I agree with your comments on Kodachrome. I have
never had any problems with it, and the colors are
always very accurate. I always get it developed at
Qualex (Kodak)using a mailer you can get for cheap at
Adorama and other mail order (or web) dealers. My
father has 40+ year old Kodachromes that look good as
new.
--- Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Zuiks,
>
> It is so interesting to hear of the varied
> experiences people have had and still
> have.
>
> I have NEVER, in 45 years use of Kodachrome, had a
> badly developed roll.
>
> They have ALL been developed by Kodak.
>
> The lab in Melbourne, Australia, where I understand
> the NZ rolls are
> processed, have been using excellent plastic mounts
> for at least 15 years.
>
> I just took if for granted that KDC has to be kept
> in the dark. That's where I
> keep ALL slides and negatives. I just assume that
> daylight will fade these
> organic dyes. But, with dark storage, KDC holds its
> colour. That's important
> for me. My old boss is a heap of energy and has all
> his marbles at 93. Why
> not me too? If so, I want my slides OK. I have 30
> years to go <g>
>
> On the other hand, in the dark, unaided, A**a slides
> transmogrified to some
> weird colours within 10 years. On their own, in the
> dark.
>
> Time. I'm used to waiting up to 6 weeks for the
> slides to get back from
> Australia. I don't mind too much since the results
> are good. Sometimes they
> surprise me and the return is inside a week.
>
> I like the colours. My photo lab owner, whose
> expertise I respect, when I
> asked for a recommendation for an alternative, said,
> try Ektachrome 100VS.
> So away I went with a roll and tried my hardest.
> When I saw the results I
> could have wept. All my hard work and it came back
> in all these exaggerated
> colours. So now I take careful note of what Popular
> Photography say about
> film in their periodic film reviews, if I think of
> switching makes/models.
>
> I just got a heap of Kodachrome from mpex.com at a
> very good price - so I
> must go out and use a few rolls to keep the
> Melbourne lab ticking over.
>
> Here endeth the rave.
>
> Brian
> ...................................................
> No trumpet, no clarinet, no oboe;
> Just a plain old p - i - a - n - o .
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Brian Swale, 140 Panorama Road,
> Christchurch 8008, N.Z.
> Tel +64 3 326 7447
>
> http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/photography/
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