) and ski with it all day - never had a problem
with it. The beauty of small, light, and simple.
--- allan <allan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It was before my time, but large format Kodachromes
> always excite me. The
> colors are just THERE. It seems also that the
> contrast was lesser on early
> Kodachrome sheet film. I'm thinking of a couple of
> snow scenes I've seen. In
> any case, beautiful stuff.
>
> Allan
>
>
>
> > From: Jim Couch <JamesBCouch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Organization: Spoke & Sprocket
> > Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 13:44:03 -0800
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] The people who killed Kodachrome
> >
> > I remember those days as well (Does that make us
> old farts?) Life is certainly
> > a matter of perspective isn't it? I have always
> loved the Kodachrome color
> > palette. After having been out of active
> photography for a number of years I
> > was really surprised to hear people say that they
> didn't like Kodachrome
> > because the colors were to dull!
> >
> > John Prosper wrote:
> >
> >> This makes me smile. ;-) Remember the old days
> when Kodachrome was
> >> considered the garish, super saturated maverick
> compared to all other
> >> emulsions? Now the K-14 bunch is being regarded
> as a "natural color" film!
> >> Isn't THAT a switch!?! ;-)
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> John
> >
>
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