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07/31/2014 10:55:55 AM · #1 |
Came across these today; I wasn't aware Kodak made Kodachrome sheet film in the beginning. "An old Kodak hand (and WWII vet, a radioman in Europe) said that they did have sheet Kodachrome, and that there was only one machine to process the film, located in Rochester . The exposed film was sent there for processing."
WWII-Era 4x5 Kodachromes: check out the quality here. |
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07/31/2014 12:25:10 PM · #2 |
very cool.
Would be interesting to about the equipment, the lighting and the exposure info. Some look like wide angle aspects to me.
The lighting is not accidental in most of the shots.
there's a lot going on to get these images, especially on low ISO (or ASA as we said in those days) of Kodachrome. I believe the sheet Kodachrome film in the 30s and 40s had an ASA of 8(!!!)
Message edited by author 2014-07-31 12:25:41. |
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07/31/2014 01:47:17 PM · #3 |
i remember seeing these posted here before.. still pretty cool
Message edited by author 2014-07-31 13:47:37. |
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07/31/2014 02:19:12 PM · #4 |
Awesome shots. I love these old pics like this
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07/31/2014 02:40:30 PM · #5 |
I had also seen these before, and I'm still amazed at the quality looking at them a second time. Would love to see the full-resolution scans!
ETA: The full-resolution scans are actually available, I see... follow the link on the blog page.
Message edited by author 2014-07-31 14:43:24.
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07/31/2014 06:47:57 PM · #6 |
| 4x5 View Camera = Tripod required and a minimum useful working aperture of f/8 or f/11, which means for SURE these were all lit carefully with floods. The absence of safety gear on the posed workers, and the VERY careful makeup/hairdos/nail polish on the women speaks to staged publicity photos, which these assuredly were... |
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07/31/2014 07:07:45 PM · #7 |
| I think I've seen these, or some photos like them. They're amazing. As a young'un, I always thought that color wasn't invented until the 1980's or so :) |
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07/31/2014 07:09:37 PM · #8 |
| We've seen some of the images before, you betcha. What we DIDN'T know is that they were shot on large-format Kodachrome, which I didn't even know had ever existed. Apparently Kodak had the ONLY labe that could process these things. It's just extraordinary color and resolution. |
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07/31/2014 09:49:03 PM · #9 |
| Having worked at a Kodachrome processing lab in the 1990's, I can attest to the difficulties with its processing especially when compared to a process like E-6. The results however, seemed worth the effort. Our lab only processed roll film, and it was a continuous roll machine, meaning all the rolls were spliced together on one big spool and came out finished at the other end. |
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07/31/2014 10:31:41 PM · #10 |
| Great find Bear well worth the look. The sharpness and color in these images are amazing. |
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