P3D Re: Silver Oxide Nimslo, Kodachrome 200

[Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxxxxx>]

Karen Obusek wrote:
> 
> While on the Nimslo subject ( directly or indirectly related) are the
> silver oxide batteries abundantly available? Should we not be using
> these instead of alkalines? I think so.

The 386 batteries I use in my Nimslo are Silver Oxide 1.55V (watch
batteries most easily obtained locally at the jewelry dept of Walmart;
Target is often and KMart is usually out of this size). I have never
seen them in alkaline.

> And I have no experience with Kodachrome 200. How does this compare with
> the gains of Sensia 100 II or the Elite chrome 100?  Does this film
> render the same color tones as Kodachrome 64? Mark, gaining 1/2 stop on
> my Nimslo is all I probably need....200 should do it but I don't want to
> sacrifice image quality through the Red Button. Opinions on this film
> are appreciated. Thanks.   Mark Dottle

In search of long lasting colors and a little more speed, I tried
Kodachrome 200 in my Realist for a while (multiple rolls, a year or two
ago) until I really noticed that it is quite grainy. I went back to
Sensia 100 and I have been very happy with it. I don't know if other
higher speed slide films are all as grainy, but I wasn't at all happy
with Kodachrome 200. The colors may last, but the images weren't good
enough for me to _care_ whether they lasted or not. -Linda
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