This primarily for the still guys and old timers...
It's amazing that such a dramatic change in technology has taken place in my life. I started a career in still (WAY before videotape) and clearly remember the birth of color in still film "for the masses" (Ektachrome). I made a living for years shooting spreads for Ingenue, Glamour, Seventeen and Vogue. Black and white was shot in 35mm but all color was done on slide film -
So I thought some of you might be interested in this, but...don't believe the hype.
Anyway - check out this weepy epitaph...
http://ap.google.com:80/article/ALeqM5in4VpwG7V6nuy_6KRV525YJYzlzAD93BA0F00
Afterword:
The main thing Kodachrome had was super fine grain - you could actually shoot in 35mm and have an image that would hold up in a magazine spread. At the time, nothing else worked and we shot EVERYTHING in 4x5 to 8x10 (for color).
But it was a SUPER bitch to work with.
You had a half-stop of latitude - miss that EXACT exposure and you simply failed - your image looked like poop. Professional photographers really had to know what they were doing, and the exposure meter was king. Use it correctly or die. (This all before through the lens metering).
It was WAY better than Ektachrome, especially in the reds, but in my estimation it doesn't hold a candle to any decent digital image of today - plus you've got instant replay (Kodachrome took two days to a week to see) and great low-light ability.
Good bye film - I won't miss you at all.
v
It's amazing that such a dramatic change in technology has taken place in my life. I started a career in still (WAY before videotape) and clearly remember the birth of color in still film "for the masses" (Ektachrome). I made a living for years shooting spreads for Ingenue, Glamour, Seventeen and Vogue. Black and white was shot in 35mm but all color was done on slide film -
So I thought some of you might be interested in this, but...don't believe the hype.
Anyway - check out this weepy epitaph...
http://ap.google.com:80/article/ALeqM5in4VpwG7V6nuy_6KRV525YJYzlzAD93BA0F00
Afterword:
The main thing Kodachrome had was super fine grain - you could actually shoot in 35mm and have an image that would hold up in a magazine spread. At the time, nothing else worked and we shot EVERYTHING in 4x5 to 8x10 (for color).
But it was a SUPER bitch to work with.
You had a half-stop of latitude - miss that EXACT exposure and you simply failed - your image looked like poop. Professional photographers really had to know what they were doing, and the exposure meter was king. Use it correctly or die. (This all before through the lens metering).
It was WAY better than Ektachrome, especially in the reds, but in my estimation it doesn't hold a candle to any decent digital image of today - plus you've got instant replay (Kodachrome took two days to a week to see) and great low-light ability.
Good bye film - I won't miss you at all.
v