On 6/23/09, Adam Maas <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Scott Loveless<[email protected]> wrote: > > For those of us in the US, getting Kodachrome processed wasn't any > > more hassle than any other film. Either send it directly to Dwayne's > > or drop it off pretty much anywhere that sends film to Fuji or Kodak. > > Wal-Mart usually took about a week and a half and ran about $5. I > > don't think I'd even consider shooting the stuff if I lived outside > > the US, though. > > Wasn't any more hassle? I repeat. 3 hours and $10 for E-6. 4 weeks and > $20 for Kodachrome.
I used to get E-6 done in 2 hours for $8. But then I moved to a slightly larger city and the "pro" shop here doesn't do anything in house other than C-41. And yes, dropping my film in the send-out bin at Wally World is the path of least resistance anymore. What I don't quite understand is why it takes 20 days to get your film from Toronto to Parsons back to Toronto, and that's why I said I wouldn't shoot the stuff if I lived outside the US. The only thing I can imagine is that it has something to do with crossing a border. From a Wal-mart store near Harrisburg it goes to Fuji, Fuji sends it to Dwayne's, Dwayne's sends it back to Fuji, Fuji returns it to Wal-mart. Roughly 10 days, as little as 6 one time. Ironically, Target stores are set up with Kodak C-41 hardware. When Qualex (owned by Kodak) was still handling their send-out film, Target wouldn't accept Kodachrome. Go figure. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
