Re: [Leica] Alas, kodachrome

[Woodwrkng <Woodwrkng@aol.com>]

In a message dated 1/1/98 1:11:14 PM, you wrote:

>Charlie:
>I do the film ordering for a small independent camera shop in South
>Florida. We have a fair sized professional market and are a pickup point
>for BWC, the only independent kodachrome lab in this part of the
>country(they are excellent). If anyone is selling kodachrome, it should be
>us.
>
>I recently re-ordered, with some trepidation, PKR (professional kodachrome
>64), even though the only regular customer for it has not been coming in
>recently. At one time we stocked all kodachrome speeds, pro and amateur,
>but I cannot even sell one brick before it goes out of date. We get only a
>few rolls a month to process.
>
>Why? well, there are a substantial number of customers who just won't use
>anything but Fuji. Because of our 2-day turnaround with a good lab, speed
>and bad processing havn't been a major factor; but most people don't think
>kodachrome, last revised in the 1980's, is as good as current Ektachromes.
>Please understand that I have shot lots of kodachrome and I love it; but we
>can't aford to watch it gather dust until it is sold off below cost out of
>date. It breaks my heart.
>
>Nick Hunter


Once again a most informative thread..
I too have been on the look out for the chrome films and for the most part
seems you have to go to the higher end photographers shops.. where I might add
- - you pay a premium price... and forget finding it anywhere else.. used to be
the you could get the multi paks at Costco, but not for a couple of years
now..and even Longs Drugs or the other big druggers dont seem to stock it
anymore.. soo.. as an amature enthusiast who is sometimes frugal to a fault
- ->it seems that chrome film is kinda headed to the sidelines ( can you tell Im
watching football...?)
Gary
PS... go Michigan!!!