RE: Kodak Archival stocks

[P3D Derek Gee <73157.2172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim wrote:
>It is true Negative and Print stocks from both Fuji and Eastman
>(Agfa got out of the motion picture stock business) have
>problems with archival stability. Neither Kodak nor Fuji make
>what is considered an archivaly stable color neg or print stock.

I'm almost certain this isn't completely true.  Kodak may not now
make an archival negative stock (I'll have to call them to check), but
they did!  In the early 80's, I remember reading an article
about the problem of film stocks fading (in American Cinematographer
or American Film maybe?)  In this article it mentioned that Kodak
was selling an improved stability stock, but that Hollywood was not
buying it due to increased cost.  The story did not mention just how
improved it was though.  All new Kodak 35mm movie and still stocks
seem to have improved stability over their predecessors, but I'm
still worried about my E-6 stuff fading away.  

                                 Derek Gee

 



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