[rollei_list] Re: [rolleiusers] K-14 processing USA

  • From: Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx>
  • To: rolleiusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:56:29 +0100

I spoke with Lausanne today.

They cannot accpet 120/220 film because of the width - the machines can't handle anything wider than 35mm film. So apparently the info about Kodak forcing all labs to move to new machines that won't accept 120 widths is true. I didn't need to ask - she said she didn't know of anywhere else (in the world) who could process it except one place in the US, and then as B/W only. I explained to her that they too have stopped accepting 120 format for processing.

The lady I spoke with was very nice. When I asked how much longer they would suppport K-14 processing, she said nothing has been decided officially but that the film has perhaps played it's part in the history of photography and won't last forever (pun not intended - afer all, we all know Kodachrome transparencies will last forever :-)). She said all K64 produced will be supported/processed as long as it's within the use-by date, after that it's history. So her advice was not to buy in larger quantities than I was able to use within the expiration date on the film.

So that's the info, straight from Kodak in Switzerland.

Cheers,
Thor


On 23 Mar, 2006, at 23:11, Thor Legvold wrote:

I know they do 35mm, as I still shoot it regularly. I will have to
check tomorrow and see if they do 120.

Thor

On 23 Mar, 2006, at 22:46, Peter K. wrote:

How about Lausaunne? Do they still process it?

Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx> wrote:  Nope, I just spoke with them,
no K-14 processing at all anymore.

Thor

On 23 Mar, 2006, at 21:51, Fox, Robert wrote:

Hold the phone...Kodachrome 120 can be processed by Warner Brother's
Studios for $11.50 per roll:

http://wbsf.warnerbros.com/home.html

Scroll down to their pdf rate sheet to see their services. Who would
of thought?

R.J.


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