I believe my E6 Agfas (some of which I processed myself) are still in good
shape, but I have not surveyed them all. The blue jacket to which I referred
upstream is one I did see recently, and it is in good shape. I have no reason
to believe it will be otherwise with others. I can't comment about the CT18s,
as I haven't checked them out.
Yes, IMO, K25 colour was more accurate than K64, though K64 wasn't bad. As far
as Agfa grain goes, I don't believe they made an ASA 25 film; their slowest was
50, and it compared favourably to K64, though it wasn't up to snuff in terms of
grain. But then, the processing was different; E6 vs. K14. I think part of my
success with E6 Agfa was using either small batches that weren't replenished.
OM content: except for medium format, chromes shot with mostly OM but also
some Leica.
Given the scarcity of Agfa currently and the positive comments about Fuji
films, I will likely end up shooting primarily Fuji, but will give the Agfa a
whirl and maybe use some for certain types of work. And of course, I'll be
fair to Kodak since I DO currently live in Roc-cha-cha.
Earl aka Canoeman
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On 9/25/2003 at 11:10 PM Roger D. Key wrote:
>Exactly my experience; Perutz was great when new, but deteriated quickly.
>Agfa was warmer than K25, with much more grain, and also deteriated badly
>over the years. K25 slides (many 1/2 frame Olympus Pen-D) still look great,
>as do K64, but the K25 colour seemed to be a lot more accurate.
>
>Roger Key
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>John Hudson wrote:
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>The colour balance of my earliest K25 and K64 slides from the mid 1960s is
>as good today as it was when they were processed. I have some Agfa chromes
>from the same period and the colour balance has shifted wildly towards
>magenta and blue and some have lost upwards of 800f their colour across
>the board. Some artificial light Ektachromes from the early 1970s are, like
>their K25 cousins, as good as they were when first processed. Leading the
>pack for loss of colour, colour shift and fading are a few remaining Perutz
>slides I have from the 1960s. All the slides have been stored in light
>proof
>containers away from dampness.
>
>John Hudson
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