Re: Kodachrome

[P3D <TimMaf@xxxxxxx>]

In 1353 Duane wrote...

>"I had asked a while back about Kodachrome processing and had
> not seen any definitive answers.  I had heard years ago that
>there were only 7 Kodachrome processing sites in the U.S.
>(myth alert).  I have always put up with 7 day turnaround
>with mail order or local drop-off.   There must be someplace
>that I can mail my Kodachrome to and get it back in say, 5
>days.  I can remember in my younger days when my mother
>would get prints back from a mail order place called FoJo in
>3 days, but that is too much to hope for with our present
>mail service.  Does anyone out there know of such a service?"

The latest info I have is from 1992 and it lists 18 licensed
Kodachrome processors in the U.S. It however fails to list
Dwaynes and B&W in Miami. I've been told that Palo Alto
doesn't do it any more so I suspect that my work has been
going to Dallas.

While I've read that A&I offers mailers (I've never seen them)
and B&W offers prepaid stickers, I suspect that the Post 
Office may be the source of the delay. I use Kodalux and 
occasionally A&I through a couple of local labs and the
return is usually 2 days (In Mon. morning back by Wed.
afternoon). The one time Kodalux mounted my stereos it took
3 weeks and the film was returned dirty, scratched, and one
pair with the chips mounted upside down from each other.

Both labs cost me $7.88 per 36 although A&I may charge less
for an unmounted roll. The lab that sends the film to A&I isn't
convenient to me so I've not sent any of my stereo work to
them, but I do think they do a better job on my 2D work. Not
that I have any major complaints with Kodalux and they're
better since Kodak bought them back. I've not had any of the
problems mentioned here (E-6 is a different story, even from
the top lab in town). Although I've had some severe green
casts that was a Kodak problem not a processing one and I
do have little nicks which I suspect come from my removing
the film from its sleeve.

Hope this helps,

Tim Maffia
Seattle




          


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