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absorbs around two-
thirds of the light from
the projector, there is a
noticeable loss of light
compared to a regular
black and white image.
The system was
designed around the
Cine Kodak model B
camera and the
Kodascope model B
Left: 16mm film. Right: An enlarged section of the frame, showing the
projector. Although the
embossed “lenses”.
system will operate
with other model cameras and projectors, as long as they have similar lenses.
Kodacolor was designed for home movie use, where the same film exposed in the
camera, was reversal processed and then used in the projector. As it was not possible
to make duplicates, as a result, no commercial releases were produced.
As there was no actual color involved in the process, color rendition remains the same
today, as it was 90 odd years ago.
* The name Kodacolor was used again in the 1960s by Kodak for one of their color films
used for still photography.
Images from the author’s collection.
Below: Kodacolor instruction booklet pages 1 & 8
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