Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi all, This is the first post to LUG having just joined recently. I have had a nearly continuous roll of Kodachrome (25 then 64p) in my M4 since the mid 70's. It is of course disappointing to be at the end of the line with the film, but do understand the economics. I have heard that at it's height there were only 8 processsing labs for Kodachrome in the states with Dwaynes in Kansas being the last to do the processing. I will miss it, but I'm not going to stop shooting transparencies, that is until I can afford an M9. Any suggestions for a a fine grain, balanced color film? Anyone with experience with FUJICHROME Velvia 50? I'm not starting on a new film just yet since I have about 25 rolls left in my freezer that I am looking forward to shooting before mid December.... Michael Sacca Tunbridge Vermont On Jul 26, 2010, at 1:29 AM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote: > > Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:28:52 -0700 > From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] More on "last roll of Kodachrome" > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTikjYcHvBMJzht3D2KXGfVLn0YE-xKF0K7RFTfHC at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I don't think anyone is accusing Kodak of anything, other than that > we are > bemoaning the lost of a great film :-( > > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Nathan Wajsman > <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> Funny how everyone waxes lyrically about this film. Reality is that >> it is >> being discontinued because not enough people are buying it to make >> production and the complex development economically feasible: >> >> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128728114&sc=fb&cc=fp >> >> Kodak is not a charity, nor is it an evil empire wanting to deprive >> photographers of their beloved films. It is a struggling company >> trying to >> survive in a changed environment, which its previous managements >> did not >> anticipate particularly well. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more informationlug > > End of LUG Digest, Vol 46, Issue 54 > ***********************************