KODACHROME 25 Movie Film Double 8mm Roll

Use in Daylight or indoors with alot of artificial light. This is a daylight balanced film.

KODACHROME 40 Movie Film Super 8 or Double 8mm

Use in Daylight or indoors with alot of artificial light. K40 is a Tungsten balanced film. Use 85 Filter when outside. IMPORTANT: ASA reverts to 25 ASA when using 85 filter. This is less than 1/2 or .05 difference.S

HANDLING

1. Load and unload your camera in subdued light.
2. The light side of the film must always face the camera lens. Read your camera instructions carefully.
3. Before closing the the camera, run three to four inches of film to make certain the film advances properly and is securely attached to the take up spool.
4. To expose the film completely, run it through your camera twice. The first time you will expose 25 feet along half its width.
5. When has run through the camera once, reload the film into the camera and run it through a second time to expose the other half.
6. When you have exposed both halves of the roll, replace the rubber band around the film and put it in the can as soon as possible. Have your film processed promptly after the exposure. Don't keep your movie camera and film in a hot place like a car or glove compartment.

NOTES ON KODACHROME

KODACHROME is a slow reversal slide film which is essentially a black and white film. Yes, you read it here. Kodachrome is a black and white film formulated almost 60 years ago as a true color film. It takes anywhere from 14 steps to process Kodachrome. Uniike other color films, in which the dye couplers and color dye is embedded in the matrix of the film layers, Kodachrome processing adds the color in the processing of the film. This makes Kodachrome extremely stable for archival and for any use where color stability is important. It is not uncommon to fins Kodachrome films shot over 50 years ago to look just as good when they were first shot!Interestingly, Kodachrome processing is a very labor intensive process, that needs precision chemistry and that is why it is hard to find a place that will process this film. Kodachrome Film Stock Info PDF offers information relevant to the chemistry of Kodachrome films. The formulation is basically the same for all the Kodachrome stocks. Please note characteristic curves for differences in speed of film.

Kodachrome is slide film and in general needs to be exposed correctly. Too much exposure will wash out out all detail. Too little exposure will not give you enough detail. You must expose reversal films exactly to the reading on your lightmeter and use a neutral denisty filter if necessary. Take into consideration the speed of the film i.e. ASA, DIN number,the aperature you are using and any filtration. Please calibrate settings to your lightmeter and expose accordingly. For backlit closeup subjects use miday between 5.6 and 8. Please contact us if you are having trouble with processing.

DAYLIGHT EXPOSURE TABLE

Availability

Kodachrome 40 is tungsten balanced and will require an 85 filter for outdoor use.

We see no major qualitative differences in switching over to Kodachrome 40

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