Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe the word "carcinogenic" would scare some folks from making homemade batches. Look at Polaroid, they destroyed their chemicals when they went belly up. The company The Impossible Project as made brave attempts to try to resurrect the process but they are still a long way away (no matter how cool they say the mistakes are). Chris Williams www.zoeicaimages.net www.rebirthworkshops.com 504-231-6261 On Jan 14, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Javier Perez wrote: > > I probably do! > But proprietary doesn't necessarily mean secret. Chemicals are > chemicasl and anyone who knows how the developers were made might be > able to whip up a batch. Not sure how it works but I don't think > proprietary process can be held in perpetuity. Of course since there > are fewer and fewer rolls to develop the whole thing might well be a > pointless adventure. That's unless some third party started making > its own version of kodachrome. Maybe the Chinese or the Indians will > step up to the plate. > Javier > >> From: jshul at comcast.net >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:30:12 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [Leica] last Kodachrome >> >> Since the chemistry was proprietary (and required a lot of skill >> and manual >> manipulation), probably not. You now have a new paperweight. >> >> Jim Shulman >> Wynnewood, PA >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> Javier >> Perez >> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 2:13 PM >> To: LUG >> Subject: Re: [Leica] last Kodachrome >> >> >> I had a roll I was meaning to get processed but forgot about. It >> wasn't even >> mine. It came with an old camera I bought about 10 years ago. The >> roll has >> the older orangish end caps. After doing some research I figured it >> might >> not take to modern development because Kodak had made some sort of >> change to >> the film and this can was pretty old. Does anybody know if there >> are any >> bootleg developing efforts being planned other than black and white? >> Javier >> >>> From: steve.barbour at gmail.com >>> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:32:20 -0800 >>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] last Kodachrome >>> >>> >>> On Jan 14, 2011, at 8:15 AM, EPL wrote: >>> >>>> Just got my last Kodachromes back from Dwayne's today and I am >>>> again >>>> reminded/floored by the quality of the rendition possible with >>>> the film >> (I >>>> shot mostly K25): the lovely, subtle transitions from light to >>>> shadow. >>>> >>>> I'll put some up on te LUG Gallery soon. >>> >>> yes ...please share them, >>> >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> But I wonder: is there any way to get this kind of result with some >> digital >>>> magic? If someone has a trick, or some "Kodachrome-like" method >>>> they can >>>> share, do tell! >>>> >>>> Most high-end digital work still looks like plastic to me! >>>> >>>> Emanuel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information