Chuck Freeman
(K=13616) - Comment Date 9/20/2005
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Please do not think I am down on DWAYNES , I have done business back in 1990's and found them nice and efficient for most part.
Just for your info KODAKS TOLL FREE NUMBER IS 1-800-242-2424.
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Jeroen Wenting
(K=25317) - Comment Date 9/22/2005
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You were lucky to have a lab close by.
Outside the USA there are only 3 labs for the entire world, one each in Europe, Asia, and I think Australia.
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Deb Mayes
(K=19605) - Comment Date 9/22/2005
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Would Kodak have abandoned processing if it were still profitable? I think not.
I don't know why you're blaming Kodak for bowing to market pressure, but you're clearly assigning fault to the wrong entity.
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Jeroen Wenting
(K=25317) - Comment Date 9/22/2005
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Correct. K14 processing has been on the decline for almost a decade now, ever since K25 was removed from production.
It's less to do with Kodak "wanting to abandon film shooters" as with film shooters abandoning Kodak for the vastly superior products created by Fuji.
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Chuck Freeman
(K=13616) - Comment Date 9/22/2005
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Yes, Deb, I do think that Kodak will eventually abandon film photography. And I do Blame them for soooo many bad business decisions. Check out article in READERS DIGEST about woes of Kodak's future. Thanks for your comment.
Chuck
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Jeroen Wenting
(K=25317) - Comment Date 9/23/2005
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Sure Kodak has made some poor business decisions, all companies have.
The fact that they're still around indicates though that the good decisions they made more than made up for the poor ones.
Kodak should for example probably have abandoned K14 for the industry standard E6 15 years ago, instead of soldiering on all alone (which was by their own design btw, another bad decision in not allowing others to use K14 technology).
Their decision to abandon development on all consumer film products is another one I have some doubts about as to the economic validity.
For myself I do not see film as a dead end at all, though it might get more specialised.
But then I'm also oldfashioned enough to still have an old record player and I do browse the racks of vinyl at the music store from time to time.
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Chuck Freeman
(K=13616) - Comment Date 9/26/2005
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Sounds like me.. I have about 300 Albums and about only 7 Cd's. The reason I am so sold on Kodachrome is for it's longetivity. See Smithsonian Feb 2005 for view of Kodachrome slides taken over 60 years ago. I have Ektachrome Slides, Fujichrome slides and Kodachrome slides. All are fading except Kodachrome. I shot my first Kodachromes in 1969, and they still look like new.
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