Re: IR Ektachrome E-6

[Edward Meyers <aghalide@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 24 Feb 1997, Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:

> On 22 Feb 97 at 22:47, Dan Cardish wrote:
> 
> > For those of you with web access, check out 
> > 
> >         http://www.kodak.com/aboutKodak/bu/ppi/technicalPubs/tiDocs/ti2323.shtml
> > 
> > For Kodak's documentation on the new IR film.  You can download acrobat and
> > postscript versions of the info.
> 
> Am I the only one being somewhat disturbed about the note, where it 
> says that E-6 should not be regarded as appropriate for scientific 
> and technical use?
> I wonder what they mean with this....the only fact I can extract from 
> this page is that it will be 200 ASA in E-6, and 100 ASA in AR-5, and 
> that human lips will render yellow....
> Assuming a larger format in this same emulsion will follow, 
> resolution should not be the main argument....the actual spectral range 
> doesn't seem likely either, as it is film related, not process. That