Kodachrome processing anywhere?

<p>I found an exposed roll of 35mm Kodachrome film in a fixed-exposure, fixed-focus camera and would like to have it processed. Is there any place within reach of the postal service who could process it?<br>

Dan</p>

<p>Not on this planet. You might try black and white processing, search the archives. Otherwise you're out of luck.</p>

<p>The last processor (Duane's) advertised almost a year in advance that they would discontinue processing Kodachrome last year after what they had on hand on 12/31/1211. No more chemicals from Kodak were available to processors quite a while before that date. Some people have tried cross processing since then to B&W, but it is a difficult job, as one of the final steps is scraping the the remjet black debris off the film without getting any particles sticking to either side.</p>

<p>It is a wonderful piece of history :-)<br /> Danek, frame it (the film cartridge and the box, if you have it), hang it on the wall and make it a piece of conceptual art ("visualise the latent images...")</p>

<p>I would try the black and white option. At least get something visible from it. Who knows what historic (or not) event may be on that film!</p>

 

<p>I'd do a search on the internet to find a b/w processor that does the kodachrome - b/w. There are a few and none guarantee the results - so it is very much done at your own risk. </p>

<p>It is not something that I would attempt at home. </p>

<p>Dave</p>

 

<p>Dwane's Photo had announced the last day they would accept Kodachrome film for processing would be 12/30/2010. They received so many rolls of film that it took a couple weeks to finish processing them. They didn't advertise it, but they continued to accept film while the process will still running. While Steve McCurry shot the last roll of Kodachrome to be manufactured Dan Bayer shot the last roll of film to be processed in color. </p>

<p>Film Rescue International (http://www.filmrescue.com/) will develop Kodachrome film to B&W.</p>

<p>The lab doesn't have to be large production. I was thinking more along the lines of a lab that finds a small batch of chemicals and can now develop a few rolls.<br>

Dan</p>

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<p>While Steve McCurry shot the last roll of Kodachrome to be manufactured Dan Bayer shot the last roll of film to be processed in color.</p>

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<p><br /><br />Actually, Steven Frizza at The Lighthouse lab in Australia processed some Kodachrome after Dwayne's had finished but he has no intention of providing a processing service.</p>

<p>That was experimental, non-standard processing.</p>

<p>There is no place on this planet that can develop the Kodachrome using the K-14 process. It's not that there wasn't equipment -- Kodak's dyes are not to be had. It's a complex, proprietary, chemical-intensive process that is not easily duplicated.</p>

 

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<p>That was experimental, non-standard processing.</p>

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<p>Indeed. But it was processed for colour, not black and white (and the results looked pretty darned good, from the scans I saw). The OP will have to settle for B&W of course...</p>

<p>I meant <strong>Stephen</strong> Frizza, not Steven.<br>

<br />Of course it was experimental. He wanted to see if he could do it... and he could! </p>

 

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<p>There is no place on this planet that can develop the Kodachrome using the K-14 process</p>

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I'm sure that's not true. Kodak could do it again and I suspect Dwayne's could still do it.</p>

<p>Any idea how old it is? I shot a roll of Super 8 I had from 87, still sealed and in box and sent it to Dwaynes before they ended processing. It looked awful. I also shot a roll of Double 8mm from 87 that was in it's box and little can and it looked great. My point is if this cartridge has been sitting in this camera exposed to air/humidity and so on it's probably done for. If you insist this place will do it for $65 and a three month wait in B&W.</p>

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