A few weeks ago I posted a query about digital alternatives to the Kodachrome look. A couple of you had the most ingenious suggestion: Why not shoot Kodachrome? So I did. The first roll came back today. (Scans later. Lucky you.) It was dropped off early last week at the pharmacy with "PROCESS K-14!!!" written in the special instructions box. Price wise, it totalled about half what it would have been if I had sent it to Dwayne's myself.
The lab technician was fairly knowledgeable and told me that any push/pull instructions would result in the roll being returned with a note stating that the service is unavailable. This means that if I ever need push or pull processing I would have to send the film directly to Dwayne's. Otherwise, the returned slides were exactly as described at http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/ (cardboard mounts, dated and numbered, in a plastic case). Might anyone be able to shed some light on any differences in quality between dealing with Dwayne's directly vs. dropping the film off locally? Other than push/pull processing, and maybe turn around time, is there any benefit to going straight to the source? Thanks for your time. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
