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Kevin Clark
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 978
From: Bapchild, Kent, UK
Registered: May 2004

posted September 25, 2017 04:34 PM

I can now clarify and solve the mystery of David's faded late 1980s 'LPP' print.

My parcel arrived today and the film in question is The Forth Protocol from 1987 - only checked on the rewinds so far but spools 1 & 3 are both faded and spool 2 is perfect Agfa colour.

With my trusty backlight and lupe in hand I have just about been able to see the tiniest edge markings ever on spool 1 and 3 which state clearly it is on Fuji safety film and not LPP.

'Scope 16mm feature prints are usually struck in the year the film is originally released so all this means is the faded spools were printed on possibly old stock Fuji hence the fade to purple whilst the perfect spool is on the then current and fade free 1987 Agfa stock.

No LPP to be seen - truly I have owned and still own shelves full of LPP prints on all guages and have never seen any fade - the only poor LPP prints I have seen started out that way ie: bad colour grading, processing errors or poor master material.

I am not worried or upset about this feature - at £35 it was a gamble worth taking, and the other £35 one I bought from David - Firewalker - is a near mint poly feature just a tad on the dark side but nothing my EX4000p wont brighten up with the 500w xenon jacked up a bit.

Kevin

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted September 25, 2017 04:56 PM

Maybe we are all still safe after all then Kevin,..phew.

Thanks for the explanation there Kevin and if nothing else, it teaches us all never to confuse LPP with Fuji stock or any other. [Smile]

Nice to see the Agfa reel does what it says on the tin, just the same as those we have and love on Super 8mm from this era.

Maybe the lupe and backlight should be made more readily available Kevin? [Wink]

[ September 25, 2017, 06:29 PM: Message edited by: Andrew Woodcock ]

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