I second your suggestion. My last (probably) roll of Kodachrome was
shot during the first months after Idas birth, more or less on with
her on the laps of us or grandparents etc. Hopefully they will last
at least her life time.
/ Johan
6 dec 2006 kl. 15.28 skrev Geilfuss Charles:
>
> Ian,
> I have a recommendation for your K64.
> Let me preface a bit. After my mother passed away in 2004, my
> father gave to me for safe keeping his collection of color
> transparencies dating from my parents' honeymoon in 1952 to around
> 1958
> based on the oldest image I can find of myself and two sisters. All
> were
> taken with a Spartus 35 and when he got the focus right (zone focus I
> think) it made pretty sharp images. About 95% are Kodachrome and they
> still look amazingly good despite being stuck in a shoe box on the
> closet floor for a long time. Can't say the same for the Anscochrome
> slides which have faded to near oblivion.
> I have cleaned and remounted all (PEC 12 is amazing stuff), had
> them scanned, and am now in the process of cleaning them up in PS to
> give to my sisters by Christmas. After spending hours with these
> images,
> I can't tell you how much I treasure these images of my parents when
> they were in their 20's and of me and my sisters when we were little
> tykes.
> So my advice is load up that K64 and take as many images as you
> can of spouse, parents, grandparents, offspring and siblings. Don't
> forget your cousins, aunts and uncles. The neighbor kids are fair game
> too.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of swisspace
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 6:33 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Inspiration needed - totally on topic
>
> I have a four rolls of kodachrome 64 which I need to use up in the
> next
> two weeks so I can send them off for free processing before the end of
> the year.
>
> With digital I can snap away happily, but with film I need a subject
> more worthwhile, any ideas? - all photos will be taken with olympus
> film
>
> camera's
>
> IanW
>
>
>
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