Re: [OM] Beating a Dead Horse (Not Animal Rights)

[Lex Jenkins]

Good question - one which I myself have asked and explored - with no simple 
answer.
The advice of folks I respect for their expertise leads me to conclude that 
there remain the three familiar (color) films:
1. Kodachrome for best *dark storage* archival properties;

2. Most E6 process slide films for surprisingly good *light storage* or 
displayed archival properties;
3. Certain C41 negative films for maximum latitude, with the trade-off being 
shorter archival properties.
For now I'm continuing to shoot Kodachrome for work I consider to be of long 
term significance.  Meanwhile, I'm exploring various E6 films for one with 
superior scanning properties and more generous latitude. So far that's 
looking like Fuji Astia or Provia (100).
I'll keep shooting negative films for much of my work because what I shot 20 
years ago still looks good.
Lex
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> From: "Franklin A. Berryman" <rumford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 16:52:02 -0500
>
> I have difficulty seeing myself purchasing a digital camera and expect to
> continue along in my old ways.  I would rather shoot film now and have it
> knowing that the technology will eventually be able to extract the 18
> megapixels or whatever film is capable of now, than shoot digital images at 
> 3
> megapixels now and be stuck with them forever.
>
> So the question is do I shoot slide film or print film?  Which is best at 
> being
> scanned?  What is the best way of transferring the images from film to 
> digital
> short of spending $1000 to $1500 on a scanner that will be outdated before 
> I
> can transfer the "best of"  my existing images to disks.
>
> The way I used to shoot was to take alot of Kodachome 25 (there was more 
> light
> when I was younger than there is now I guess), save the best and pitch the
> rest.  Is a viable alternative to continue doing this and when I have a 
> hundred
> or so ship them off to a service to be transferred to CD.  Would a better
> alternative be to send them a roll at a time to Kodak (or Fuji) for 
> processing
> and having them returned with the digital images being posted on the web.
>
> Life is so complicated and I'd like a K.I.S.S. way out of the morass.
>
> You get bonus points if you point out what is most cost effective.
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