Snowstorm KILLS my K'chrome Shipment Dead

They are unlikely to process prepaid film they received after the deadline, as Kodak won't reimburse them for that. But they will be busy for days or weeks processing the final rush they already received. And if they are smart they will continue a paid service for latecomers while the machinery lasts (they won't run out of chemistry supplies - the process is a recipe rather than a kit), as long as the demand is high enough to make that profitable.
 
Just took a look at Dwaynes home page. They are overloaded with Kodachrome to be processed. If it's not worth to prolong processing by some months at such volumes and prices, then this film has to go.

Strategically, film has to be home-processed. Process has to be simply and cheap. Can you imagine people sending their memory cards to remote lab to get back CD with images burned in?
 
btgc said:
Just took a look at Dwaynes home page. They are overloaded with Kodachrome to be processed. If it's not worth to prolong processing by some months at such volumes and prices, then this film has to go.

Strategically, film has to be home-processed. Process has to be simply and cheap. Can you imagine people sending their memory cards to remote lab to get back CD with images burned in?
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There is nothing on their page that I see about it? I called them about 8 times last night. Got through the first 7 but my phone cut out and the last call I was on hold indefinitely.
 
Mister E said:
There is nothing on their page that I see about it?
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I mean they are overloaded, not they have dropped a word about prolonging development.

"Due to the exceptional amounts of Kodachrome we are handling,
we will not accept any additional Rush orders until January 10th 2011."

I don't know anything about chemical, though I doubt they accidentally had volume to cover time until end of 2010 and not a day longer . I assume cutting development of Kodachrome is rather based on low volumes of sent in film over several years. They could sqeeze some juice from prolonging development as there are LOTS of late shooter who missed deadline. But if's not worth to them, then it's really not worth.
 
raid said:
The Kodachrome Era is gone.
We have to move on beyond it, guys.
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Exactly! Deadlines are a fact of life. Most here wouldn't show up on Sunday to shoot a Saturday wedding, so when Dwayne's says 12/30/10 is the deadline, you either get your film in on time or not. Then, you get on with your life.

My only film regret is that I never shot Scala B&W slide film when it was available, I was too busy shooting K64.
 
robklurfield said:
According to the NY Times, Dwaynes opened their last barrel of one of the dyes (blue, I think) a few days ago. One would presume that when it runs out, that's it.
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Well, they'd have to purchase another barrel. As Kodak set the termination date for their pre-paid envelopes as today, they will have to make provisions that anything that reaches Dwaynes (their contractor) by today gets processed, whatever extension of the lab operation that may imply. Given that they cannot claim unpredictable circumstances they presumably would be liable for damages to a considerable extent, if they fail to stand to their deadline.
 
sevo said:
Well, they'd have to purchase another barrel. As Kodak set the termination date for their pre-paid envelopes as today, they will have to make provisions that anything that reaches Dwaynes (their contractor) by today gets processed, whatever extension of the lab operation that may imply. Given that they cannot claim unpredictable circumstances they presumably would be liable for damages to a considerable extent, if they fail to stand to their deadline.
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Prepaid envelope deadline was 11/30/2010.
 
I decided to keep my pre-paid envelope and just pay for the last roll of Kodachrome. Got the envelope for a quarter at a Ritz outlet. Just want to keep one.
 
Now, what if the Impossible Project buys up the K processing hardware
from Dwaynes and gets hold of the Kodak dye formulas? Maybe even
the film emulsion formulas too? Tee hee. 🙂

Hey, Polaroid film was pronounced dead too. So was Agfa film, the Rolleis
and other goodies that have been revived.
 
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I would like to have a nice Kodachrome tee shirt. Though I appreciate
their role I will wait for one that's not an advertisement for Dwaynes.

Chris
 
retro said:
Now, what if the Impossible Project buys up the K processing hardware
from Dwaynes and gets hold of the Kodak dye formulas? Maybe even
the film emulsion formulas too? Tee hee. 🙂

Hey, Polaroid film was pronounced dead too. So was Agfa film, the Rolleis
and other goodies that have been revived.
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I doubt that even they are that crazy. Making a new version of an old film is one thing. Processing an extinct film is another.

As for Agfa, well, you can license a name to go on anything.

Cheers,

R.
 
processing Kodachrome in former GDR

processing Kodachrome in former GDR

Hello from Hamburg,

i think, there was only one possible way to process kodachrome in the former gdr: ORWO produces a developing-kit for their own bw-reversal-films, named "ORWO A4105". That must be the way, they processed films, when they catch photographers and want to know, what their films contents.

ORWO_A4105a.jpg


This is the manual for this chemicals:

ORWO_Vorschrift_4105_4185a.jpg


Greetings from Hamburg

Olav
 
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