Posts: 1,008
Threads: 33
Joined: 2015 Jan
Thanks: 736
Given 414 thank(s) in 260 post(s)
I recently saw a print of Barry Lyndon and wondered what the print date was. My guess was that it was from the 1999/2000 era of prints made around EWS and Kubrick's death.
The info I got was that it was stamped Agfa-Gevaert between sprockets and had blue edges. So I guess it's from sometime in the 90's or so then?
Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader
Posts: 5,026
Threads: 174
Joined: 2015 Jan
Thanks: 3159
Given 2925 thank(s) in 1283 post(s)
Country:
Kodak has symbols in between sprocket that allow you to id the year the print was made. Maybe Agfa has something similar?
Posts: 71
Threads: 8
Joined: 2020 Oct
Thanks: 4
Given 18 thank(s) in 8 post(s)
Country:
Agfa didn't use date codes.
Posts: 1,008
Threads: 33
Joined: 2015 Jan
Thanks: 736
Given 414 thank(s) in 260 post(s)
Yeah there are usually no date codes for Agfa. All I know is it’s roughly equivalent to LPP and probably a 90’s print. The blue edges make me think later too but Agfa prints sometimes had blue for optical.
I was just curious if anyone had ever dealt with these and as with anything Kubrick related I try to get as much technical info as possible.
Thought it might be a good thread to have for other people liking to date or figure out where a particular print came from.
Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader
Posts: 71
Threads: 8
Joined: 2020 Oct
Thanks: 4
Given 18 thank(s) in 8 post(s)
Country:
You might have better luck asking on Film-tech, 16mmfilmtalk, or 35mmforum