Plus-X or GTFO
So let's say I dig out my old film camera and buy some film, take some pictures. Where do I get it developed? Everywhere I used to go to get it developed and make prints has either gone out of business or gotten rid of their film lab.
Wake me when o can buy Ectachrome 25. Do they still Make Tri-X Pan? In any speed?
Ectachrome 25.
Nope: Kodachrome 25 or GTFO.
They give us those nice bright colors They give us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world’s A sunny day, oh yeah I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph So mama, don’t take my Kodachrome away
For B&W, Pan-X at ASA 32 was the ticket for non action shots. Grain size was so tiny you could make 11x14 prints without them being overly grainy. Had a darkroom for 8 years - great hobby!
I didn’t do B&w that slow. Was doing action shots. Extachrome was far better than Kodachrome. Being slide film and all.
Extachrome was far better than Kodachrome. Being slide film and all.
HERETIC!
For color saturation, Kodachrome hands down. 25 and 64 ASA, so slow af, but that color and tonality couldn't be beat. It was also a more stable and permanent medium than Ektachrome. Color fade and red shift is/was a big thing with Ektachrome