jc_braconi Posted June 29, 2006 Share #1 Posted June 29, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, Is there a place where this film can be treated today ? TIA BR JC Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 29, 2006 Posted June 29, 2006 Hi jc_braconi, Take a look here Kodachrome 64. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
FastFashnReloaded Posted June 29, 2006 Share #2 Posted June 29, 2006 Dwayne's Photo in Kansas, in the land of Lud, does a great job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln_m Posted July 2, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 2, 2006 Hi, In Europe we send it to Kodak in Switzerland for processing. Kodak Photo Service SA, Case postale, CH-1001 Lausanne, Switzerland I have a UK number which redirects me to Switzerland. +44-(0)208-544-005 You should call to work out how much processing and postage you will need for the return post. I'm assuming you are USA based where you do not have Pre-paid K64. As the K64 I get says "no pre-paid processing in USA". Please keep the Lausanne Lab busy so we can still have K64 processed. It is still a very good film despite it's age. Regards, Lincoln Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbedsted1234 Posted July 2, 2006 Share #4 Posted July 2, 2006 I second Lincoln, It is a wonderful film and with the decline in sales of positive film here, it now takes at least a week to have a slide file developed, so 2 weeks to have sent to Lausanne and returned isn't all that bad:) Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted July 2, 2006 Share #5 Posted July 2, 2006 I take it you have seen this thread - http://www.leica-camera-user.com/showthread.php?t=627 ? Lausanne will be closed by the end of September, sad to say, so its either take a risk on sending films to the US and back, or switch to another emulsion. A very sad situation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbedsted1234 Posted July 2, 2006 Share #6 Posted July 2, 2006 Let us not worry to much before the fact! I am sure Kodak will do something for all its Kodachrome customers in Europe. Otherwise I am done using Kodak film whatsoever! Regards, Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 2, 2006 Share #7 Posted July 2, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Tim It's for real. Your K64 will have to go to the States for processing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_b Posted July 2, 2006 Share #8 Posted July 2, 2006 Dear All, That's bad news. I like that film. Does anybody know how sending the films to the US will be handeled when Lousanne is closed? Does Kodak plan to offer a service for it? Besides: Is there a film around which similar in characteristics of the Kodakrome 64? I actually didn't care about alternatives untill now, but maybe now there is some need. Thanks a lot, best regards, Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted July 2, 2006 Share #9 Posted July 2, 2006 Besides: Is there a film around which similar in characteristics of the Kodakrome 64? Peter Yup , you just take the film back off the R9 and stick a DMR on there and instant results and you get those Kodachrome smiles again. :) I couldn't resist Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggetzin Posted July 3, 2006 Share #10 Posted July 3, 2006 I don't think there is anything comparable to Kodachrome. 25 was my favorite. Now it is not available, except on EBAY. I think the older it is, the better. Maybe someone will do a filter to approximate the Kodachrome feeling, but I don't it can happen. These slides are also great over the years. I suspect our digital copies will deteriorate or not be able to be converted. I can just hold up my Grandfather's slides from the 30's-50's and they are as sharp as can be. I suspect it won't be long until processing is almost impossible. Where it is available it will likely be cost prohibitive. I love my D-Lux 2, but will never forget the feeling of snapping and then seeing my Kodachrome and Velvia's. You knew what you had when yiou shot those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted July 3, 2006 Share #11 Posted July 3, 2006 Gerhardt you need to go shoot a DMR. There is no film like Kodachrome but there is no DSLR like a DMR that looks like Kodachrome. I spent a entire career shooting Kodachrome and this is damn close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgcd Posted July 3, 2006 Share #12 Posted July 3, 2006 Yup , you just take the film back off the R9 and stick a DMR on there and instant results and you get those Kodachrome smiles again. :) I couldn't resist Could not have said it better myself! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry Posted July 3, 2006 Share #13 Posted July 3, 2006 I called with Kodak Stuttgart about Kodachrome Processing. Lausanne closed only the process for the Super 8 Film. Harry Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggetzin Posted July 3, 2006 Share #14 Posted July 3, 2006 Guy: I am quickly becoming convinced of the wonders of Leica and digital by way of the D-Lux 2. I may save to move up to DMR and full blown Leica cameras and lenses, if my abilities and pocket book warranted it. The sharpness of these Leica lenses combined with the resolution of the digital is unbelievable. Yet there is still the unexplained quality of the Kodachrome, especially the browns and yellows. Perhpas only someone as eloquent as Ansel could describe it in a technical way. He describes the nuance of the Type 52 Polaroid film this way in his book that is just on Polaroid. Type 52 is still unique and can't be duplicated at its best in diffused light, I don't think. Kodachrome has some unique traits, probably due to its grain and processing traits and it is easy to shoot as opposed to Type 52, which is very difficult. Maybe that is the hardest thing to see pass when Kodachrome leaves. You almost always are assured of what you will get if you study your exposure and get it right. With digital, at least for me, there is such a struggle with focus, metering, white balance . . . and an infinite number of choices that the original inspiration of exposure to the light gets lost. But we are lucky for now, we have both. g Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln_m Posted July 8, 2006 Share #15 Posted July 8, 2006 Oh sounds like I'm out of date again. I'll have to check where to send my K64 in September as I could be hitting the change over. Kodachrome is very sharp, some of this is due to the contrast boost at low MTF lines / mm which means there is still some contrast at the higher lines per mm. It can make scanning difficult as the D-Max is also high. Multiscan on the Minolta 5400 does not seem to work probably because the algorithm is not expecting detail at the pixel level which you do get with Leica asph lenses and K64. It gives very pleasing results when projected but is less saturated than Velvia 50. The silver of the film gives a 3-D effect. It is interesting that the DMR gives Kodachrome results, maybe the M-Digital will also. The blue skies of many digital cameras seem to be "The Simpsons" colour blue. The "replacement" E-6 processing for K64 is supposed to be E100G according to Putts. The KR14 process is supposed to use carcinogenic chemicals which surprised me that the lab was allowed in Switzerland with their usually tight controls. Maybe outsourcing the lab to USA will keep Kodachrome available for a few more years. It would be interesting to know how many films are processed each year. I'll try and do my bit. Regards, Lincoln Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbedsted1234 Posted July 8, 2006 Share #16 Posted July 8, 2006 Hello again, Harry is right Super 8 film has been discontinued. You can still get K64 and K200 and you can still get it processed at Lausanne. Dwaynes lab in Kansas will also still develop old super 8 film for you. Guy, great thing about K64 is I don't have to worry about RAW converters, WB, firmware, storage etc. I can simply focus on getting the shot, and if the lighting is difficult I can just bracket with the motor-drive:rolleyes: Let us hope the best playing team Germany wins tonight, and Christiano Ronaldo is sent to hell:D Cheers, Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunom Posted July 8, 2006 Share #17 Posted July 8, 2006 Tim Have to agree with you about Germany and Ronaldo, but the other night Italy played theirs socks off and deserved to win - can't wait for the final! Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggetzin Posted July 8, 2006 Share #18 Posted July 8, 2006 Lincoln: Velvia does have great saturation, even when not underexposed and its detail can be delcious. For some reason I preferred Velvia with greens. But Kodachrome seems to saturate just right when underexposed one half to one stop. You could always be assured of a good exposure, if your meter was good. Now, the D-Lux 2 has its hold on me with the combination of the lens and the digital but if I had a real Leica lens on a film camera, I suspect I would continue to shoot Kodacrhome and Velvia and look for someone who would still do Cibachrome. I wonder if slides will still hang in there. I think this good film may be too reliable over the years to dispense with in favor of the convenience of digital. g Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted July 9, 2006 Share #19 Posted July 9, 2006 DMR and other Electronic images are only imitations of the real thing. There is only one replacement for Kodachrome and Thats KODACHROME SLIDES. I have used Kodak 100G slide film and yes it's close to THE ONE AND ONLY. Sorry Guy. Germany 3 Portugal 1............ Great stuff, now go VIVA LA - FRANCE Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastFashnReloaded Posted July 9, 2006 Share #20 Posted July 9, 2006 Lincoln: Velvia does have great saturation, even when not underexposed and its detail can be delcious. For some reason I preferred Velvia with greens. But Kodachrome seems to saturate just right when underexposed one half to one stop. You could always be assured of a good exposure, if your meter was good. Now, the D-Lux 2 has its hold on me with the combination of the lens and the digital but if I had a real Leica lens on a film camera, I suspect I would continue to shoot Kodacrhome and Velvia and look for someone who would still do Cibachrome. I wonder if slides will still hang in there. I think this good film may be too reliable over the years to dispense with in favor of the convenience of digital. g I think slide film may hang around longer than negative, but we'll see... Nothing like Kodachrome, that's for sure. It has a very special look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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