They have to actually release a color film first, don't they?
Cum grano salis, of courseI'm not sure I know how to take this one
With the crappy results that piratelogy is getting I won't be sending them anything. Especially at $25 a roll. I would love to see, though, a frame from them next to a frame of professionally processed e-6 for comparison.
OK, thats good to know, but i thought they were cruical to dye stability for the processed image are they not?Acutally, the couplers are not that important. The development and the formulations are what counts.
PE
Well, I really think he'll succeed in finding the optimal process then! Really, this is highly exciting especially for me since I only got into film relatively recently and never got to shoot Kodachrome
Its more that the correct formula for mixing the developers is replicated, not an easy task without getting the original composition, which only Kodak knows. Having dye couplers is one thing, but the PH, mixing ratios of developer, couplers etc is cruical.From what I understand, Kodachrome requires high degree of quality control which is not that easy to achieve. It was even difficult for the labs who used to process it. And unless you have that QC, you will likely not see any of the "look" that made Kodachrome different. So if is that "look" you are looking for, I think you are in for a disappointment, particularly with the problems that are already being experienced, due to lack of expertise and resources.
Well Steve Frizza achieved it, and Piratelogy is on the same route.Yes, I think getting to the point where you get it exactly right the first time will be the biggest hurdle of all to overcome, if it is even possible.
Well Steve Frizza achieved it, and Piratelogy is on the same route.
So unless you can forsee a world where large numbers of people are willing to send their film away and wait a lengthy time for their slides to come back, you aren't likely to see a "Kodachrome" approach to slide and movie films.
From what I understand, Kodachrome processing requires a high degree of quality control which is not that easy to achieve. It was even difficult for the labs who used to process it. And unless you have that QC, you will likely not see any of the "look" that made Kodachrome different. So if it is that "look" you are looking for, I think you are in for a disappointment, particularly with the problems that are already being experienced, due to lack of expertise and resources.
I think that part of the appeal of the present exercise is that Kodachrome "can" still be processed, despite the distractors and nay-sayers.....almost an intellectual exercise ? I have a small stock of Kodachrome which I would love to shoot...maybe it's nostalgia, IDK. I'm not expecting results to match the last days of Kodachrome in 2010, after all, supplies of Kodachrome are finite and all film is now at least six years outdated, so, unless Kodak reintroduce new stocks and processing, it's never, now, going to be the film to use for your daughter's wedding or your holiday of a lifetime. So, good luck to those who are giving their time and resources to see what can be done !
I believe that a successful Kodachrome process today will be using one-shot chemistry. It is too unstable to allow to sit around and seasoning will be impossible. Secondly, I think that due to the extremely limited volume of extant Kodachrome, and its slow deterioration, I think that the demand will shrink and quality will go down.
PE
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