hjoseph7 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I never thought Kodachrome was going to go out of style, so I wasted the few rolls I had left testing camera lenses and other nonsense. Right now I have about 3 rolls left that have been sitting in my fridge(not freezer), for the past 3 years and are probably expired. So is there a viable alternative to Kodachrome 64 ? The reason why I'm asking is because I never got a chance to try some. I was never too crazy about Fujichrome Velvia 100, which is little too saturated and contrasty for my tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangoldman Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 <p>you can still buy (depending, it is out of stock often, or was, and at a very inflated price) and process kodachrome. There is no alternative. Got until December 2010.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_o1 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 <p>Harry,<br> I am not trying to be a wiseguy here... I have been looking at a lot of Leica M9 pictures lately. It reminds me of Kodachrome. When I found out that Kodak makes the sensor it made me daydream a little that there may be some tiny connection. <br> I really like Kodachrome. I am going to miss it. I shot Kodak 100GX and still shoot G but they can't do what Kodachrome did. They do some things better I guess but Kodachrome just looks so 3 dimensional and real to me. You can still shoot those last three rolls and get them processed. <br> Look for Steve McCurry's photos of the Afghan girl. The original was in Kodachrome and when he met her again he used 100G ( I think....) You can view the images side by side and see if the palettes look similar. It would be nice to have actual slides to compare and not images on your monitor but I think you will get the general idea.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Cloven Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 <p>Closest alternative to Kodachrome 64? K25!<br> (*rimshot*)<br> ;-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heinz_anderle Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 With the appropriate ICC calibration, scanned Fujichrome Provia 100F looks most like Kodachrome 64, especially in the reds, yellows, and greens, less of course in the blues. Provia 100F shows a similar contrast enhancement up to ~ 20 line pairs/mm. Kodachrome 25 is a different story - maybe Astia 100F comes closest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Luttmann Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 <blockquote> <p ><a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2359184">Heinz Anderle</a> <a href="http://www.photo.net/member-status-icons"></a>, Nov 05, 2009; 12:51 a.m.<br> With the appropriate ICC calibration, scanned Fujichrome Provia 100F looks most like Kodachrome 64, especially in the reds, yellows, and greens, less of course in the blues. Provia 100F shows a similar contrast enhancement up to ~ 20 line pairs/mm. Kodachrome 25 is a different story - maybe Astia 100F comes closest.</p> </blockquote> <p>The grain of both K64 and K25 was surpassed long ago by modern E6 films. Astia 100F has far less grain, and better resolving power than even K25. Simply create a profile to change the color balance of Astia to the same look as K25 or 64, and you're set.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matias Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 <p>My vote is for Provia 100F</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent_peri Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 <p>I also recommend Provia 100F (And Astia too). The colors are simply beautiful.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_mont Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 <p>I highly reccomend Kodak Elite Chrome 100. It is a really nice film and is pretty affordable too. Give it a try. I have some K25 in the freezer if you would like to buy some.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_leotta Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 <p>Harry<br> I don't think you can get your answer here, As you can tell each has a favorite and will tell you that theirs is the answer.<br> Everyone perceives colors differently. You need to shoot a few different films and find one that makes you happy.<br> Unfortunately, there are no longer a lot of choices. Kodak or FujI Really only 4 different Kodak chromes and about only 6 really different Fujis.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank.schifano Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 <p>I still don't understand why the popular notion that transparency films are better for scanning than color negative. To me C-41 films have it all over transparency films for exposure latitude, and grain is really a non-issue. If you want to project slides, diapositives are the only game in town, and there's nothing that looks like Kodachrome. For scans, C-41 is the way to go. Color palettes can be changed to whatever suits your fancy with software.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william_wright2 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 <p>A few days ago I used a roll of Fugi Superia 400 Xtra and the photos (on my settings) came out like Kodachrome and to show that I have one of my pictures below...</p> <p> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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