8mm Forum: Your going to think I'm REALLY stupid, but ...

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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on November 17, 2007, 01:30 PM:

OK guys, it's time for some fun at my expense ...

I say this because you would think that someone, who has written extensively on this forum, would KNOW this by now, but here goes ...

I was comparing two prints of a cartoon that I have. I'm going to be auctioning off one of two prints soon on ebay, and so I was comparing the color on both. One did look as if it had more perfect color, but then I got an idea ...

Hey Dummy, look at the "blacks" ...

Sure enough, I noticed that one print has the slightest of "color" shift in the blacks to a slight reddening, the other had near perfect blacks.

I have always looked at the colors in the past, but I never REALLY compared the blacks, which, now that I think about it, makes perfect sense.

What clued me in? Mickey's ears. Mickey's ears are always black, one print has slightly less black ears.

Dumb of me, eh?

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on November 17, 2007, 01:34 PM:

When buying a used print Osi, always look at the black leader on the film. It should be perfectly black, a sepia tint indicates fade and there will be no true black on the whole reel.

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