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Oct 12, 2012 14:50:43   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
jerryc41 wrote:
pounder35 wrote:
r.reeder wrote:
Mary P wrote:
I have an old Pentax slr. Is there any market at all for them?


What to do with film SLR? USE IT! Get the film, 35mm is still available all over the place, & take it with you on a day trip or road trip. Yes, I know: digi is faster, you can take a zillion photos & get rid of all the bad ones, don't have to go trudging all over creation to get the photos back, no negatives to mess around with, ad nauseum. But you'll have to slow down & actually look at the scene. No! No! That's a good thing! Really. The pressure will be on to take a good photo & then to wait 2 weeks or so to see if you in fact did take a good photo.

Someday, I'll tell you how I really feel.

I'll get off my soapbox now.
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Not always 2 weeks. Our local Walgreens still process 35mm C-41 in house. Not much longer according to someone at the store but for now. May not be 24hr but next day is not bad. :thumbup:
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A few weeks ago, someone said he just finished a roll of Kodachrome and wondered where he could get it processed. Nowhere!
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Might as well clean out the fridge and throw out my Kodachrome 25 from 1981. :roll: Damn I loved that film. :thumbup:

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Oct 12, 2012 14:52:56   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
pounder35 wrote:
Might as well clean out the fridge and throw out my Kodachrome 25 from 1981. :roll: Damn I loved that film. :thumbup:

I'd shoot it with the hope that you might find a processor. At least you'd get the fun of shooting. You can take a digital camera and get double shots, so the day's not a total loss.

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Oct 12, 2012 14:53:46   #
dachs
 
Kodak finished a year ago nearly but some amateur out there may still have chemistry and ability - stay with it, google it or even (depths) go onto Flickr...

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Oct 12, 2012 14:56:23   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
jerryc41 wrote:
pounder35 wrote:
Might as well clean out the fridge and throw out my Kodachrome 25 from 1981. :roll: Damn I loved that film. :thumbup:

I'd shoot it with the hope that you might find a processor. At least you'd get the fun of shooting. You can take a digital camera and get double shots, so the day's not a total loss.


I'll have to dust off the EOS 650. :thumbup: Never tried to Google Kodachrome processors. I believe Kodak was the only supplier of the chemistry and patents didn't allow any imitations. I did some E-6 and Cibachrome for a while but would rather stick with B/W at home.

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Oct 12, 2012 16:35:01   #
problem child Loc: Kingman AZ
 
Keep using it... I love my Pentax K 1000.. You can still get slide film from Fugi. I have a roll of Vevia 50 here that i am going to shoot soon.

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Oct 12, 2012 17:11:21   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
problem child wrote:
Keep using it... I love my Pentax K 1000.. You can still get slide film from Fugi. I have a roll of Vevia 50 here that i am going to shoot soon.


I'm not sure what was the "best selling camera ever" was but in the 35mm SLR category the K-1000 had to be in the top 5. The Canon AE-1 also. It would be an interesting thread to get input from those that were into it during those days. I worked at a camera store in the mid to late 70's and we couldn't keep them in stock. Then Nikon came out with the FM/FE and the MD-11/12 and all hell broke loose. :thumbup:

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Oct 12, 2012 18:53:51   #
Pepsiman Loc: New York City
 
> I still have my Pentax P3 with 35 to 70 and 70 to 210 zooms with a 2x converter, 2 flashes with sync cordan filters for both.. I also have all the manuals..I am keeping all of them...

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Oct 12, 2012 20:00:26   #
FilmFanatic Loc: Waikato, New Zealand
 
Guys, there is zero chance of getting Kodachrome processed now or any time in the future, especially by amateurs. The process is nothing like the c41 or e6 that you can do at home. Kodachrome is a black and white film, the color is added by the developing process. It require multiple precise re-exposure steps and chemicals that cannot be obtained any more as some f the ingredients are now banned. There is a massive thread on apug about this, and even with the resources of a certain ex-Kodak engineer there, it simply is not possible.

The best you can hope for is to process as black and white, but even then you have the nasty job of removing the remjet backing which is a horrible black funky stuff on the back of the film that is there to prevent halation.

I am a huge analog enthusiast and I would dearly love this to be possible but it just isn't. Also, the patent for the process expired some years ago, that is not why nobody else copied it.

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Oct 12, 2012 20:03:26   #
FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga
 
I have an F4 and I believe I will keep it , after all he is still working .

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Oct 12, 2012 21:53:27   #
fotopop Loc: Durham NC-USA
 
I recently activated my first camera, Nikon FG. I have taken about 6 shots with it and am going to the mountains tomorrow. I hope to take a lot more. Also carrying my D3100.

I also have some slide film in the freezer which I plan to use with my N80, maybe I should take those too.

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Oct 12, 2012 22:59:36   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
FilmFanatic wrote:
Guys, there is zero chance of getting Kodachrome processed now or any time in the future, especially by amateurs. The process is nothing like the c41 or e6 that you can do at home. Kodachrome is a black and white film, the color is added by the developing process. It require multiple precise re-exposure steps and chemicals that cannot be obtained any more as some f the ingredients are now banned. There is a massive thread on apug about this, and even with the resources of a certain ex-Kodak engineer there, it simply is not possible.

The best you can hope for is to process as black and white, but even then you have the nasty job of removing the remjet backing which is a horrible black funky stuff on the back of the film that is there to prevent halation.

I am a huge analog enthusiast and I would dearly love this to be possible but it just isn't. Also, the patent for the process expired some years ago, that is not why nobody else copied it.
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That's my thoughts. Forget Kodachrome. It was a great run but it's history now. I have a few albums full of 25 and 64 from Colorado that I'm converting slowly to digital. Paul Simon needs to change the lyrics to "Don't take my Megapixels away." If that doesn't make sense do some research. :thumbup:

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Oct 13, 2012 04:14:57   #
dachs
 
FilmFanatic wrote:


I am a huge analog enthusiast and I would dearly love this to be possible but it just isn't. Also, the patent for the process expired some years ago, that is not why nobody else copied it.


thanks for the expert heads up - what a shame though! I was hoping some mad professor somewhere could still do it but no, tears I'm afraid

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Oct 13, 2012 04:59:59   #
FilmFanatic Loc: Waikato, New Zealand
 
dachs wrote:
FilmFanatic wrote:


I am a huge analog enthusiast and I would dearly love this to be possible but it just isn't. Also, the patent for the process expired some years ago, that is not why nobody else copied it.


thanks for the expert heads up - what a shame though! I was hoping some mad professor somewhere could still do it but no, tears I'm afraid


Kodak had a prototype of an improved Kodachrome I believe. Demand was too low to justify going ahead

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Oct 13, 2012 08:39:51   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
FilmFanatic wrote:
dachs wrote:
FilmFanatic wrote:


I am a huge analog enthusiast and I would dearly love this to be possible but it just isn't. Also, the patent for the process expired some years ago, that is not why nobody else copied it.


thanks for the expert heads up - what a shame though! I was hoping some mad professor somewhere could still do it but no, tears I'm afraid


Kodak had a prototype of an improved Kodachrome I believe. Demand was too low to justify going ahead
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Hard to improve on perfection. :thumbup: Agfachrome was also a great film. I really liked the warm skin tones. I'm not sure if it's still available and don't remember the processing requirements.

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Oct 13, 2012 09:02:29   #
oldmalky Loc: West Midlands,England.
 
If film was as good as you say why did you change to digital?
if it were still just film I would never have started and i believe the great majority of others wouldnt have either.

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