Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/30

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Subject: [Leica] Kodachrome--Any Indication of Its Future
From: sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)
Date: Mon Jan 30 15:25:28 2006
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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.
>>>
>>>
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Replies: Reply from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Kodachrome--Any Indication of Its Future)
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