From: "David Lewiston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> K25 is no longer manufactured in the U.S. Is it still available in other countries? <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Not Japan. I'm pretty sure it's ancient history everywhere. >>>>>>>>>>>>> If it isn't, then I'll have to look for another slide emulsion that is also essentially grainless. Recommendations, please? <<<<<<<<<<<<< Fuji Velvia 100F, Provia 100F, and Astia 100F all scan well with minimal grain at 4000 dpi on a Nikon 8000, and can be printed at 300 dpi with minimal to no apparent grain. That's only 13x, though. The 100F films (especially Velvia 100F<g>) are surprisingly neutral in their color rendition. (Well, Provia's famous for being a bit blue, but Astia and Velvia 100F are fine.) I'm not sure about 20x enlargements though: I consider 13x seriously excessive. (Hi, my name is Dave, and I'm a grain sniffer.) I've been very happy with Velvia 100F, but you should shoot a few test rolls before the trip. David J. Littleboy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tokyo, Japan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
