Thread: TK-41 Question
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Old 06-21-2009, 09:00 PM
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The gamma correctors in the TK-41 had less correction than would be desirable to compensate for the receiver, due in part to a desire not to amplify the shadow noise too much. AS a result, there was always a balancing act between getting the flesh tones not to be too dark while not overexposing whites or bright reds. Men were often dressed in blue shirts, or I have heard, sometimes light gray.

This is the first time I have heard of yellow being used to tone down the whites.
Was the tint very yellow, or more of a beige off-white?
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