flavio Posted February 20, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, here in Firenze, Italia, seems that I am one of the very latest slides shooters. My usual lab appear to be in some difficult to keep on this kind of development. Are you experience the same trouble? Thanks. Â Flavio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wattsy Posted February 20, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Are you experience the same trouble? Thanks. Â Not yet. In London there have been a number of lab closures in recent years but there are still enough decent labs around that do 2 hour E6. There are plenty of mail order options too. The situation is likely to continue to change (unlikely for the better) although a few labs are reporting that their E6 lines are staying reasonably 'busy' (it is C41 that the pro labs are struggling to keep viable). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted February 20, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Flavio, Â I still use slides, but Kodachrome. I have got used to the long turn around for processing, but like the more subdued tonal range of Kodachrome, as well as its archival properties (unlike some E6 emulsions). Â Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted February 20, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Charlie, where do you have to send Kodachrome for processing these days? Has the Swiss lab closed? Â Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejd Posted February 20, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Steve -- the Swiss lab has closed, but you still send the film to the same address in Switzerland, whence it is sent to Dwayne's in Kansas for the actual processing, and then back to Switzerland, and then to you in the UK or wherever. It takes three or four weeks. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hammertone Posted February 20, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted February 20, 2007 I almost only use slide film. It still looks good for E6 processing in the Netherlands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness30 Posted February 20, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes the situation in Turkey is dire. It takes two days to get a roll processed and its expensive around $7 just for processing no mounting etc. People look at me as if i am crazy or smtg. Its also impossible to find slidefilm as well and its around $13 for a roll thats about to expire. BUT i resist. Â Not only film but photography is a luxury here and serious equipment is expensive like hell due to 36% luxury and vat taxes. Even dreaming of buying a Leica is not possible so i am glad God gave me the chance to buy my Leica equipment while i was in USA. Mehmet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted February 20, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Thanks John, the reason for asking is that I have about half a dozen rolls of prepaid 64 that I bought last year for 99p a roll when the local Boots was getting out of film altogether. I was worried that I'd have to pay postage to the US :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavaricus Posted February 20, 2007 Share #9  Posted February 20, 2007 Hi Flavio,  here in Germany I don't have any difficulties in getting my slide films develop. Even my "redneck drug store" is accepting slide films for developing. And it is still cheap (2,49€).  Ciao Reiner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 20, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted February 20, 2007 One of our local Pro Labs in Manchester is considering going down to 3 days processing per week for E6 and maybe one or two days for B&W. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavio Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share #11 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Charlie, Kodachrome? Wonderfull. I cannot find them anymore. I still clearly remember my 25. Just remember, anyway. The overall quality that I can see in a slide (especially in backlight - try red fall leaves in backlight - ) is higher than digital, so I also want to resist, as with pride "claimed" by Mehmet. I concur it. I use Velvia most of the time. Good film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmazariegos Posted February 20, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Yes, I still do and love them, theres something magical that digital cant do for you, maybe not better or worst, just different. I still have plenty of labs here in Guatemala that do slide processing, so far nobody has shut down processing slides altogether. For the foreseeable future its still looks good here! Enjoy, regards, Mario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted February 20, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted February 20, 2007 Charlie,Kodachrome? Wonderfull. I cannot find them anymore. I still clearly remember my 25. Just remember, anyway. The overall quality that I can see in a slide (especially in backlight - try red fall leaves in backlight - ) is higher than digital, so I also want to resist, as with pride "claimed" by Mehmet. I concur it. I use Velvia most of the time. Good film. Flavio, Â Kodachrome 64 (and 200 whilst stocks last) is still freely available by mail order in the UK. Kodak discontinued production of 200 a few months ago, although there are plenty of stocks around at the moment. 25 was stopped about 4 years ago from memory. Â Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted February 21, 2007 Share #14  Posted February 21, 2007 Well I still take slides, just love them and been going it since my first Slide film back in 1969 and on occasions still project them.  I have no problems so far in getting slide film and getting them devolped here in Melbourne.  I must congratulate the Leica Digital Forum, as with all the crap one reads about Digital imagiing only has reinforced me to stay with my beloved Slides.  It is unfortunate today that everything revolves around a computer, personally I am spending less and less time on the thing.  And I am so committed to my Slide Film that if it comes to ?????????? Slide Film is no longer available, I will retire from real photography.  Cheers  PS. I do have a Digicam it's a Canon A710, OK FOR SECONDARY SHOTS. .......BUT IT'S NO EQUAL TO THE REAL THING. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluton Posted February 21, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted February 21, 2007 Charlie,Kodachrome? Wonderfull. I cannot find them anymore. I still clearly remember my 25 I haven't been happy with any slide films since K25 was taken away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicapfile Posted February 21, 2007 Share #16 Â Posted February 21, 2007 I still husband my 30+ rolls of K25 carefully. It's relagated to a 'special occaision' film. 10 day turn around when dropped off at the local Meijers (MI). Â I know however that its only a matter of time before the outfit in Kansas drops it though. Environmental issues plus low volume will soon run their course and they'll realize it would be a good business decision to do so. Much the same as Kodak has dropped 25 and 200. Â Ultimately its our own fault. Not enough of us users out here to to make it worth their while. Â A sad end for the best slide film ever made, And the reputed standard against which Leitz/Leica used to compute their lenses. Â Too bad. Â Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted February 21, 2007 Share #17 Â Posted February 21, 2007 Here in Adelaide, Australia at the bottom of the world we have I think, 2 maybe 3 places (anyone else here from Adelaide?) still processing E6 film. The local labs all take the film and feed the jobs to these guys. Â My local Pro lab (does wedding work etc) said he will overnight film to Melbourne if it ever gets to no-one doing E6 in my town. So, not great but still hanging in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachkebia Posted February 21, 2007 Share #18 Â Posted February 21, 2007 I do Flickr: Photos from Nachkebia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted99 Posted February 21, 2007 Share #19  Posted February 21, 2007 Hello! I'm a user of slides (for the moment Kodak E100G) the pictures are just perfekt and above , that hey have a very nice boquet like a painting. The trick is to find the right scanner, I've have ordered Nikon5000 Le , so fare I have tested Epson flatbed versus Imacon. Imacon is up to is, hopefullt the nikon will be almoast as good. This link in Swedish but concentrate at the pictures load up the big pictures and compare is in PH. scanningdevice is marked for the pictures. Of course Im also using digital cameras.  Jämförelse Epson flatbädd Imacon  I have ordered the M8 , just waiting......  /Ted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted February 21, 2007 Share #20 Â Posted February 21, 2007 Yep, Kodachrome/Dwaynes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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