Talk:Ektachrome

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I was under the impression that minilabs could do E6; perhaps I'm wrong.

But am very much doubting the statement that Kodachrome is a better film than Ectachrome. Certainly Fujichrome is better than Kodachrome.

--Cjs

(reply) Edited this, it was biased content. No film can be listed as 'better' than any other, it is opinion rather than fact. Added an accurate process history to the article.

--deepblue79

Agree with deepblue79, films are made for different purposes, and assessing which are best, even for a particular purpose, is subjective.

I'm concerned about the "blurred the boundaries" comment in the article. I'm trying to guess what the writer meant. The developing processes are dissimilar in cost, availability, longevity, artistic result, etc. The digital revolution hasn't altered the advantages and drawbacks of each. Perhaps the writer meant the differences are increasingly becoming of academic importance?

Jacobin Marley 20:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)Jacobin

[edit] preservation issues

Can anyone talk of long term preservation issues with Ektachrome?

Thanks,

Jim

Jim, I'd defer to the Kodak Web site on this. Ektachrome is known to hold up better than Kodachrome when used in a slide projector, but worse when in storage. Since there aren't many slideshows with the physical slide film, these days, Ektachrome is in a worse situation than Kodachrome -- or indeed most Kodak films. Years ago, I heard 25 or 35 years for Ektachrome in storage, but the question now in the digital age is whether film over that period can be restored.

Very high budget restoration (For example, "The Wizard of Oz" film) seems to be concerned, not with decomposition, per se, but ability to reverse the aging process.

Jacobin Marley 20:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)Jacobin

Actually, Applied Science Fiction's DIGITAL ROC (Restoration Of Color) scanning software and Photoshop plug-in seems to reverse dye fade rather well. Kodak bought ASF back in about 2002 or so to acquire this technology, among others, in their portfolio. Discpad 02:07, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Dan Schwartz

By the way, if anybody has any doubts about Kodachrome longevity, see Kodachrome comes through after 42 years to help solve JFK assassination! on Photo.Net... Discpad 02:24, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Dan

[edit] Ron Andrews's contributions

Since Ron, a retired Eastman Kodak engineer, is unfamiliar with Wikipedia markup, I transcribed his post on Photo.Net to the section on Ektachrome variants Discpad 02:04, 23 February 2007 (UTC) Dan Schwartz

There should be no lab listings in this article. Most any lab can provide these services. ..Rob

[edit] Temperatures

I think the temperatures should be in celsius and not Fahrenheit. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.66.91.236 (talk) 21:50, 2 March 2007 (UTC).

Commercial processors are calibrated in degrees F. Discpad 13:51, 17 March 2007 (UTC)