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Eric Baucher
Expert Film Handler

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From: MD
Registered: Apr 2007


 - posted September 09, 2008 07:34 PM      Profile for Eric Baucher   Author's Homepage   Email Eric Baucher   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
is kodak sp low fade or is it just as bad as "eastman" stock? or is it one and the same?

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Winbert Hutahaean
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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
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 - posted September 10, 2008 12:10 AM      Profile for Winbert Hutahaean     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi Eric,

I have many Kodak SP that have faded to red just like Eastman. But I think it really depends on the year make of Kodak SP.

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Osi Osgood
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 - posted September 10, 2008 09:28 AM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Winbert has a point. Kodak SP can fade quickly, but a lot depends on how it is stored.

Kodak SP was created at a higher "temperature guage" (I'm not good with technical jargon, someone else with a lot more knowhow can explain it better), and so, while it will eventually fade, it supposed to fade slower. I have a few Kodak SP that are browning, (usually I have gotten them like that), but most of mine are just fine, kept in a nice cool dry environment.

But they aren't like Eastman L.P.P. or AGFA. Sadly, sooner or later, they will most certainly fade. If you can start to store them in a cool dry place before that happens, they should maintain thier color for a long time.

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Maurice Leakey
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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 - posted September 10, 2008 09:28 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
All SP tends to "go" a bit (i.e. lose its colours), but if kept in reasonable conditions it shouldn't go to a complete red.

There are, of course, always exceptions which no doubt some of our members have experienced.

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