{"id":5618,"date":"2014-03-02T05:22:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T10:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=5618"},"modified":"2014-02-18T09:16:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T14:16:26","slug":"daily-post-old-type-5-on-both-film-and-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/daily-post-old-type-5-on-both-film-and-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Post: Old Type 5 on both Film and Digital"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 20, 2013, I stopped by the Connecticut Trolley Museum<\/a> near East Windsor and made a variety of photos. The day was perfect; warm and sunny with a cloudless clear sky. A bit of autumn color clung to the trees.<\/p>\n

This was an opportunity to experiment with my cameras and I\u2019ve displayed here three images of former a Boston Type 5 streetcar that was working the line.<\/p>\n

I exposed the top image on Fuji Velvia 50 color slide film with my father\u2019s Leica M4 fitted with a 35mm Summicron. The bottom images were simultaneous files made with my Lumix LX3 (which features a Leica Vario-Summicron lens).<\/p>\n

\"Connecticut<\/a>
MTA type 5 streetcar photographed at East Windsor, Connecticut on October 20, 2013 using a Leica M4 with 35mm Summicron and Fuji Velvia 50 slide film.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lumix<\/a>
Lumix photograph; Camera RAW converted to a scaled JPG in two step post processing for internet display.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"In-camera<\/a>
In-camera Lumix JPG exposed using the ‘Standard’ color profile. File scaled for internet display.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Lumix allows me to make both a camera RAW file and a JPG at the same time. The Lumix software has a variety of color profiles for the JPG files that alter the appearance of the image. Typically, I use the \u201cStandard\u201d profile such as displayed here.<\/p>\n

Although I\u2019ve scaled all of the files and processed them for internet display, I\u2019ve not made major changes to contrast, exposure or content. The color slide required a nominal color balance adjustment to remove the inherent bias associated with this film.<\/p>\n

I scanned the slide using my Epson V600 scanner.<\/p>\n

My father has some nice views of Boston\u2019s Type 5s in revenue service exposed on Kodachrome in the 1950s.<\/p>\n

All things being equal, I wonder which photographs will survive the longest? The 50+ year old Kodachromes? My Velvia slides exposed in October? Or the digital files exposed the same day? All the digital files (including scans) are preserved on at least three hard drives. While the slides are stored in a dark, cool dry place.<\/p>\n

Any bets?<\/p>\n

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