[LRflex] Re: Kodachrome, Dr. Ted, Bluebirds and the CBC.

David offered:

>>> And, to my surprise, I then heard the dulcet tones of our own Dr. Ted,
being interviewed about the loss of Kodachrome to photographers! Naturally,
I had to pull over and listen to the rest of the interview.

>>> Ted: I have only one argument with your comments.  You said it was
"impossible" for anyone to home develop Kodachrome.  Not true.  I have been
in the darkroom of a chap who was probably the only guy in North America, to
do it, but I've seen it done.  (And yes, I have a witness!)  Back in the
early 1970's, I interviewd him for Modern Photography,  an article which was
never published.  He lived in Nanaimo and, some day, I'll tell you the whole
story.<<<<<<<<<

 

Good day David,

My comment saying it was "impossible" to home process Kodachrome still
stands! Certainly on the bases of "it wasn't something one could drop by
their favourite photo store" pick-up chemicals and soup the KR in their
basement darkroom on a regular basis.

 

Your experience was quite unique indeed. As my understanding is, "kodachrome
processing chemicals" are quite toxic and not really what any amateur or pro
would want to be fiddling with on a daily basis.

 

In point, when the Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria in '94 the local
city environment people near freaked out that used chemistry was going to be
flushed out the regular sewer system. So it created a major problem for
Kodak and the Games organizing committee, not to forget all the photogs who
would be shooting KR.

 So an arrangement was made that all used chemicals of any nature would be
tanker trucked away to an environmental safe dump site. 

 

You may have had the opportunity and good fortune to see it done in a
personal darkroom. But I bet the local sewer system people didn't know the
chemicals were being poured down the drain. So my dear friend my comment
still stands as "it isn't a film and chemistry that was regularly used by
photogs as we did B&W films." And yes I'll stick with "it's impossible" for
home processing on the bases of mass processing by regular everyday amateurs
and pros.

 

I'd be interested in hearing how the chap got the chemicals from KODAK in
the first place?

 

On another note! :-)

The Blue Bird is without question beautiful! An excellent photo. Good on
you. That has to become a "Weekend Fair" best seller for bird folks.

Dr. ted. :-)

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