Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]About the same course, and the same conclusion - However, I regret the magic of the slideshow after a shoot or holidays. I gave my last roll to a fellow lugger located in Portugal - my last two attempts to get K processed had failed anyhow, Switzerland is close to my home, but I could never trace them ... and I'm still waiting for my slides, ten years later ... The last colour slides I shot were Provia four years ago, which I found terrific, but still so difficult to use. Digital Philippe Le 10 f?vr. 11 ? 20:12, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit : > > Very good point, Sonny. My trajectory was similar to yours. When I > lived in Switzerland from 2000 to 2003, I used Kodachrome as my > primary color film (I had used it while living in the US and Belgium > prior to that as well, but more mixed with E6 stuff). Turnaround was > good, 3-4 days usually, since Kodak's European processing was all > done in Lausanne. But in 2003 I moved to the Netherlands and the > turnaround time became 2-3 weeks all of a sudden, while on the other > hand there was a good pro lab on my way to work which had same-day > E6 service. So it was all various flavors of Fujichrome from then > on. In late 2004 I bought my first DSLR and I have not shot any > color film since (B&W, yes, but no color). > > I think many of the tears over the loss of Kodachrome were shed by > people who had stopped using it long ago and were really nostalgic > about their youth rather than the actual film. > > Cheers, > 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 > > > > > > > > On Feb 10, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > >> The huge recent flurry of publicity notwithstanding, I was >> wondering, how >> many LUG shooters were REALLY still regularly shooting Kodachrome? >> >> I really can't remember the last roll I shot. It probably was in the >> 1970's, maybe earlier. >> >> When Primary Color opened in New Orleans and offered two Ektachrome >> runs a >> day, I kissed Kodachrome goodbye. >> >> I mentioned this before but it was buried in another thread. >> >> I'm just wondering, how long has it been since you shot the stuff, >> not >> counting this recent "drink the kool-aid" rush. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >