> So I'm looking at getting some Kodachrome in the near future. And I > see there are two options at Adorama. One has the code KR, and the > other says PKR. The KR runs $8.50 and the PKR almost $13. > > The only difference that I can find in the descriptions is that one > says "professional." Is there any remarkable difference between these > two films? Especially any differences the would justify spending that > many extra bucks? > > Thanks.
Kodachrome is like cheese. To get the best from it you have to mature it correctly and eat it when it's just ripe enough (although I must advise you against eating Kodachrome of any type). The benefit for professional photographers who shoot large amounts of it is that they can buy a single batch of it and get absolutely consistent colour from one roll of film to the next. I used to shoot Kodachrome and when I used the professional stuff it was noticeably better in terms of colour and punchiness and sheer zing than the normal stuff. Nothing wrong with the normal stuff though. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
