Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We used to have the best Kodachrome set up and turn around in the world: I'm sending off a roll this week, so we will see how long it takes: perhaps forever ;-) On 19/10/2006, at 11:16, Ted Grant wrote: > G Hopkinson said: > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re:Newest Kodak emulsions - Free Film > > >> Thanks Chris, for the information. Until fairly recently we had a >> Kodak production facility within Australia, too. <<<<<<<,, > > Hi Hoppy, > You might find this interesting, that during the Commonwealth Games > in Auckland, N.Z 1990 all our Kodachrome film was flown to > Australia every evening, souped, mounted and returned the next > morning to the Media Press Centre for us to pick-up and edit! > > All E-6 type films were processed in Auckland on about 2 hour basis. > > ted > > > > > > > Some paper >> certainly was made here. I don't recall the specifics on what >> film. The USA vs grey market situation is an interesting one. Of >> course not to suggest that imported film in USA might be inferior. >> Rather a marketing issue, I imagine. This particular film is >> actually marked Made in USA. It is EBX 135. So I presume it has >> been around for a while (at least long enough to run out of date >> here). Just not something I have noticed previously. Very likely >> because I use all Fujifilm products currently. Regarding the few >> rolls I got, it was 20% of its marked retail price (and 8% of the >> Velvia 100F I later located). So I'll use it up on non-vital >> stuff. >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Christopher Williams >> Sent: Thursday, 19 October 2006 09:05 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] Re:Newest Kodak emulsions - Free Film >> >> In the US we would call that "Vivid Colour" gray market film. Film >> produced >> in India, Malaysia, or China not meant to be sold overseas. As >> Kodak and >> Fuji film/chemistry prices rose over the past decade many smaller >> local >> shops started buying gray market as they could not longer afford >> to buy in >> large bulk from Kodak or Fuji. Not trying to start a USA vs Gray >> argument at >> all. >> >> Chris >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "G Hopkinson" >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Newest Kodak emulsions - Free Film >> >> >> However I haven't paid close attention to the Kodak activity >> recently. This >> week on a short >>> break, I exhausted all of the Velvia in my bag and had to locate >>> film >> sellers in a small capital city. The friendly Kodak dealer >>> sold me all of their EliteChrome for a pittance (being very short >>> dated). >> There were several rolls marked Vivid Colour, which I >>> hadn't seen previously. >> >>> Cheers >>> Hoppy >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/480 - Release Date: >> 17/10/2006 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information