Originally Posted By: rshunter
Originally Posted By: eljefino
autochrome or agfachrome?
Years ago, I used a lot of Agfa products and was quite pleased with the results. It didn't hurt that my dad worked for a Bayer AG sub-contractor and could buy the stuff in bulk at an amazing price.
Considering virtually everyone I knew was using the ubiquitous Kodak products, and an adventurous few were "trying out" the Fuji stuff, I was decidedly the odd man out. Now I'm not even sure where my old Pentax SLR ensemble is...
I can't find my old Canon A-1 either (the stolen F-1 I had is another story...).
I have not shot Kodachrome since the mid-80s. From the late 80s until the late 90s, I didn't shoot much of anything. A few years back (2000-ish, IIRC), I got a very nice Olympus 3.1 MP digicam (when that was good resolution). Now, I'm using two Canons, a G10 (pathetically small sensor, but 14.7MP) and a DR XSi (CMOS sensor and "only" 12 MP of resolution).
As we push upward from these resolutions, I'm getting more and more comfortable concluding that film of any sort is an archaic ancient technology whose time has passed. I've even got a Photoshop plug-in that simulates (very well) the characteristics of various films. Whether you want the image to look like you shot it with Tri-X, K-25, Fuji Velvia, or whatever, it will do it. Sad to hear that Kodachrome is going away, but I really don't see the need for it any more.