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From: jans@mako.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Good Films Re: 5247
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Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 13:41:06 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 20 13:41:06 1984
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> 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!
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