ChadHahn Posted February 28, 2008 Share #41 Posted February 28, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Photographer Alex Webb, who used Kodachrome 200 has his slides printed using lambda or light-jet machine, which produces a print on photographic paper but it is written from a scan with a laser. They made good prints and apparently it is easier to get something good looking using this process than Cibachrome. Chad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LifeInB&W Posted February 29, 2008 Share #42 Posted February 29, 2008 Horiuchi Color in Tokyo was doing Kodachrome until December last year. Them closing left Dwayne's as the last place on the planet that does K-14. Going through one of the photo stores here I'd have to pay $30 and wait 1 month to have any Kodachrome developed. I'm guess then that I can just send any rolls I have to Dwayne's directly? Either that, or I was going to wait until I'm in the US again this summer and save the international shipping costs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 90 Posted March 4, 2008 Share #43 Posted March 4, 2008 Going through one of the photo stores here I'd have to pay $30 and wait 1 month to have any Kodachrome developed. I'm guess then that I can just send any rolls I have to Dwayne's directly? It seems so. On their form they say they process 36 exposure Kodachrome (K14) for $8.95. They are selling new rolls of 36 shots for $6.84! Here is a link to the form: http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/common/Slide%20Film%20Processing%20Order%20Form.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted March 19, 2008 Share #44 Posted March 19, 2008 A "thank you" to Dwaynes; I mailed 10 rolls KR to them late last Friday by 'regular' mail and they are back today [Wednesday] Very good turnaround in my book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 19, 2008 Share #45 Posted March 19, 2008 I sent a roll of Kodachrome to Kodak on Saturday and it's not back yet... But then again, it does have to go to Switzerland first, then over to Kansas, then back to Switzerland, then back to me, so maybe that's asking a bit much I expect to have to wait 3 weeks now. You have to REALLY want to shoot Kodachrome these days to be bothered with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 19, 2008 Share #46 Posted March 19, 2008 I'm a total newbie so please excuse the dumb question...but here it goes. My understanding (or lack thereof) is that Kodachrome is a "slide" film. So when you have Dwayne's develop it, you get a pack of slides back, right? Is it not normal to get prints back when shooting slide film? If not, do you only use those slides in slide projectors or view them in slide viewers...just not real clear on their application. The idea of Kodachrome is interesting to me, so I'm trying to figure out if it would make sense for me to give it a shot. Thanks, Ron If you haven't seen a Leica slide through a Leica projector, you haven't lived. The difference between a properly exposed Leica slide and anything else (obviously including anything digital) is like night and day. So. you see your image 6 feet across on the screen. That's how slides work. Amazing. You don't get prints back when you have slides processed. All you get is the slide (uncut sometimes) But, I scan my slides and make prints of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 19, 2008 Share #47 Posted March 19, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Print them on what used to be Cibachrome (Ilford now, I think) No digital, scanned print can match that.... It is sad that Kodachrome has so little time to live left. A Kodak representative told me at the last Photokina two years ago, that he expected it to be phased out this or next year.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canfred Posted March 20, 2008 Share #48 Posted March 20, 2008 Hi gang, I am about to launch the Kodachrome Project forums on my Kodachromeproject.com website and would like to get some outside input on what topics Kodachrome fans might like to see listed besides the obvious of history, technical, etc. For the foreseeable future, there will not be any fee to join the forums and I am hoping to add a user gallery by the Summer. The reason I have been prompted to do this is that when I do a google search on Kodachrome now, out of 1.1 million results, my site comes up 8th. This means that the site already has high visibility in the search engine, so why not allow the photo community to chime in on what they want to talk about in regards to Kodachrome and the kodachrome era? I want this to become a great site in which folks have a place to help come up with great ideas in which to foster the greater good of the Kodachrome Project. That way, even when the film is truly gone, there is still a great place to share stories, images and our love of Kodachrome. Feel free to chime in... I for one whish you well with this but not to loose sight of the fact one cannot buy it everywhere at least not here in Australia. Sadly it will disappear soon. I use Astia the next best thing actually even this has its limit in availablilty and processing. Meanwhile I am waiting for the R10. Manfred Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted March 20, 2008 Share #49 Posted March 20, 2008 If you haven't seen a Leica slide through a Leica projector, you haven't lived. The difference between a properly exposed Leica slide and anything else (obviously including anything digital) is like night and day. So. you see your image 6 feet across on the screen. That's how slides work. Amazing. You don't get prints back when you have slides processed. All you get is the slide (uncut sometimes) But, I scan my slides and make prints of them. I gave up on Kodachrome, after 40 years, because of dusty and slow processing (from Switzerland), and because of the lousy mounts they used which were heat sealed and held the slide firmly all round, thus giving big problems with popping, often they weren't flat even before going in the projector. When they processed in England they used Quikpoint mounts which are, IMHO, the best, as they hold the film with a 'goo' which allows the slide to expand and no popping. (Leica Pradovit P600) I have used Provia (mostly) since, the Fuji lab (in UK) used to be quick but now are often as slow as Kodak used to be, so I have now tried Metro in Birmingham, 2 rolls posted Monday last week were returned on Wednesday, clean and in quickpoint mounts. Can anyone tell me how long Dwaynes would take from UK? and what mounts they use? Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 20, 2008 Share #50 Posted March 20, 2008 Can anyone tell me how long Dwaynes would take from UK? and what mounts they use? I have two rolls somewhere "out there" at the moment, both of which have a record of the posting date, so, in a few weeks, I will be able to let you know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted March 20, 2008 Share #51 Posted March 20, 2008 I have two rolls somewhere "out there" at the moment, both of which have a record of the posting date, so, in a few weeks, I will be able to let you know. A few weeks!!! Strewth, you have to be patient with Kodak these days! Thanks Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 20, 2008 Share #52 Posted March 20, 2008 Gerry, the film is posted to Switzerland. From there it's sent to the States for processing (the Swiss lab closed a few years ago). It's then returned - directly to the UK I hope - once processed. Quite a journey, and the reason I assume that Kodachrome isn't long for this world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 20, 2008 Share #53 Posted March 20, 2008 And another thing! Since the daft changes at the Post Office (if only we knew someone who worked for them...), so that now a letter might be a package or a large letter or who knows what, whereas it used to cost a First Class stamp to send Kodachrome to Hemel Hempstead, it now costs £1.24 to airmail a small package to Switzerland. Good job that Boots almost give the stuff away I bought some short-date stuff on a 3 for 2 a couple of weeks ago. Not quite the bargain that Steve got, though (a roll, pre-paid for a quid) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted March 20, 2008 Share #54 Posted March 20, 2008 And another thing! Since the daft changes at the Post Office (if only we knew someone who worked for them...), so that now a letter might be a package or a large letter or who knows what, whereas it used to cost a First Class stamp to send Kodachrome to Hemel Hempstead, it now costs £1.24 to airmail a small package to Switzerland. Good job that Boots almost give the stuff away I bought some short-date stuff on a 3 for 2 a couple of weeks ago. Not quite the bargain that Steve got, though (a roll, pre-paid for a quid) Even a single roll of E6 to UK address costs £1.06 now, outrageous. Is there any reason, I wonder. why we are not allowed to post direct to US from UK rather than via the Swiss address? Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted March 20, 2008 Share #55 Posted March 20, 2008 Is there any reason, I wonder. why we are not allowed to post direct to US from UK rather than via the Swiss address? Gerry I have done just that from Canada. Dwayne's has a website with a downloadable form that captures all required information (address, credit card etc.). I take the form and the film in an appropriate sized box to the post office, pay for stamps and a Canada Post form for international packages, and thats it. Two weeks later slides appear in the mail. Time delays depend on business volume in the mail system (usually the US mail, slow around Christmas), but Dwayne's usually turns the film around in 1-2 days. If I take the film to the local camera shop, they give it to some intermediate gang who packages everything up centrally and then sends it to Kansas. The film then comes back the same way and is then distributed back to my local shop. It works, but there are many steps that can be eliminated by doing it directly. Dwayne's form implies that this can be done from anywhere that there is a post office or equivalent delivery system. Support Kodachrome, please!! M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 20, 2008 Share #56 Posted March 20, 2008 That's fine if you want to pay for processing twice... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted March 20, 2008 Share #57 Posted March 20, 2008 That's fine if you want to pay for processing twice... Didn't know - the film in Canada (and the U.S.) has not included processing for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronryser Posted March 20, 2008 Share #58 Posted March 20, 2008 If you haven't seen a Leica slide through a Leica projector, you haven't lived. The difference between a properly exposed Leica slide and anything else (obviously including anything digital) is like night and day. So. you see your image 6 feet across on the screen. That's how slides work. Amazing. You don't get prints back when you have slides processed. All you get is the slide (uncut sometimes) But, I scan my slides and make prints of them. I just ordered a Kodal Ektapro 505 through ebay. The Leica projectors that have been coming up lately have not been the better models and I read that Kodak Ektapros were very good. Before I saw this thread I had decided to buy a Leica M3 and rather than going with regular film thought going this Kodachrome route would be neat especially since it may not be around much longer. Anyway, the M3 was a complete set-up that I also got off ebay (3 Leica lenses, 2 Vivitar flashes, a small Leica tripod, 2 light meters, etc.). I've now got to figure out how to use that...haven't used a camera like this since I had a Vivitar years ago. Everything seems to be in good condition and well cared for. When I look through the viewfinder though it looks just a little less than crisp. I'm probably at least a month out before having shot film and getting slides back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 21, 2008 Share #59 Posted March 21, 2008 Didn't know - the film in Canada (and the U.S.) has not included processing for years. AFAIK, Kodachrome in the UK has always included processing. Certainly since the mid-70s to my knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 21, 2008 Share #60 Posted March 21, 2008 I think I shot my first roll of Kodachrome around 1970. That was process paid, as Andy says in the UK it's always been that way to the best of my knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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