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As an impoverished student in the 70's I would ask for a roll of out-dated Orwochrom (DIN21) at the shop as it was the cheapest way to shoot colour at the time. I suppose it was also an appropriate choice for the Praktica I was using. An example:

 

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Poor girl still sits for me!

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On my end, I think the issue might be with how Internet Explorer manages color.  Some browsers do that better than others.  However, since the web's color standard is sRGB, I always make sure to save that profile for any image that will be used for internet, and email.  Some browsers do have issues (because they may not be color managed) with images that are not tagged with a certain color profile (such as sRGB.) 

 

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Here, I'm trying to display differences I see with a few images (even if the differences do not show up on other people's monitors,) I've saved from this forum, and opened them up in Photoshop.  Then, taking a screen shot; I've managed to save an example on how the image looks in Photoshop (on the left,) and how it looks from the browser (on the right.) 

 

 

 

Regardless of the image's original color space, if set correctly, Photoshop will display the colors correctly (even if there's some missing colors from a wider color profile,) for the color space my monitor is set at. 

TBM , it is correct that browsers more or less reduce vision pictures and can significantly change the color

The ideal is to see the image on photo paper !

Best

Henry

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ORWO was located in the former Agfa factory in Wolfen were the first Agfacolor film was created and produced in the mid 30ties. After WW II Wolfen was in the GDR and the other part of Agfa went to Leverkusen near Cologne. So there first was two companies, Agfa Wolfen and Agfa Leverkusen. I guess around 1962 Agfa Wolfen changed their name to ORWO (Original Wolfen) that claimed that they are at the original factory site. Interesting is, that the ORWOCOLOR film chemicaly based on the old original Agfacolor process until the end of the GDR in 1989.

That was different from Kodak's C41 and worked at 20 or 24°C.

I shot only one roll of this film, since you can't get in Western Germany until 1989.

Here is another one, with more decent colors.

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My first roll of bulk loaded Ilford HP5+. Developed in Eco-Pro for 15.5 minutes at 17c.

I had a HORRIBLE Paterson plastic reel sticking problem and this roll of negs has been handled 10 times more than it should have...back and forth, on and off, bent, creased, and light-leaked.

However...I finally got it loaded and developed in the XTol substitute called "Eco-Pro" at 1:1.

I actually like how it came out...the grain is nice and it had adequate contrast and detail for as much hell as I put it through and being my first time developing with it.

This is a selfie in the bathroom mirror. I was on my way out, and it was cold :)
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Speaking of greens...  My last two posts (Paris scenes) were on Ektar 100, which I like for its gentle pastel colours whereas the shot below is a Fujichrome and shows the rich greens that the slide film is capable of.  Contax G2 with Contax 35-70mm zoom (IIRC).

 

 

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Marc - The first is my clear favorite.  If you are going to have shadows you might as well use it to enhance the contrast.  The second seems to be lacking some contrast.  I also like the way her eyes look in the first...  The second version doesn't draw her eyes in the most becoming way, at least to me...

You are right Adam. You can not have the best of both worlds!   ;)

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Summertime in Shiraz, Iran

Portra 400

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It seems we have many boxes of half-frame Kodachromes in the basement. I pulled one out and scanned a couple, taken by my wife in 1980 with the same PenFT I resurrected last week:

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Middleton-on-Sea, 1980 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

and for laughs, here was a handsome young fellow in 1980:

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Chris 1980 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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My first roll of bulk loaded Ilford HP5+. Developed in Eco-Pro for 15.5 minutes at 17c.

 

I had a HORRIBLE Paterson plastic reel sticking problem and this roll of negs has been handled 10 times more than it should have...back and forth, on and off, bent, creased, and light-leaked.

 

However...I finally got it loaded and developed in the XTol substitute called "Eco-Pro" at 1:1.

 

I actually like how it came out...the grain is nice and it had adequate contrast and detail for as much hell as I put it through and being my first time developing with it.

 

This is a selfie in the bathroom mirror. I was on my way out, and it was cold :)

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Remove the ball bearings from the Paterson reels, and you should be ok...

 

Krycek

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The Williamsburg Bridge, NYC

TMax 400

 

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And while I was digging in the basement, I found an old strip of FP4, from which these three are decent enough to make it onto the web (I know I won't get permission for the others!):

 

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1979 #1 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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1979 #2 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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1979 #3 by chrism229, on Flickr

gorgeous, Chris.  

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I really like the first and in particular the second, Chris.

 

Merry Christmas everybody.

 

Philip

 

And while I was digging in the basement, I found an old strip of FP4, from which these three are decent enough to make it onto the web (I know I won't get permission for the others!):

 

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1979 #1 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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1979 #2 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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1979 #3 by chrism229, on Flickr

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The Williamsburg Bridge, NYC

TMax 400

 

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This photo is one of my favorites from your New York b/w series. It is clear, balanced and almost three dimensional. You should make a large print of it!

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Portra 400 converted, Summarit 35mm, MP

 

I know it is sexist and chauvinistic but sometimes it is boring to be too cautious.

 

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