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Have you followed every post? Seems like not.
Have you followed every post? Seems like not.no never...and I haven’t exactly led a sheltered life. Great photo for the shock and disgust factor but not sure what the actual fuck it has to do with the topic. Seems like this thread has gone way off into the weeds.
That was communism at its best, but don't make mistake about it, there was no love involved. Neither anything like it happened between Kremlin occupant and any other member of sucked-in countries.
Today same picture would have drawn completely different sentiments.
Have you followed every post? Seems like not.
No problem. Honeckers name came up and for those who lived the times it is rather impossible to forget that affair. I actually wondered for a long time what kind of reaction, if any, there was in GDR around that time, but I can say it brought out laughter at least in general population of Poland.Uh, we here in the west didn’t really have much insight into the persons and machinations that went on behind the iron curtain. So, it may be totally relevant, if a bit obscure, but it is not at all obviously to me.
No problem. Honeckers name came up and for those who lived the times it is rather impossible to forget that affair. I actually wondered for a long time what kind of reaction, if any, there was in GDR around that time, but I can say it brought out laughter at least in general population of Poland.
An iconic photo. You haven't seen it before?
I think I first saw the photo in 1999 in a Lonely Planet's Berlin guide which I was reading to get as much info as possible on your capital as I was about to visit it in the autumn. The city marked 10th anniversary of the wall falling during my visit.I must admit I too only saw that photo years after the demise of the GDR. And I was not actually behind a rock concerning anything related to the GDR.
But I back then saw videos of such meetings.
Often I found it interesting at such situations as this one, how different still such media perception can be.
Holy sh!t, this thread has become embarrassing.
Embarrassing? Why is that? Because of a photo that is widely known to generations now? I could show some stuff from where you live that I would argue as far more "embarrassing". But it would still be a matter of one's point of view.Holy sh!t, this thread has become embarrassing.
Most certainly not because of Leonid kissing Honecker on the lips....and we wonder why young people don't join photrio!
Most certainly not because of Leonid kissing Honecker on the lips.
It appears I have done a favor to some members as learning history is never too late nor ... embarrassing. It was not intended, it just came out this way.
Then I have no idea what you meant since you seemed to have agreed with "embarrassing" post, but I'm not here to continue on that path. Perhaps I misread your post.No, that's not what I meant.
Then I have no idea what you meant since you seemed to have agreed with "embarrassing" post, but I'm not here to continue on that path. Perhaps I misread your post.
I read Colin's remark "embarrassing" because the conversations here tend to go all over the place and often sideways. One of many reasons why young photographers stay away.
Most certainly not because of Leonid kissing Honecker on the lips.
It appears I have done a favor to some members as learning history is never too late nor ... embarrassing. It was not intended, it just came out this way.
we here in North America have little or no education in Cold War era history of that half of Europe.
All I can say those were interesting times, but not every country had it going the same.I don’t think the photo is embarrassing at all but rather that we here in North America have little or no education in Cold War era history of that half of Europe.
I have seen that photo many times since 1979 when it was taken, and many similar kisses in news clips on television.
To get back on track, if you used ORWO products between 1971-1989 then they were produced during Honecker's tenure as leader of the DDR.
@JPD Topic had been exhausted somewhere around page 1 or 2 though. I was pretty satisfied at that point as far as question was concerned. But eventually we made into a bit of history, perhaps not envisioned even taking into account how a forum tends to deviate.
@Arcadia4
I'm pretty certain that the 'new' APX films are Kentmere or close variant thereof - .
Yes, there is a consensus by those who have tested the current APX films correctly (sensitometric tests = characteristic curve, resolution, sharpness and grain tests). And who have also tested them the same way in comparison to these films which could be similar or identical.
I have done these tests, other photographers I have talked to as well. And you will also find such test results here on photrio.
The current AgfaPhoto APX films are from the Kentmere production, therefore identical to Kentmere 100 and 400. Rollei RPX 100 and 400 are also rebranded Kentmere 100 / 400 films.
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