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Osi Osgood
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posted September 19, 2017 11:50 AM

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I have heard a number of film sellers, ranging from professional sellers to ebay sellers, that, when asked about color quality, will respond with, "good color, as it is on Poly stock".

The question being ...

Just because something is on polyester stock, that it will be low fade or at the least, retain it's good color?

You're thoughts, ladies and gentleman.

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Jason Patnode
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posted September 19, 2017 12:51 PM

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I'm still very new to collecting so still trying to learn the ropes. What are the different film stocks commonly found?

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Alexander Vandeputte
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posted September 19, 2017 12:51 PM

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The filmbase has nothing to do with the emulsion that is attached to it. So a polyester /estar film base does not mean the film stock is low fade. You need to identify the emulsion itself to be able to tell wether it's low fade or not:
And that is very easy: Eastman and Kodak SP and pre 1982 Fuji and Agfa are all prone to fading, each with their own fading characteristics. Kodak LPP and post 1982 Fuji and Agfa are low fade.
Polyester /Estar film base has been around for a long time, but gained prominence towards the later years of film production, so a polyester / estar based film is more likely to be low fade but it's not a guarantee.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted September 19, 2017 03:01 PM

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Spot on Alexander and many of the latest brand new prints can be on Acetate.

The base means nothing as a guarantee of a films fading characteristics.

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David Guest
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posted September 19, 2017 04:11 PM

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I have a 16mm feature 70s film on Eastman and you would swear its technicolour and owned it for 15 years
you cant beat black and white

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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted September 19, 2017 04:18 PM

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@Jason, poly is elastic vs acetace which is breakable.

@Osi those two stocks have nothing to do with fading. They can both be fading too depending on the lab process.

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David Guest
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posted September 19, 2017 04:23 PM

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what about Fuji does that fade

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Brian Fretwell
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posted September 19, 2017 04:28 PM

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I think some Fuji fades, but not as much or in the same way as others more brownish or purple, I believe for the older stock. I have 2 prints of Capricorn One Promo one copy on Agfa one on Fuji and I can't tell much difference.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted September 19, 2017 04:50 PM

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As Alexander quite correctly pointed out earlier, Fuji stock follows the same path as the rest, post 82 is considered low fade, anything earlier will fade.

Pre 82 Fuji film uniquely fades towards purple hues.

Alexander's earliest reply, as was said at the time, was both spot on in terms of accuracy and inclusiveness.

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Robert Tucker
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posted September 19, 2017 05:22 PM

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LPP also fades, it all depends on the lab work that was done and the final washing process.

Also LPP prints (acetate) are prone to VS (Vinegar Syndrome).

AGFA tends to lean towards the blue spectrum. So having an LPP print would be second best to Technicolor print.

All other film stock pre-1983 will fade within time including Kodak 3M (35mm & 16mm)

You will also come across the dreaded Fuji film rot.

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Brian Fretwell
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posted September 20, 2017 02:45 AM

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I though 3M was Ferrania, the reversal stock I used in the 70's for still and cine was.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted September 20, 2017 05:56 AM

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It was!

[Big Grin]

[Wink]

http://alessandropanelli.com/blog/2014/12/24/ferrania-history

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Osi Osgood
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posted September 20, 2017 11:39 AM

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Fuji can certainly fade, but from what i have seen, 1979 fuji on up has tended to hlod it's color excellently. All my 1979 on fuji still looks brand new ... as to whether it will eventually fade, i don't know. Fingers crossed on that ...

... and thank you to those who verified my suspicions on this topic. I had thought as much ...

So, film sellers, whether professional or ebay ...

You're on notice, "poly" doesn't automatically mean a low fade film print. [Smile]

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Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
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posted September 20, 2017 02:31 PM

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Poly stock is newish...isn't it? If newish, the emulsion is not that old to fade.

I have some 1941 Kodachrome 8mm that look great. I think Ihave one from '39 as well. My 1970's color is all red.

I vote emulsion I the cause, unless the base somehow contributes chemically to the decline.

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David Ollerearnshaw
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posted September 20, 2017 04:30 PM

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Marketing Films used estar stock in the later part of the 70s and some are faded.

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David Guest
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posted September 22, 2017 02:20 PM

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just screened a mint print condition of a late 1980s film lpp and guess what it has faded colour looks like Eastman so no one is safe long live black and white

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Alan Rik
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posted September 22, 2017 04:03 PM

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So what's the title of the film? Just curious as I hope it's not in my collection!

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted September 22, 2017 05:50 PM

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And also David,..what is the gauge and who released it? [Wink]

[Wink]

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Michael O'Regan
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posted September 23, 2017 09:03 AM

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That doesn't sound right to me. I too am interested in the case of a late 80's LPP print being as faded as that. Is it definitely LPP?

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted September 23, 2017 10:38 AM

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Any I have from the 80's onwards on LPP , Agfa or Fuji stock are still as good as when they were released by Derann and co regarding their colour.

These are all official Super 8mm releases however, so I cannot vouch for any prints outside of these parameters.

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Osi Osgood
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posted September 23, 2017 11:24 AM

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David ...

I'm curious too. Are you absolutely sure that it's L.P.P. or is that an assumption, based upon it being in the late 80's and L.p.P. stock being around as, some comapnies (sad but true) were still using Kodak SP as long as it was available. There are optical sound super 8 features which were apparantly still printed on Kodak SP film stock as late as 1987.

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David Guest
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posted September 23, 2017 04:59 PM

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I cant check the film now as I sold and posted it I will contact the man in a day or so and see what he has to say

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted September 23, 2017 05:07 PM

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But what was the film, gauge, distributor and evidence to suggest it was LPP post 82 stock, David?

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Brian Fretwell
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posted September 24, 2017 03:46 AM

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On the other hand a print on LPP from faded original material will still look faded, especially the master is a print.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted September 24, 2017 03:48 AM

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Good point Brian and quite possibly, one of only a couple of possibilities I can think of to explain this highly unusual example of David's here.

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