Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site mako.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!mako!jans From: jans@mako.UUCP (Jan Steinman) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Re: Good Films Re: 5247 Message-ID: <264@mako.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 13:41:06 EDT Article-I.D.: mako.264 Posted: Mon Aug 20 13:41:06 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 01:14:20 EDT References: <1626@sun.uucp> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 21 > I recommend the 5247/5293 EASTMAN Color Negative high speed camera films > characterised by excellent sharpness, fine grain, and wide exposure latitude I used 5247 for a number for years, processed both by Dale Labs (as referenced in the article) at another, similar place in Portland, OR. In my opinion 5247 is not professional quality film for the following reasons: * An overall greenish cast, which may be desirable, but does nasty things to snow pictures. * Excessive fading, compared to either Kodachrome or Ectachrome, over a period of four years. * lack of saturation, perhaps a consequence of wider latitude. I made the mistake of shooting a professional assignment (The 1980 Winter Olympics) with all three films for a single AV show. The 5247 slides are noticibly inferior. However, for random shooting, family snapshots, etc., 5247 is inexpensive and seems to make good prints if you don't object to the greenish cast. Give me good old KR -- ER reds and blues any day! -- :::::: Jan Steinman Box 1000, MS 61-161 (w)503/685-2843 :::::: :::::: tektronix!tekecs!jans Wilsonville, OR 97070 (h)503/657-7703 ::::::