Posted by Paul in MN on May 02, 2012 at 22:42:46 from (174.20.114.3):
In Reply to: WW II Kodachromes posted by dgasper on May 02, 2012 at 14:45:51:
I agree with others' comments about the scenes likely being staged. Evidenced by all hands being clean and the use of lipstick by some of the gals. Note the very minimal amount of jewelry, even a watch was a luxury item in those days. Only one gal seems to be wearing earrings.
Photography was suprisingly advanced then. Kodachrome film was high class. I have a small group of Kodachrome slides taken by my Dad during WW2 on 35 mm film. Their color and detail are still excellent. As I recall, Kodachrome was a slide or movie film, and purchasing and processing was quite expensive then. The better camera lenses (many were German made) were incredible in strong light. The large format (4X5) required a very large heavy lens with multiple glass elements properly coated to eliminate internal reflections withing the multiple element lens. Different types of glass were used within the same camera lens. Comparitively, most of our consumer digital cameras use plastic lenses of rather poor quality. Just ordinary photo film in small format is rated to the equivalent of a 10 megapixtel digital, and with the large format and the high quality Kodachrome film, it might be equivalent to 100 megapixtel digital (my guess). Today's digital has the great advantage of being instantly viewed and electronically transmitted, but it is no match for the quality of professional cameras with good film used in strong lighting in the 40's through the late 80's.
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