A Must See Amazing Website!

[Liz]

These images were taken about 75 years ago.....some of the best photos I've ever viewed

I found viewing this website very inspiring to say the least. I wonder if the biggest and best sensor - or the next camera coming down the pike would do as well.

Check it out - you won't be sorry.....amazing! :thumbsup:

4×5 Kodachromes « Pavel Kosenko's blog (English version)

Liz

[Greg McCary]

I have seen these before Liz. Yes I agree they are awesome.

[Franglais]

Done on 8 ISO film. Notice how the subjects are all posed and still. The one that intrigues me is that of the tank going into the mud. I don't know how they managed to freeze the action.

I used to use 25 ISO Kodachrome. I tried the 64 ISO variety - it has a reddish look that I didn't like. Working with such slow film was really difficult and I don't regret the move to digital at all

[Liz]

Done on 8 ISO film. Notice how the subjects are all posed and still. The one that intrigues me is that of the tank going into the mud. I don't know how they managed to freeze the action.

I used to use 25 ISO Kodachrome. I tried the 64 ISO variety - it has a reddish look that I didn't like. Working with such slow film was really difficult and I don't regret the move to digital at all

I don't regret the move to digital either! It's a lot easier to work with. I was one of those persons that held back for a long time as I loved film, especially b&w. When I finally took the plunge, I never looked back!

At any rate, I am intrigued with the images on the website - especially the lighting. It is well done - great photography and a pleasure to view.

Thanks for posting your thoughts!

Liz

[Frog]

I can't find the info that says it is on 8 iso.
I can tell they used some very strong light but at that iso, they still had to stay still a bit, I'd guess.

What I get from it is the sacrifices these people made.

[dana m.]

Those were amazing Liz, and I had not seen them before. Pic #27, 28 and 29 were taken where I worked when I was in the Navy (but certainly NOT in 1942) Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. I really enjoyed them, thanks for posting.

[Franglais]

I can't find the info that says it is on 8 iso.
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OK it may have been 10 ISO. According to Wikipedia KODAK only made 5x4 Kodachrome in 8 and 10 ISO varieties and my guess is that the "faster" film was balanced for Tungsten light (in my-generation 35mm the daylight type was 25 ISO and the tungsten type was 40 ISO).

I think that making most of these images must have been very much like making a film for cinema at the time with studio lights and reflectors and stuff.

[wfooshee]

I used to shoot Kodachrome 25 back in the 70s. It had such phenomenal latitude. Thing is, I never really thought of it as slow, since it's what I used all the time. I could load up the 64 for cloudy days or "action" shots, and my camera's fastest shutter was 1/250th, so really fast film wouldn't have been all that useful anyway!

These days, with my digital SLR starting at 200, it's a whole different frame of reference.

[freygr]

I used to shoot Kodachrome 25 back in the 70s. It had such phenomenal latitude. Thing is, I never really thought of it as slow, since it's what I used all the time. I could load up the 64 for cloudy days or "action" shots, and my camera's fastest shutter was 1/250th, so really fast film wouldn't have been all that useful anyway!

These days, with my digital SLR starting at 200, it's a whole different frame of reference.

View cameras with home made wet plates you are looking of ISOs of 10 to 25. Now that is SLOW,

[lemonade]

detail of those images is amazing

[Axle]

OK it may have been 10 ISO. According to Wikipedia KODAK only made 5x4 Kodachrome in 8 and 10 ISO varieties and my guess is that the "faster" film was balanced for Tungsten light.

You would be correct. The first generation Kodachrome (1936-1950) was either ISO-8 or ISO-10. In the 1950s speed was boosted to ISO-12, then in 1961 we got the Kodachrome II at ISO-25, and Kodachrome X in 1962 at ISO-64. 1970 Kodachrome 200 and the final K-14 process and the stablization of the names to Kodachrome 25, Kodachrome 64 and Kodachrome 200 (the tungsten balanced Kodachrome 40 mixed in there)

(Got these details from the book 500 Cameras but out by the George Eastman House)

As for the images, seen them before and they still blow me away!

[geraldb]

There have been very talented artists throughout the history and in every area (sculpture, architecture, painting, technology,...etc) who made great use of limited material and technology available at the time and were able to get results, we - today despite all the advanced technology we have, could only dream of, photography is no difference. The light, compositions, and color I saw in those pictures showed amazing talents considering that when the picture was taken, they had no way of knowing if it worked until they saw a small sign of it only when the negative was developed and became certain only when the print was made.

[Robusto]

What amazing shots just wish i produce something half as good

[Tyson L. Sparks]

WOW That is all I can say... What a beautiful set it really is something I love ww2 era photos