Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The people at Qualex seemed to quaffing Quaaludes explaining the chemical stains and other consistent questionable quality which was also looked upon with dis stain. It was enough to drive you to Fuji. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:13:34 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] When did Kodachrome really die? > > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information