Is Kodachrome the most color stable slide film made?

Question: Is Kodachrome the most color stable slide film made!?
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Yes and No!.

Kodachrome (1938-39 to the present) is the most stable color slide film when stored in the dark, followed by Fujichrome and Ektachrome!.

Kodachrome, however, is the least stable slide film when projected!. Ektachrome is more light resistance, and Fujichrome has the best light resistance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Research has indicated that when properly processed and stored under cool, dark conditions, the more recent Fujichromes have an archival life at least equal to that of Kodachrome(75+ years)!.

Bear in mind, too, that Kodachrome's amazing archival life pretty much only applies when stored in the dark!. Even extended light table viewing can be detrimental, and projection for any length of time can kill them!. Because of this, I tend to rarely project my Kodachromes-I've done it a few times on some of them, but only for short time periods!.

By contrast, while Ektachrome films will break down with exposure to light, they're not nearly affected by it as are Kodachromes!.

So, no, I would say that Kodachrome is not necessarily the most stable!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'm not truly qualified to answer this, but I have some Ektachrome (EPR-64) from the early 70's that looks very much as I remember it looking originally!. Processing by Kodak probably plays as much a role as anything!. I have some Kodachrome's that were not processed by Kodak that are decidely blue and I know that they were not this way 30 years ago!. I have some Kodachrome's processed by Kodak from the 1950's (Dad's) that have really faded, too!. I do not have Ektachrome's from that era for comparison!.

What's the most stable today!? As I said, I am not qualified to answer!. I just don't know about the current films!. I don't know the properties of Fuji films at all!.

You can still get EPR, which is a "professional" Ektachrome!. I'd say it's worth trying a couple of rolls, just to see if you like the color!. Read the insert, though, as they used to rate each batch for ASA and tell you where to shoot the film!. Often, it was ASA 80 instead of ASA 64!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, yes, but judging from your user name I think you already know the answer!. However, it's a b*tch to scan!.

I still shoot KR!. It gives nice bright colors and the greens of summer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes!.

Cibachrome is very stable, but it's a print medium!.

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now i dont know, but 10 years ago it was agfa all the wayWww@QuestionHome@Com