Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ericplatt@aol.com wrote: > > Where can you get E-6 processed in two hours? In Minnesota everyplace I've > checked has been 5 days minimum. I can actually go to the same store, have > them mail Kodachrome to Rochester, and get it back quicker. My best > turnaround on that has been three days. Often I'll have to wait a week or > more to get E-6 developed. > > Also, and this maybe only pertains around here, but Kodachrome is usually > cheaper to develop than any E-6 formulation. > > As to the Kodachrome formulation. Most of the serious railroad photographers > I know use Kodachrome exclusively. First off, they find it is still the most > "neutral" for large objects such as trains. Second, many of them are worried > about longevity. There is a huge market out there for original railroad > slides done on Kodachrome. And if a person is buying, they are going to be > worry if the image will still be there in 50 to 60 years. > > Eric Platt They've got faster snowmobiles in Rochester than in Minnesota would be my guess!!! If turn-around were in issue you wouldn't be living in Minnesota would you? To get E6 in 2 hours you need a town with buildings which are five or six levels high and elevators. Or you'd have a snowmobile made by Lockhead or Boeing!!! Mark Rabiner Kodachrome rules!!!!!