Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well actually the film sold in Canada is marked that the included processing is not valid in the U.S.A. I guess Kodak Canada must have changed who they contract for their developing and probably do send the stuff to Germany. I am pleased to see a number of the small lab units were set up at least in the U.S.A. The next lot of film I buy I will source from maybe B&H and send to Seattle! Thanks John Collier > From: chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson) > Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:20:00 -0800 > Subject: RE: [Leica] Kodachrome Blues > > I doubt if they're shipping it to Europe from Canada. Below is the link to > Kodak's list of labs using the K-Lab processor (an automated Kodachrome > processor they intro-ed a few years ago, and which seems to have supplanted > the traditional K-14 processing line). I send my Kodachrome to either the > Tukwila plant (down by SeaTac airport) for next-day service, or to A&I in > Los Angeles through a local store (3-day turnaround, by FedEx). You can get > mailers for both Kodak's labs and for A&I, which ought to give you better > than 5-week turnaround. > > http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/klabs/dealers.shtml > > Chuck Albertson > Seattle, Wash. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John >> Collier >> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 10:45 AM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: [Leica] Kodachrome Blues >> >> >> I have been noticing in the last couple of years that the local stores are >> stocking less and less Kodachrome. I, unfortunately, really like the stuff >> and use it as my main film. Processing turn around times went >> from one week >> to two weeks three years or so back but now they have jumped to >> FIVE weeks! >> The store I deal with said the two week time was due to it having >> to be sent >> to the eastern USA. Canada lost both its plants a while ago. Now >> that it is >> five weeks they speculated that it had to go to Europe! Is this the end of >> Kodachrome. Are there no more plants in North America? If you have heard >> anything I would be grateful for news. >> >> John Collier >> >