Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]but don't you see, the goal wasn't perfect processing, it was to make more money for a few executives. That it did! The flaw in those sorts of plans is that you make some quick bucks but loose in the long haul. Thisk how much money has been lost when they gave up making B&W paper. That was a mature technology that could have made a lot fairly easily, but the dollars wern't so huge to interest a CEO who doesn't understand that little dollars make big ones. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 3:13 PM 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