Re: PHOTO-3D digest 1419

[P3D Sam Smith <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From: P3D Mark Josephson  <icebox@xxxxxxx>
>To: photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Don't bury Medium Format yet !
>Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960716232603.19957B-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>On Sun, 14 Jul 1996, P3D Smith wrote:
>
>> OH NO, JOHN DON'T GO !!! Medium format 3d is the Ultimate format to many
>> Stereographers, don't give up on it merely because you can't get Kodachrome.
>> I personally believe the permanence of Kodachrome has been a little
>> exagerrated anyway, and the fact of the matter is that NO color slide film
>> comes close to the stability of conventional black and white materials.

Mark Josephson wrote:
>I don't think its exaggerated at all.  When I bought my Realist viewer in 
>a very non archival junk shop, some old slides came with it, including 
>some of the 1950 Chicago Auto Show. The auto show slides are mostly 
>underexposed, but the parts that aren't have as much color depth as 
>slides I shoot now.  While BW certainly is more archival, Kodachome is 
>what it is cracked up to be (great for long term storage, not great for 
>heavy projection).

I have some old Anscochromes from the 50's that are the same way, though I
don't consider them archival materials. The point was that just because a
certain film is no longer available should not be reason for dismissing an
entire medium of stereo photography, Medium Format. If someone is that
concerned about permanence, then I think they should consider duping their
originals, using the copies for general use and display, and keeping their
originals in proper storage conditions. John already mentioned the other
alternative , Tri-color separations.


Sam





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