>gradation. Slight loss of speed.
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>The little bubbles were a problem!!
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>Good old portuguese wine has no bubbles.
>How does it sound "kallitypes in red wine sauce"??
Carlos,
There is a book published in the early 60's called From Dry plate to Ektachrome, by Meese, first name has slipped me. Meese ran Kodak Labs from way back up to the 50's. In it he relates that the French Kodak Labs published a paper on the development of Kodak film in French Burgundy wine. He says he really flipped and had a few words with the French directors on this one.
Eastman was also famous for buying out everyone who had a good idea. Wratten for filters, Manes and Godowski (sp?) for Kodachrome, etc. etc. After he died there was a tightening up of such foolishness by the bean counters. A man came to them with a wacky idea and wanted a cool million for it. They told him to take a hike. It was Edwin Land. BTW Land's biography is fascinating a great read for anyone interested in technology. He turned his company over to the U.S. WWII effort for the total sum of $1.00 per year plus expenses. Only thing was that the U.S. would fund all research and he would get the rights to it after the war. Smart cookie.
I had a friend once who developed film in Inglewood Ca. city water out of his tap. He got a ghost of an image and intensified it enough to get a recognizable print of the Inglewood City hall. The local paper wouldn't print it.
Oops. off track, but the list needs a little levity right now.
Dick
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