Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your information on Kodachrome processing is correct, John. It is my understanding that there are only three K-chrome processing facilities in the world: they are in Kansas, Switzerland and Japan. Demand fell to such a point that only these three justified the expense of continuing processing facilities. Let's keep using this wonderful stuff and making it worthwhile for Kodak to keep these going. Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodachrome--Any Indication of Its Future >I have another question, where do you get it processed? According to >Kodak, there is only one processing facility left in the Americas: Dwaynes >Photo out of Kansas. I will also check with my local camera store. > > John Collier > > On 30-Jan-06, at 3:10 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: > >> You're welcome John (reminds me of one of the mild irritations of >> current 'merkin language usage: no one any longer says you're welcome >> here; it's "no problem". Forget about the "you knows" and the "likes") >> >> I have never left Kodachrome. If the subject's or scene's contrast is >> not too broad and one is really careful with exposure, I still believe >> there has never been anything on the market to compare, either in terms >> of faithful color rendition and certainly in archival quality. >> >> Seth >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 4:58 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodachrome--Any Indication of Its Future >> >> >>> Thanks Seth, >>> >>> I have been shooting Provia for the last couple of years because I >>> thought Kodachrome was about to disappear. Maybe it is time I switched >>> back! I certainly prefer the colour palette of Kodachrome 64. >>> >>> John Collier >>> >>> On 30-Jan-06, at 1:18 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: >>> >>>> Almost all on this list are concerned about film in general; many if >>>> not most, about Kodachrome. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >