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| RICHARD POCHE |
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| J. Theakston |
| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 5:18 am |
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"RICHARD POCHE" <poche@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:<LtfWa.152$_64.42@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com>...
Quote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2943670367&category=43479
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$20 for film that may have expired 6 years ago is a little stiff, don't you think?
-J. Theakston |
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| Sogaard |
| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 4:46 pm |
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dont you like sound?
"J. Theakston" <tomservorobot@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 9:23 pm |
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In article <d9df4496.0307311918.49a24804@posting.google.com>,
tomservorobot@yahoo.com (J. Theakston) writes:
Quote: $20 for film that may have expired 6 years ago is a little stiff, don't you
think?
-J. Theakston
I don't think so. That opening bid is $20 he has on eBay is for all three
films. Eastman Kodak discontinued manufacture of all Super 8mm Sound films
over 5 years ago. There are still some pockets of existing film, mostly in the
hands of Super 8mm filmmakers keeping it in their fridges or freezers.
Considering that the average price of sound film selling on eBay, film that's
not older than 10 years, has been in the $15 to $35 range. The last new film a
camera dealer was selling recently, film that they were keeping frozen, was $45
per cartridge. If it were custom made in limited quantities (as I'm still
working on being able to make it eventually), a single cartridge with fresh new
filmstock could cost anywhere in the $35 to $50 range.
So, it's all relative. The EM-26 process Ektachrome usually holds up
quite well, even room temp storage, so I wouldn't be overly concerned about it
being 5 years over expiration date, as long as it was sheltered from heat.
Heat is perhaps the biggest enemy of any photographic film. You can have a
fresh roll of film and have it bake on a beach blanket in the sun or in the
trunk of a car and an hour's worth of heat exposure can do more damage than a
few years over expiration date. I get all kinds of old film stock in for
processing, and sometimes, I'm pleasantly amazed at how good the quality is,
relatively speaking, from film even over 20 years old. Again, it all depends
how it was stored.
The newer professional Ekatchrome VNF 7240 is another story, it can show
severe magenta color shifting due to poor storage or exposure or processing
variations, even when fairly new. It certainly isn't as resiliant, and I
would be reluctant to take a chance of any older cartridges of that. I bought
some 10+ year old Ektachrome 160 Type G off eBay a couple years ago and aside
from some slight loss of film speed (only noticeable in very low light) and
some loss of maximum density, it still came out quite well, colorwise (within
the odd limited parameters of the Type G film, which was a film for mixed
lighting situation, and really is more of a daylight film than for tungsten use
anyhow with its 4400° K color temp balance).
Best wishes,
Martin W. Baumgarten |
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| J. Theakston |
| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 11:06 pm |
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"Sogaard" <sogaard76@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<bgdubc$vt3$1@news.cybercity.dk>...
Quote: dont you like sound?
Yes, but I also like picture.
-J. Theakston |
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