[Leica] When did Kodachrome really die?

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I quit shooting Kodachrome when they turned the developing over to Qualex.
 Qualex routinely ruined about 1/3 of what I sent them  Slides cut in half,
horrible chemical stains, scratches.  I gave up and went with E-6 films I
could develop myself in my Jobo.

Tina

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> The huge recent flurry of publicity notwithstanding, I was wondering, how
> many LUG shooters were REALLY still regularly shooting Kodachrome?
>
> I really can't remember the last roll I shot.  It probably was in the
> 1970's, maybe earlier.
>
> When Primary Color opened in New Orleans and offered two Ektachrome runs a
> day, I kissed Kodachrome goodbye.
>
> I mentioned this before but it was buried in another thread.
>
> I'm just wondering, how long has it been since you shot the stuff, not
> counting this recent "drink the kool-aid" rush.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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