dmr
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This link was sent to me following a discussion on "another network" about Kodachrome. I assume it's ok to pass on.
Even though I'm not a wet darkroom fan, I've always been curious about how Kodachrome really worked, and how the arcane processing methods were done. This is primarily a set of instructions for operating Kodak's processing machine for Kodachrome (I assume this is the one that Duane's and the handful of others use) but it does explain the way Kodachrome works quite well, as well as the processing steps, including the 2 re-exposures.
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/Zmanuals/z50.shtml
The one that's really gives the best info on the process is:
http://www.kodak.com/global/plugins/acrobat/en/service/Zmanuals/z50_03.pdf
For some reason I read most all of it.
A lot of it has to do with quality control and fault recovery. What I found interesting were the instructions on how to salvage a customer's film from a malfunction or power failure using "trouble buckets" and such. 🙂
It seems to be a bit more rigorous than running a mini-lab at the supermarket. 🙂 🙂
Hope this is of interest. 🙂
Even though I'm not a wet darkroom fan, I've always been curious about how Kodachrome really worked, and how the arcane processing methods were done. This is primarily a set of instructions for operating Kodak's processing machine for Kodachrome (I assume this is the one that Duane's and the handful of others use) but it does explain the way Kodachrome works quite well, as well as the processing steps, including the 2 re-exposures.
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/Zmanuals/z50.shtml
The one that's really gives the best info on the process is:
http://www.kodak.com/global/plugins/acrobat/en/service/Zmanuals/z50_03.pdf
For some reason I read most all of it.
A lot of it has to do with quality control and fault recovery. What I found interesting were the instructions on how to salvage a customer's film from a malfunction or power failure using "trouble buckets" and such. 🙂
It seems to be a bit more rigorous than running a mini-lab at the supermarket. 🙂 🙂
Hope this is of interest. 🙂
