Three-hour turnaround E6 labs exist in Australia. However, you have to show a very good reason to be put ahead of hundreds of others in the queue to want it that quick, and pay the requisite premium (around +100% on base processing fee). I am in no rush and happy to return to the lab a few days later rather than wait around in a city choked with traffic, fumes, lost tourists, endless roadworks/construction etc.
Kodak Reintroduces Ektachrome.
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The local camera shop near where I live here in Toronto got 2 bricks of the new Ektachrome E100 and sold one brick almost immediately after receiving it. When I inquired about the price of a single roll I nearly fainted. $22.00 CDN. I hope this isn't going to be the regular price. I know slide film is a very niche market but,in my opinion, this is ridiculous. Needless to say I won't be purchasing this film anytime soon.
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With my pre order rolls having an uncertain fulfillment date, I bit the bullet and found a dealer who alleged to have a few rolls in stock on eBay. Fingers crossed to having some by next weekend.
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Ektachrome is with smaler grain. Compare both films and you will find out.
with regards
PS : The difference is not much but it is visable. By the way forget RMS ranking today. Fuji seams to have different messurement method. And (the main issue) RMS is more and more influenced by marketing. So Fujis RMS classification is a good way to compare different Fuji E6 but there is no difference also.
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My order of 35mm has not shipped yet, but my Super 8 arrived over a week ago. I was actually hoping it would be the other way around as I've not developed a test-roll of Tri-X Super 8 so am not ready to experiment with that format yet (I do have the Lomo tank) 
My order of 35mm has not shipped yet, but my Super 8 arrived over a week ago. I was actually hoping it would be the other way around as I've not developed a test-roll of Tri-X Super 8 so am not ready to experiment with that format yet (I do have the Lomo tank)
Wow, where did you get your Ektachrome Super 8 from? I've been waiting and waiting for that in the UK, but no luck yet...
I ordered from https://thefindlab.ecwid.com/ site on September 26th and am still waiting for the film to ship. Seems the initial 600 rolls didn't come close to covering what was pre-ordered...
"10.13.18 (***UPDATE***) We have been informed that the second batch of E100 will be shipped to us the first week of November. If you have ordered film and your order says “processing” we are still waiting for the film to arrive from Kodak. Thank you for your patience!"
"10.13.18 (***UPDATE***) We have been informed that the second batch of E100 will be shipped to us the first week of November. If you have ordered film and your order says “processing” we are still waiting for the film to arrive from Kodak. Thank you for your patience!"
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Kino, same with me. I received a message from the Find Lab that my order, #892, will be in the next batch of film they receive from Kodak.
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Note that Eastman Kodak distribute the Super 8, whereas 35mm will have gone from Eastman Kodak to Kodak Alaris and then through one or more 3rd party distributors.
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As MattKing pointed out, I got the Super 8 from Kodak itself. I ordered it off their website. I'm not sure if they're shipping outside the U.S. yet, and it appears to be on back-order already:
https://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/Products/Production/ektachrome/default.htm
That’s inefficient. EK supposedly has one customer only for still film. All 35mm film should go directly to KA, if they have a stand alone warehouse, or be drop shipped directly to 3d parties on KA’s behalf. There is no need for KA to actually take possession of the film.
My impression has been that EK and the Rochester arm of KA work together closely. Do they actually have separate warehouses?
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My impression is that most Kodak Alaris sales are dropped shipped to distributors, or possibly double dropped shipped - Eastman Kodak through to retailers via distributors' systems without being warehoused.
But I can't confirm that.
But I can't confirm that.
There's scanned results on the large format forum. Xpan. The new Ektachrome looks beautiful.
Does any lab still process E6 movie film??
I think in the EU right now only the Super8 Reversal Lab in the Netherlands, I don't know if Andec plans to restart their e6 line.
BTW is there any source for Super 8 ektachrome on this side of the ocean?
BTW is there any source for Super 8 ektachrome on this side of the ocean?
Andec still hints at their site at E-6 processing, even on their order sample, but also have a statement that they cancelled it 2 years ago, and their is no longer a price given.
Super8 Reversal Lab state E-6 8mm processing explicitely on their site. Price is 30€ per cassette (just for the processing)
As Super8 Reversal Lab sell all the existing S-8 films by Kodak (and Wittner) I assume they will be offering Ektachrome too.
Wittner already has listed it at 60€ (not yet available).
As Fotoimpex offers the current Kodak S-8 films I assume they will be offering Ektachrome too.
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In the UK, you can use GaugeFilm www.gaugefilm.co.uk Film is processed in time slots, though, so you need to be canny about when you send your carts off, if you need it back in a hurry. Great results, though, and good prices.
Can you send me a link?
I received an e-mail this morning from thedarkroom.com stating that they can no longer mount 35mm slides due to a shortage of mounts. They hope to restart mounting when mounts are available. I am hoping this is just a case of poor planning or back luck, but if this is an industry-wide problem, this will make E-6 much less attractive to me and others and may hurt E-6 sales.
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I am knowing such problem in concern of 6x6 mounts. But there it is going about the general (long term) avaibility. The avaibility of 35mm slide mounts in general no problem at all. From different manufacturers. But this special 35 mounts for automatic mounting are not avaible on the long term.
So you are right Kodak would support their own marketing much if they would Start a production line with some 35mm mounts. But the problen is in details. The machines you have a need of are no modern ones. The labs wich are responcible for are horrified from costs of reinvestigation.
But if you are looking at Kodak today they would be not amused about costs in regard of lab support with New mounting machines.
The special mounts will come to an define end next. I can't say if they are still in production. There is a special variant of Agfa CS mounts wich are concepted for automatic mounting. These mounts may be avaible. All other systems seamed to be discontinued long time ago.
It isn't a Problem to produce that plastic mounts. There are many companies you may call imediately and they will make you an offer such like this : 4100,- USD per 500.000 mounts, 24.000,- USD per 5million mounts, around 40.000,- USD per 10 million mounts.
In addition you have to pay a ground flad of 78.000,- USD per single production run.
That will make a pricing to USD 0,165 each or USD 33,- a 200 pack of mounts maximum.
Or USD 0,0118 each or USD 2,36 a 200 pack of mounts minimum.
But if you will order just 50 packs of 200 mounts you'll have to pay 78.000,- + 4100 (the min.)
what cost you then USD 8,21 each mount and USD 1642,- each 200pack and that would make USD 82.100,- in total.
with regards
PS : Today the problem is on cost and efficiency of mounting. Next is the problem of Investments in New machines. At last the long term avaibility of special mounts is also a problem.
I think your PS is all that was needed.
I read between the lines and deduced that it is no longer convenient or profitable for them to mount slides... for whatever reason. I completely understand. Other labs made similar announcement about 15 years ago.
I read between the lines and deduced that it is no longer convenient or profitable for them to mount slides... for whatever reason. I completely understand. Other labs made similar announcement about 15 years ago.
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I think your PS is all that was needed.
I read between the lines and deduced that it is no longer convenient or profitable for them to mount slides... for whatever reason. I completely understand. Other labs made similar announcement about 15 years ago.
I can see on the other side no problem with self mounting
....with regards
... but it sure was convenient!
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