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Subject: Re: Questions on films
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Date: Sat, 25-Aug-84 15:01:15 EDT
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As somebody mentioned the 5247/5293 films are surplus motion picture
stocks which the labs buy up, sell and process. Kodak has put out
a notice saying that you're essentially on your own; these films are
specifically designed for motion picture use with 1/50 sec exposures,
and while they may work as general purpose still films, they won't
guarantee it.  You also cannot get Kodak to process the film for you;
only the specialty lab which sold/gave you the film can do that.

There was a review of these films in one of the photography rags earlier
this year. Processing quality varied considerably from one lab to another,
and the best of them just approached the "standard" films (Kodachrome).
The only win seems to be when you want to get both prints and slides
from a single roll of film; then the cost is much less.

Phil