At 19:34 9/13/02, Tom Wagner wrote:
This has to have been talked about again and again.. Everyone has their
personal favorite, but what is the down and dirty advice or consensuses
regarding the best chrome slide film available today for general
photography....
K-14 Process: Kodachrome 64
E-6 Process: Provia 100F (RDP III)
B&W Chrome: Agfa Scala 200X
I list both a K-14 and an E-6 because Kodachrome is my favorite, but some
people seem to have more difficulty getting it processed than I have
encountered aside from turn-around time. K-14 does require some patience
everywhere but in a handful of very large cities. I just got one roll of
my Kodachromes from last Saturday's air show back this evening (#2 is still
in the camera). Gary Edwards had his Provia back and a scan from it posted
on Monday, the day after he returned. I got some decent ones on this roll,
but not nearly as stunning as the one Gary posted. Roll #2 has the bulk of
the aerial shots and it's still in the OM-4 with 8 frames left on it.
Scala 200X is the *only* true B&W chrome, but it's also a very, very good
one that's excellent for "general" work. Been using it for some time for
occasional B&W shots that can be done at ISO 50 to ISO 100 with filters, or
ISO 200 without filters.
-- John
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