The sky is falling (E6 color slide processing crisis)

pretty sure GPS Labworks in Ottawa still processes E-6. They have dip and dunk and rollers iirc. also do up to 8x10, again iirc 😉
 
Rob-F said:
I've been bringing my E6, 135 and 120, to either of two local stores that are within reasonable driving distance. So yesterday I took a roll of 120 to the closer of the two, and a sign on the door said they were closed for good, and suggested going to their main store in west county. That's a pretty far piece, so I decided to phone the other of my two usual places. Nope, they are no longer processing E6. They recommended Dwayne's (sp?) in Kansas.

So I grabbed my roll of 120, and headed out on the half-hour drive to the west county store. I dropped off the roll, paid in advance, and was advised it would be ready in a week. Later on, they phoned me. Bad news: something broke in their processor, and they will have to send it someplace--I think he said New Jersey--and the processor will be down for at least three weeks, maybe more. Would I like to drive back out and get my roll of film, or would I rather wait it out?

This is St. Louis County, population over 1 million, and you can't get a roll of E6 developed.

Now I have to figure out how to send a roll to Dwayne's. Or--doesn't Precision Camera do E6 also? Maybe I should send it there? Used to be, you could buy mailers and send it to Kodak. The times, they are a-changin'.
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I have had good luck with Dwayne's. Google them, go to their website and you will find the appropriate form for the film you are having processed.
 
jkjod said:
I've had good results with Schiller's and Creve Couer Camera. It's been a while since I had any E6 developed, but last time I checked both places could still process it.

These were from CC Camera. I didn't have a scanner at the time, so I'd probably do it myself now, but an example of their "low res" scans.

AAA008.jpg by jkjod, on Flickr

AAA002.jpg by jkjod, on Flickr
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I would not be happy if mine were all green like these.
Afraid digital will win out in the end.
 
Our one lab that's left in the Roanoke valley still does E6, but only on Thursday. But I've shot up all my stock of Ektachrome and Velvia, and they don't stock chromes anymore, so I won't be bothering them with it. Luckily, there is still enough b&w and color negative film being used in the area for them to keep running that every day.

PF
 
I contacted AgX, and they emailed back with advice on how to pack the film for shipment. I like it that they are in Michigan. That ought to hold down the temperature during transit! I'll send it to them today!
 
i stopped shooting e6 a while back ---- 3 hr drive to nashville is the closest --- the 1 remaining pro lab stopped doing e6 a year and a half ago -- we don't have a single camera shop in memphis
 
Well, it's in the mail, off to AgX. Gee, maybe this isn't so bad. It used to be a regular thing, sending my Kodachrome off to the Kodak lab. I can even remember some of the address--29 Palms, in southern California. Just like old times; except there's no Kodachrome.
 
My 120 is back from AgX! It was a test roll to check some outdated Velvia, before I take the rest of the batch to Colorado. It looks great, no color shift; the Hasselblad back is working correctly; the PME45 is metering correctly; and shutter speeds are good. All systems are go, including the use of AgX. If I send them four rolls at a time, it is even cheaper than our local processing, even including the use of Priority Mail in both directions. More than four rolls, and it's cheaper still. They only charge $6.00 a 120 roll, sleeved and not mounted. And the post office is one 15 minute round trip, rather than two 45 minutes round trips to the camera store. I will continue to use AgX!
 
Echoing what others have been saying about AgX...

I've been using them for the past 2 years. I just got a couple rolls of Velvia, Provia and Precisa back and the results are fantastic. Highly recommended to those in need of E-6 processing. 😎

Mike, the owner and operator, is one of the best guys in the business.

www.agximaging.com
 
Mackinaw said:
I send my E-6 transparencies to AgX Imaging in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Small lab that does top-notch work.

http://www.agximaging.com/

Jim B.
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+1 on what Jim said. I do not shoot nearly as much E-6 as I used too but AgX Imaging is the only lab I ever let process my E-6 if I didn't do it myself.

I never had a problem of any kind with their processing (or anything else for that matter) over the years and I would not hesitate to send them a box full of exposed Velvia today.
 
to the GTO shooters, does West Camera still develop 120 E-6?
can't really tell from their page whether they do or not.
http://www.westcamera.ca/filmdeveloping/

Didn't know about Argentix!
I have some E-6 kit that I brought up from Freestyle years ago and saving them for the last few Velvia 50 4x5 I have, but ideally I wish there was a Canadian lab that can still process 120 and 4x5 E-6.
 
ABC Photo in Vancouver, BC, does C41 and E6. Richard Photo Lab in Los Angeles does both as well. I basically stopped using E6 as the cost be ame ridiculous compared to C41.
 
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