Re: Velvia (wasRe: Exposure)

2003-06-16 Thread Ed Matthew
won't that reduce the life of the slides to a few dozen viewings? Not in my experience. However, the best/least expensive dupe is accomplished in camera - one to print on Ilfochrome (or scan) and one to project. Paranoia does have some value. Ed Herb > It can be projected, and looks good if

Re: Velvia (wasRe: Exposure)

2003-06-16 Thread Ed Matthew
It can be projected, and looks good if you have a powerful enough lamp. The standard entry level 150 W is underpowered, 250 W works well, some Kodak carousel models have 300-350W lamps, and if you're really nuts you may go for a 500 W xenon lamp. Which will blow away your mind, you just won't b

Re: Velvia (wasRe: Exposure)

2003-06-16 Thread Alin Flaider
Herb wrote: HC> won't that reduce the life of the slides to a few dozen viewings? With a good, thick IR filter element before the slide, no. The impact of "cold" light is minimal. Servus, Alin --- Xnet scaneaza automat toate mesajele

Re: Velvia (wasRe: Exposure)

2003-06-16 Thread Herb Chong
won't that reduce the life of the slides to a few dozen viewings? Herb - Original Message - From: "Caveman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 06:30 Subject: Velvia (wasRe: Exposure) > It can be projected, and loo

Velvia (wasRe: Exposure)

2003-06-16 Thread Caveman
Anthony Farr wrote: Its high Dmin was meant to hold better highlight detail than existing transparency films when translated to the output of offset presses, and it was never meant to look its best for lightbox display, and certainly never when projected. It can be projected, and looks good if you