Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:15 PM 01-03-97 -0600, Colin wrote: >dwp@deltanet.com wrote: >I doubt if there will be many local labs doing it. Even E-6 isn't a >very large percentage of normal processing anymore. The big factor is >that Kodak "owns" the process as Polaroid "owns" the instant picture and >one must be licensed to use it. If Kodak does release the technology to >support it's exclusive film there probably won't be enough consumer >interest to support it in other than a commercial lab. >Most consumers will choose E-6 if it's 50 cents cheaper and the lab >won't have to buy another $50,000+ machine. > >I think Kodachrome is the greatest slide film ever, but I usually feel >cynical about Kodak's marketing. I doubt that you will find the processors popping up in shopping malls, but I expect that professional labs (at least in the bigger cities) will support the new processor (at least I hope so; I would love to have 1/2 day turnover on Kodachrome). Dan C.