Re: Film (Was [APML] Kodak's final response and my film analysis(kiss ofdeath))

[Doug Wolf <apmldoug@yahoo.com>]

Bert,

  That actually helps a lot.  Thanks!

  It figgers... just when I get interested in taking
AP shots, the film starts ceasing to exist!

  -- Doug

--- Bert Katzung <katzung1@attbi.com> wrote:
> Hi Doug:
> (I'm one of those who will be trying some starburst
> Supra during the next
> couple of weeks<G>.)
> Given the current state of change in print films, I
> suggest that you stay
> with slide films: either Kodak E200 (either
> Ektachrome or EliteChrome are
> fine) and/or Fuji Provia F400. Both of these  seem
> to be stable as far as
> marketing names and emulsions are concerned. Both
> have low reciprocity
> failure and can be pushed 1 or 2 stops, Herm Perez
> even pushes E200 3 stops.
> As far as I can tell with my 2700 ppi scanner, the
> Provia F400 at one stop
> push has grain no coarser than the average ISO 200
> print film. The E200 will
> pick up red better than almost any other film and
> the Provia is pretty
> balanced across the spectrum (not as red-sensitive
> as E200).
> Hope this helps.
> Bert
> 
> Bert Katzung
> katzung1@attbi.com
> www.astronomy-images.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Wolf" <apmldoug@yahoo.com>
> To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography"
> <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:40 PM
> Subject: Film (Was [APML] Kodak's final response and
> my film analysis (kiss
> ofdeath))
> 
> 
> > Gang,
> >
> >   Hey, I'm rather new to the astrophotography
> scene
> > (though not new to astronomy) and I've been
> lurking
> > here for a couple of days.
> >
> >   I've been following the discussion (here and in
> > other groups) regarding film.   With different
> > emulsions being sold under the same name (and with
> > some of those variants having very low H-Alpha
> > response) it's getting pretty confusing as to
> which
> > films to use for photographing DSO's.
> >
> >    Could someone do me the *huge* favor of posting
> a
> > couple of links to *specific* film on a good
> vendor's
> > (like B&H) website so I can order the proper films
> and
> > not end up with the wrong emulsion?  (Then again,
> is
> > what I'm asking for even possible?)
> >
> >    I'm most interested in nebula (M1, M42, North
> > American, Trifid, the usual suspects) and
> galaxies.
> >
> >    Also... more many of the films B&H sells, they
> > often sell the "USA" version and the "Import"
> > version... and the import version is cheaper. 
> Does
> > anyone have any experience with the grey-market
> > "import" versions to know if they're still
> suitable
> > for our purposes?
> >
> >    Thanks guys.  I learn a TON just by reading
> your
> > ramblings.
> >
> >    -- Doug
> >
> >
> >
> >
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