Let's try it? A Kodachrome Slide Exchange

[michaelbsc]

I think the best way is once everyone signs up, I make groups; probably 5-6 people per group as it stands so far, I don't know maybe more.

Anyway you can make one different slide for every member of your group or you can make the same image on multiple slides. It's up to you. I don't think we'll get 36 people to sign up. I hope I am wrong.

Regards, Art.

OK, somebody lay out the details of how this all works for me, please.

 

[michaelbsc]

Most mailers have a place for special instructions, and I think if you just wrote "do not cut," they should be able to accommodate you. It's not such an unusual request, since there are others shooting 35mm panoramic formats and some prefer unmounted transparencies both for enlarging and scanning.

I think whether the slide can be uncut depends on who's service it's going through to get to Dwayne's. I don't know all the details, but I would check this out beforehand. I know if you send to Dwayne's through Wal-mart it's still Dwayne's high quality processing, but you get what you get, no special anything through them.

 

[keeds]

I'm in. I have some Kodachrome on order, just need to find a little ol' 35mm compact camera...

 

[gr82bart]

OK, somebody lay out the details of how this all works for me, please.

Hi Michael,

I keep forgetting that not everyone understands how a group exchange works. Here goes ....

1. I asks people to to participate in a group exchange
2. People sign up in this thread by October 31
3. People shoot Kodachrome and get it developed
4. I place people into groups of 5 or 6 people
5. Participants in each group send a private message (PM) to each other their real names and mailing address
6. Participants in each group mail each other member of their group a slide (or two) by November 30
7. Everyone enjoys the slides they recieve from other members of their group
8. Everyone post messages in this thread how exciting and wonderful the slides they recieve are abd that we should do this again
9. It's Christmas!

Hope that explains.

Regards, Art.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

ahhhh.....

National Geographic, 1958

 

[michaelbsc]

Hi Michael,

I keep forgetting that not everyone understands how a group exchange works. Here goes ....

1. I asks people to to participate in a group exchange
2. People sign up in this thread by October 31
3. People shoot Kodachrome and get it developed
4. I place people into groups of 5 or 6 people
5. Participants in each group send a private message (PM) to each other their real names and mailing address
6. Participants in each group mail each other member of their group a slide (or two) by November 30
7. Everyone enjoys the slides they recieve from other members of their group
8. Everyone post messages in this thread how exciting and wonderful the slides they recieve are abd that we should do this again
9. It's Christmas!

Hope that explains.

Regards, Art.

OK, I'll go in for that.

Michael

 

[PKM-25]

Interesting, I think someone might have fun looking at an XPan slide..

 

[reellis67]

David,

What an awesome ad!

- Randy

 

[keeds]

Well, my 10 boxes of Kodachrome 64 have turned up. Just need to find a 35mm camera to shot some on. Looking at a either an Oly XA3 or an Oly 'mju' II...

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

K-64 is backordered at Freestyle and B&H, but they say more is on the way in a few days, so I've got 8 rolls on the way. PKR is in stock, though.

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

I'm afraid I'm with Terry on this one. I would never give away an original. But it is a pretty cool idea for those that don't mind.

- Thomas

Art,
Sounds like a gr8 idea but...to me it would be like giving your negatives away. With a print exchange at least you get to keep the soul of the image, the negative, but a slide exchange you'll be left with only the memory of what you shot. But on the other hand such an exchange would be substantially more significant, more meaningful.

Terry

 

[Chris Nielsen]

This is excellent timing - I'm just working my way through my first 3 rolls ever of Kodachrome, and I'd be keen to participate, so I'll have to get cranking and get these developed by the deadline, but count me in (as a new member here, I should add.. If you'll have me

I am just randomly shooting anything I find as I have no idea what will look good and what will look awful on this film, so no guarantees on artistic merit!!

 

[kraker]

I'm afraid I'm with Terry on this one. I would never give away an original. But it is a pretty cool idea for those that don't mind.

- Thomas

Well, I wouldn't give away an original that I have already shot. But shooting a few rolls of Kodachrome *knowing* that you will give away (well, swap) some of the shots... That just means taking some shots twice, so that you can give away one original and keep another... At least, that's how I see it.

 

[michaelbsc]

Well, I wouldn't give away an original that I have already shot. But shooting a few rolls of Kodachrome *knowing* that you will give away (well, swap) some of the shots... That just means taking some shots twice, so that you can give away one original and keep another... At least, that's how I see it.

I agree that I'd be shooting specifically for the exchange, so it isn't like I wouldn't know what's happening.

There is also the point that my work isn't really valuable either. It isn't like I'd be giving away a future Rembrandt. Certainly I would try to make it the the best I could; I would not purposely hold back. But I don't really think anyone is ever going to find a Kodachrome slide by me in an old trunk and sell it for big bucks while my estate goes lacking. It's also pretty unlikely that National Geographic would be knocking on my door asking for the one slide I gave away in an exchange.

 

[Iwagoshi]

Whaddayaallsay? Thoughts and feedback first. If there's enough positive feedback, then I can organize it too. Use the poll option - no fence sitters.

Regards, Art.

Art,
I'm off the fence, count me in. I just bought a couple fresh rolls of K64, now if can only remember where I put those old pre-paid processing envelopes.

Terry

 

[Iwagoshi]

4 WEEKS??!!
That's what the local shop said the turn around time will be. Anyway, I'm in the que and expect to get my slides back around Thanksgiving.

Terry

 

[Ken Nadvornick]

4 WEEKS??!!
That's what the local shop said the turn around time will be.

Depending on the price delta, you might look into sending directly to Dwayne's. I'm located in western Washington state and get mine back in five days. If I can get them out on a Monday (as I did this morning with my latest batch), I receive them back on the following Saturday.

Ken

 

[Iwagoshi]

Depending on the price delta, you might look into sending directly to Dwayne's. I'm located in western Washington state and get mine back in five days. If I can get them out on a Monday (as I did this morning with my latest batch), I receive them back on the following Saturday.

Ken

Ken,

That's my next approach, go directly to Dwayne's and cut out the middle man. I just googled "Dwayne's" and got their address.

 

[kraker]

Upon reading the two previous posts: Whatwhatwhat? Did we start already? I know I didn't...

 

[Iwagoshi]

Well, if "Participants in each group mail each other member of their group a slide (or two) by November 30" with a 4 week processing turn around, I have about another week of shooting, no time for waiting around. Also the weather/light has been great for K64.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Do we have groups yet, so we will know how many slides to produce?

 

[kennethcooke]

Sounds interesting but no idea how it will work. Fortunately somebody will know I'm sure. First started with Kodachrome II 10 asa then went onto Kodachrome II 25 asa then latterly Kodachrome 64 asa. All those packages to and from Hemel Hempstead. Now I gather it goes to the States. This is a good website by the way it did not flag up Hemel Hempstead as a mis-spell- how about that.

Currently have HP5 and FP4 loaded in my 2 M6's with a few rolls of Kodachrome 64 languishing in the freezer but no problem I have 20 Leitz stacking boxes full of slides

 

[Ken Nadvornick]

Upon reading the two previous posts: Whatwhatwhat? Did we start already? I know I didn't...

No, I haven't started yet either. As David pointed out, I wouldn't know yet how many times to press the button.

These were just my own autumn colors test slides. I had previously exposed and sent a calibration roll for the camera/meter combination I intend to use. Then I tried some fall colors at my chosen setting to see how they looked.

It's been a while since I used Kodachrome in any sort of volume. And never with this particular camera and meter.

Ken

 

[gr82bart]

OK, OK, settle down people, it ain't the end of the month yet. So far we have ...

1. gr82bart
2. David A. Goldfarb
3. MattKing
4. Iwagoshi
5. geoferrell
6. bdial
7. kodachrome64
8. SteveSmith
9. reelis67
10. Kraker
11. Ken Nadvornick
12. PKM-25 <-- need positive confirmation that you are in
13. Keeds
14. kennethcooke <-- are you in the exchange?
15. Stan160
16. Chris Nielsen

Ok people just a few more days to sign up. If the list doesn't grow we can have 4 groups of 4 or 2 groups of 8 or 3 groups of 6 (I will sign myself up for every group). Up to you guys.

Regardds, Art.

 

[MattKing]

Art:

Groups of 4 would make sense for me - since this idea came up I've been shooting 2 or 3 of everything with that in mind.

And I sure hope Daniel (PKM-25) is in - after all, even after selling me 20 rolls, he certainly has the film! .

Matt