[pure-silver] Re: Another E6 resource in jeapordy
- From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:17:26 -0700 (PDT)
One lab I know of here has farmed out it's B&W and color to other local labs
and afaik is only doing digital on-site. They take a cut of the sale, since
it's their customers, while getting rid of the analog overhead. Your lab may
well think to contact their competition and have a chat.
A lab that remains analog only is cutting their own throat unfortunately, and
if the volume of film coming through isn't enough to keep the E6 & C-41 lines
in balance let alone profitable, then there isn't much they can do. Those
who've kept their overhead low all these years may well be the only survivors.
There is still film being shot in decent quantities but being near enough and
available to those markets is the trick.
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From: Elias Roustom <elroustom@xxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 1:28:27 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Another E6 resource in jeapordy
Yesterday I picked up 5 rolls worth of slides from Renaissance Creative Imaging
in Pawtucket, RI. They recently moved from Providence. I had a very interesting
conversation with the owner. The film processing facility stayed in providence,
and she doesn't know if she'll bring it to the new location or not. As a result
the first location is now for sale, and it will come complete with everything
still in it, in short everything you need to process and print E6 and C4. She
doesn't feel confident that future sales will justify the expense of moving the
machines and putting all the environmental controls into the new place, and as
a fellow business owner I can understand. The Rhode Island School of Design
used to be a good stream of income for her, but it seems like they're heading
towards complete digital color workflow, with basic b&w for teaching, and how
many of us shoot enough slides to keep a business afloat?
Will it all come down to two or three processing labs faster than we all think?
I wonder if chromes in general will disappear sooner rather than later.
Maybe someone in the area will buy the building and continue the processing.
Under (very) different circumstances I would be moving in next month!
Anyway, I think there's an opportunity there for someone - pass this along to
anyone who might be interested. There's still demand for E6, and the right
marketing can generate a comfortable living for someone.
And if you have some E6 film to process, I highly recommend www.rciprov.com.
Encourage it to remain, or get it while you can!
Elias
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