Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

DONALD TRUMP IS A CONVICTED FELON. CASE CLOSED.

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- Trump

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

Karma may sometimes be late to arrive.
But it never loses an address.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

But Still No Kodachrome?

According to this book, analog is cool again.

Tam was an early adopter.

The real indicator of a resurgence of analog would be if Kodachrome slide film came back. Which I'm not going to bet on.
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Stewart Dean said...

I shoot a Canon 5d S R, which, at 55 megapixels, is currently one of the highest resolution DSLRs; it approaches Hasselblad clarity, witness this image:
http://tinyurl.com/sdean-supersharp
Click your mouse to enlarge it.

I also shoot analog, 8"x10" color slide film, with the sort of equipment used by Ansel Adams. And the resolution and tonal subtlety must be seen to be believed/understood: it has a mescaline God's eye clarity and detail....but then that analog media has a resolution I estimate at *750* megapixels, something like 15 times my Canon. You can see it here:
http://imagovitae.org/ColoradoPoudreLandscapes.html
http://imagovitae.org/hudsonvalleylandscapes.html

BTW, even Ektachrome is gone in this size, has been for a while. I'm shooting Fujichrome. Alas, when I can afford it, because 20 sheets costs $250, developing is $10 a sheet. And then...well, *nobody* does analog enlarging anymore, so then it has to be digitized before it can go *anywhere*. Digitization for an 8x10 chrome runs between $50-$200, depending on how finely you want it resolved. Then the prints.........

But. I have had prints made of much of my work enlarged to 4 foot by 5 foot...and you know what? That's the same degree of enlargement as taking a 35mm slide and enlarging it to 8"x10"...hardly any enlargement at all. You can count the trees across the valley, see the water beading on grass stems, *feel* the texture of rock.

12/06/2016 11:04 AM
CenterPuke88 said...

IDK, couple of kid I know have gotten new Polaroid Land Cameras recently. The film is crazy expensive, but it's hip...

12/06/2016 11:19 AM
Comrade Misfit said...

Stewart, those are stunning.

12/06/2016 11:43 AM

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