[Leica] last Kodachrome

[summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)]

I probably do! 
But proprietary doesn't necessarily mean secret. Chemicals are chemicasl and 
anyone who knows how the developers were made might be able to whip up a 
batch. Not sure how it works but I don't think proprietary process can be 
held in perpetuity. Of course since there are fewer and fewer rolls to 
develop the whole thing might well be a pointless adventure. That's unless 
some third party started making its own version of kodachrome. Maybe the 
Chinese or the Indians will step up to the plate.
Javier
 
> From: jshul at comcast.net
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:30:12 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Leica] last Kodachrome
> 
> Since the chemistry was proprietary (and required a lot of skill and manual
> manipulation), probably not. You now have a new paperweight.
> 
> Jim Shulman
> Wynnewood, PA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
> Javier
> Perez
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 2:13 PM
> To: LUG
> Subject: Re: [Leica] last Kodachrome
> 
> 
> I had a roll I was meaning to get processed but forgot about. It wasn't 
> even
> mine. It came with an old camera I bought about 10 years ago. The roll has
> the older orangish end caps. After doing some research I figured it might
> not take to modern development because Kodak had made some sort of change 
> to
> the film and this can was pretty old. Does anybody know if there are any
> bootleg developing efforts being planned other than black and white?
> Javier
> 
> > From: steve.barbour at gmail.com
> > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:32:20 -0800
> > To: lug at leica-users.org
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] last Kodachrome
> > 
> > 
> > On Jan 14, 2011, at 8:15 AM, EPL wrote:
> > 
> > > Just got my last Kodachromes back from Dwayne's today and I am again
> > > reminded/floored by the quality of the rendition possible with the film
> (I
> > > shot mostly K25): the lovely, subtle transitions from light to shadow.
> > > 
> > > I'll put some up on te LUG Gallery soon.
> > 
> > yes ...please share them,
> > 
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > But I wonder: is there any way to get this kind of result with some
> digital
> > > magic? If someone has a trick, or some "Kodachrome-like" method they 
> > > can
> > > share, do tell!
> > > 
> > > Most high-end digital work still looks like plastic to me!
> > > 
> > > Emanuel
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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