Re:Seattle Film Works

[P3D Gregory J. Wageman <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Derek Gee comments:

>I talked to a SFW rep on their Customer Service line a few months ago,
>and the film in question is Agfa Motion Picture film, not standard
>Agfa negative film.  How else did you think you were going to get
>pictures and slides from the same neg?

Easy, the same way you get prints & slides from Kodachrome, Ektachrome
or any other chrome film: print the slide onto a paper designed for
the purpose, like Ilfochrome or the Fuji paper.  Only difference here
is you don't get a negative, just slides and prints, unless of course
you make an interneg, in which case you get the same results (except
that the slides are first-generation and the prints are third).

So if your information is correct, which are the originals, the slides
or the negatives?

>My prints and slides look OK, but they're very grainy for 200 ASA
>film.  The cost for processing at SFW is too high, unless you absolutely
>have to have both prints and slides from the same neg.   And don't
>forget that this motion picture film has limited archival stability.
>Derek's recommendation:  Stick to standard films!

I still don't see the logic of using motion picture stock, unless it's
grossly cheaper than other color negative film.

        -Greg W.


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