On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:24:08 +0000, Stu Cooper wrote:
>> On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:46:54 GMT, Stu Cooper wrote:
>>
>>> I have downgraded to one of those super compact and rather basic
>>> digital cameras.
>>>
>>> I recently found my old Kodak Neutral Card. It is about 25 years
>>> old!
>>>
>>> Will it have changed significantly in refelectivity (10% and 90%
>>> nominally) in that time? What about colour?
>>>
>>> Is such a test card of any use with a supercompact digital camera?
>>>
>>> Apart from setting the white balance I can't think of how I might
>>> use it. The 90% is too bright and the 10% too dark to approximate
>>> to a scene.
>
>
> On 02 Jan 2007, Charles <ckraft.DeleteThis@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote:
>>
>> Should be 18% and that should match the average scene as determined
>> by Kodak. Those things can get expensive, I'd save it or look for
>> someone who wants one.
>>
>> Can be used the same way as it was in the film era.
>
>
> Are these old Kodak Neutral Test Cards still available?
> I can't see any being offered for sale.
>
> Will a 25-year old Kodak test card have disolored?
B&H lists the Kodaks as back-ordered, but they have a number of other
brands in stock. One would hope that Kodak was up to printing something
that would hold color for 25 years.
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