Michael Hiles Posted September 24, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 24, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello all... Does anyone have any experience dealing directly with Dwayne's in Kansas for Kodachrome processing? Their website has a downloadable order form, to be included with the film. They say they will FedEx the slides back (for a price). I am curious about total turn around time, reliability etc. Currently I give the film to my local photo shop and they take about 2-3 weeks... Thanks for any advice. Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kdemas Posted September 24, 2007 Share #2 Posted September 24, 2007 Michael, Dwayne's now does ALL of the Kodachrome processing in the US, I do believe. They do a nice job, enjoy. Kent Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted September 24, 2007 Share #3 Posted September 24, 2007 Michael, Dwayne's now does ALL of the Kodachrome processing in the US, I do believe. They do a nice job, enjoy. Kent Actually make that the world. I think they are the last place left, send you Kodachrome from anywhere and it goes to Dwaynes. Mark Photo Utopia Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted September 24, 2007 Share #4 Posted September 24, 2007 Actually make that the world. I think they are the last place left, send you Kodachrome from anywhere and it goes to Dwaynes. Mark Photo Utopia That's correct - and it comes back to you (at least in my case) with a lot of added dust!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted September 24, 2007 Thank you all. My question was, however, about experience dealing DIRECTLY with Dwayne's - rather than the local photo shop as intermediary. Thanks, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted September 24, 2007 Share #6 Posted September 24, 2007 Hi Michael I've used Dwayne's for 3-4 years now. I live in Nashville, usually mail out on Monday and they usually come back by Saturday. Sometimes a day or two longer, and that's with first class mail, not priority or anything. I haven't had any dust problems, but I have requested them to tape the little black boxes shut, as I have had some to open up in transit. They comply with the request now, so no problems. I recommend'em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemayeux Posted September 24, 2007 Share #7 Posted September 24, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Same here - I usually send out on Monday (from Texas) and have them back on Saturday. They do a fine job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted September 24, 2007 Share #8 Posted September 24, 2007 I've been sending them Kodachrome directly for a couple of years now---no problems with processing or shipping. I send film to them by USPS Priority Mail (usually on Monday) and have the slides back by Thursday or Friday (also by Priority Mail---don't know if the Canadian PO has an equivalent service). They usually shoot me an email when the slides ship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budrichard Posted September 24, 2007 Share #9 Posted September 24, 2007 Since I found out a couple of years ago that Kodak sent my Kodachrome to Dwayne's, I have been dealing direct. I also have them scan my slides. Completely 100% reliable, fast with no dust evident on scans!-Dick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemayeux Posted September 25, 2007 Share #10 Posted September 25, 2007 Since I found out a couple of years ago that Kodak sent my Kodachrome to Dwayne's, I have been dealing direct. I also have them scan my slides. Completely 100% reliable, fast with no dust evident on scans!-Dick I've never used their scanning service - how good is the quality? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted September 25, 2007 Share #11 Posted September 25, 2007 How long can these Kodachromes last in the freezer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budrichard Posted September 25, 2007 Share #12 Posted September 25, 2007 I've never used their scanning service - how good is the quality? Unretouched scan by Dwayne's, Kodacrhome 200, M6 or M7, 90mm Summicron Asph. Have K slides not stored in freezer for over 30 years, no problem. If you mean K film unexposed, have used K film stored in freezer 5 years old.-Dick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted September 25, 2007 Share #13 Posted September 25, 2007 Have K slides not stored in freezer for over 30 years, no problem. If you mean K film unexposed, have used K film stored in freezer 5 years old.-Dick Thanks a lot ... I was talking about slides dated back to 1997 or 1998 in the freezer. Perhaps it's time to pull them out for some fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share #14 Posted September 25, 2007 Thank you all - this is very encouraging. I wont give up on Kodachrome until Kodak stops making it - which I hope (.....) is never. The beauty and sharpness of the fim make the processing pains very much more than worth it, IMHO (humble may be questionable). Regarding storage - I have some family slides I know were made not later than 1942. They are perfect and were only stored in a dry box at room temperature, in the dark. All my personally made Kodachromes have no evidence of deterioration, and some date from the mid 1960s. I have Ektachromes from the same era that are fading. Again - thanks to all. Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
telyt Posted September 26, 2007 Share #15 Posted September 26, 2007 All my personally made Kodachromes have no evidence of deterioration, and some date from the mid 1960s. I have Ektachromes from the same era that are fading. Likewise.. and my Fujichromes from the 1970s are significantly faded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspeltz Posted September 26, 2007 Share #16 Posted September 26, 2007 And my color Agfachromes from the 70's are now black and whites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted September 26, 2007 Share #17 Posted September 26, 2007 One the other hand... I have Kodak-processed Kodachromes from the 1970s which have faded significantly, whilst High Speed Ektachromes taken in the early 1960s are still perfectly useable. I was also recently sent a 6x6 Ferraniacolor slide from 1956 which had lasted remarkably well - well enough for it to be scannable and used for publication after a little work in CS2. The old 10ASA Kodachrome from the 1950s seems to have lasted pretty well - but it's the very devil to scan due to its high contrast and the greens are horrible... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicapfile Posted September 29, 2007 Share #18 Posted September 29, 2007 I have Dad's Kodachromes from two tours with the Army Air Force, which someday the Air Force Musuem will get. They are as bright as they were 64 years ago. Stored normally in Carosel slide trays w/boxes. However, I don't pull them out for viewing much at all. Understand from long ago that projecting for long periods will cause them to fade over time. Perhaps urban legend but I don't risk it. Have never tried to digitize them so can't speak to that. That will be the Air Force Museums problem, Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 29, 2007 Share #19 Posted September 29, 2007 Jerry, Kodachrome is one of the few reversal films that won't fade. The colours are held in a silver matrix similar to traditional b&w films. Probably as archival as colour film can get. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted October 1, 2007 Share #20 Posted October 1, 2007 Gosh, you know you're playing in the Last Chance Saloon when there's only one lab left in the whole world. Let's hope a tornado doesn't get it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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