P3D Re: Copying in Kodachrome

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

>Regarding slide duplication sources. Is there a reliable place which
>will make duplicate slides onto Kodachrome film instead of onto an E6
>type?

I am sure any lab that deals with duplication can use Kodachrome
at your request and at some extra cost to you, perhaps.  The only 
question is, why?

>I like to have any particularly precious slides to be on Kodacrhome for
>its long term color stability, but recently ran out of Kodacrhome on
>location and so had to locally buy one roll of Fuji. Now I wish to copy
>it onto Kchrome so I can keep it in the family for decades.. 

Have you developed this roll?  Are you sure that there are images
in this roll that *must* be kept in the family for decades?  Do
you realize that by copying regular slides in Kodachrome you will
get an increase in contrast that might make them look terrible?
Do you have any idea how long will the E6 last?  Don't you suspect
that 20 years from now digital duplication and storage might be
the norm?  And don't you think that if there is one particular
picture in this roll that must really preserve its colors and
the color balance has shifted 40 years from now then it would be
very easy to restore the original colors digitally?  Are you convinced
that your family would like to keep every single stereo slide that
you took after you pass away?  And do you think it will really
bother them that you shot one single roll in E6 among the hundreds (?)
Kodachrome rolls?

I actually follow the reverse strategy and shoot approximately one
roll of Kodachrome every 100 rolls or so.  This way if the rumors are
true that my E6 slides will be all gone in 20 years, I will have a
few pictures to pass to my children (in case they even care). I have
a small box with about 100 B&W pictures of me and my family which
was passed to me from my parents.  Somehow I feel that this is plenty.

George Themelis


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