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Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 4:22 PM
Subject: Slightly Off Topic - for those of you who still shoot Kodachrome
> I know this isn't exactly an aviation related topic, but it is near
> and dear to many of us who photograph military aircraft. Some of us
> still prefer to use Kodachrome.
>
> As of this weekend, all Kodak film processing operations stop. The
> company is discontinuing that business completely. This is for all
> film processing - print, slide, etc.
>
> We all know that all Kodachrome processing has been done by Dwayne's
> Photo, in Kansas for a few years now. To get Kodachrome processed in
> Kodak mounts in Kodak boxes, we've had to submit the film through a
> Kodak processing outlet or use mailers. Can't do that anymore.
>
> I've spoken with several people at Kodak. They have no plan for
> continuation of Kodachrome processing access, though they insist that
> there are no plans to discontinue Kodachrome.
>
> I've spoken with Dwayne's. We can stil submit our film to them
> directly for processing, but it will be returned to us in generic
> 'Color Transparency' mounts in black platic boxes - no Kodak
> identification anywhere. This is governed by their current agreement
> with Kodak. The folks I talked with did not know of any effort to
> change the agreement with Kodak.
>
> The lady I spoke with said I was only the second person that had
> called asking about this (I don't know if that is true....). She
> understood exactly what I was asking about. She suggested that those
> concerned write to the plant manager explaining our concern and asking
> for Dwayne's to approach Kodak about allowing the use of Kodak branded
> materials for Kodachrome processing.
>
> Without a swell of input from us, Dwayne's has no reason to approach
> Kodak.
>
> Mr. Grant Steinle, Mgr
> Dwayne's Photo
> P.O. Box 274
> Parsons, KS 67357
>
> 800-522-3940
>
> I heartily suggest that all of you with interest in this write this
> gentleman, or call the lab and voice your concern. If we don't raise
> our voices now, the era of Kodachrome mounts and yellow boxes is gone.
>
> Keith
Fox2 - for everything about low flying in Wales........and more !!
Kodak sluit zijn EIGEN ontwikkel centrales (ontwikkeling negatieven, E-6 dia's, zwart-wit etc). Kodachrome films worden door Dwaynes Photo Lab ontwikkeld, en die gaan gewoon door met deze service. Het enige verschil is dat ze witte raampjes gaan gebruiken in plaats van raampjes met een Kodak logo.
C'est tout !
Groetjes,
Iwan
Fox2 - for everything about low flying in Wales........and more !!
Do you know if we can still send our films to Lausanne and also will get them back from them or that in the future films have to be send directly to Dwayne in the USA?
