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Actually Stone, I would be happy to teach someone how to do it for $1M. But, I would not produce any commercial runs and the lab would have to be set up beforehand with equipment and chemicals to my specification. That latter would not be included in the $1M of course, or I would spend the $1M myself just setting up!

You understand that, right?

Edit: After seeing all the hype about tax increases in 2013, I would like to add that the $1M that I would get would be after taxes. :smile:

You understand that as well, right?

PE

Haha oh man, how about if I just pay you by a shell company set up in the Cayman Islands so we can both save money...

I am NOT a millionaire, not even close, so this won't happen, at least not by me...

Come to Rochester NY, the former "Mecca" for photography.

PE

... and we could arrange for a special tour of the George Eastman House (and collection).

Do you both mean to tell me you are both in Rochester still? I actually would make a trip up to hang out and geek out on photography, if you really mean it we can set something up perhaps?


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Actually Stone, I would be happy to teach someone how to do it for $1M. But, I would not produce any commercial runs and the lab would have to be set up beforehand with equipment and chemicals to my specification. That latter would not be included in the $1M of course, or I would spend the $1M myself just setting up!

You understand that, right?

Edit: After seeing all the hype about tax increases in 2013, I would like to add that the $1M that I would get would be after taxes. :smile:

You understand that as well, right?

PE

Actually, after this thread I'm beginning to see your point about some of these threads. :wink:

OTOH, threads remembering Kodachrome and talking about what we've shot with it, maybe sharing images, that seems cool and appropriate to me. But it seems the "yes it's possible to do it by hand" should read "it's possible, barely, to process it manually" and requires a rather generous definition of "possible."
 

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I remember Kodachrome.

Yes, Fred and I live in Rochester and have been associates for many many years. By all means, visit us at GEH.

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I remember Kodachrome.

Yes, Fred and I live in Rochester and have been associates for many many years. By all means, visit us at GEH.

PE

Saturday? :wink:

Also, is there actually a "post your Kodachrome images and memories but don't mention processing or even ask here" forum? I'd post a few.


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Oh and as a joke, I was thinking how clever it would be to shoot images of PE and George and the GEH on Kodachrome forcing them to consider processing to get the images :wink: of course I would never do that... :wink:


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You could also arrange a 3 minute tour of what is left of Kodak's operations....

Yes I'll take it all :smile:


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AFAIK, there are no tours of Kodak at all anymore. There were in days gone by.

Fred and I often meet at GEH, and we have a rather irregular lunch group as well. We are overdue for a lunch.

Saturday is fine with me for lunch. IDK about a private tour though. That would have to be arranged with more lead time and it would have to be a weekday. There are regular tours that go through the entire GEH home and exhibits, but tours beyond the locked doors into the restoration areas are by appointment only.

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Actually PE was so many times the object of a proposal to close him in a barn to work at this project that I think he begun seriously worrying about it to be put in practice :smile:

Can't do it. I was the offerer of the barn. And I lost it in a fire a few years ago.
 

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Can't do it. I was the offerer of the barn. And I lost it in a fire a few years ago.

Were you processing in there when it burned down? At least you got some images of it.


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OR "remind me not to follow your chemical instructions"... Hehe


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AFAIK, there are no tours of Kodak at all anymore. There were in days gone by.

PE

I am surprized that Kodak didn't do like almost every other manufacturer did, move all of the production to China. Then again, maybe they did and are not telling anyone:wink:
 

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Kodak was involved in manufacturing in China.

Unlike most manufacturing concerns they still made some stuff in the US, unlike many companies, they didn't move all manufacturing to China. The only companies that still manufacture in North America are Kodak and one where products are too heavy and/or bulky to ship...
 

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But that transferring of production and employment to abroad shoud not only be an issue for manufacturers, but also for the government that controlls in-/export, and by that for those people that voted for that government. And, for those people who want cheaper products.
And for those people who want healthy relations with their neighbours by trading with eatch other.
Things get complicated...
 

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Kodak manufactured film in China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England and France as well as having 2 plants in the US. At present, products are only manufactured in England and the US.

The China plant still runs under another name and produces films with obsolete Kodak formulas.

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Kodak manufactured film in China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England and France as well as having 2 plants in the US. At present, products are only manufactured in England and the US.

The China plant still runs under another name and produces films with obsolete Kodak formulas.

PE

What's the name hmmmm???

And obsolete as in Technical Pan perhaps? LOL wishful thinking.


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Offhand, IDK which Chinese label uses Kodak formulas. Besides, AFAIK the Chinese plant only made color film.

I know where there is a large stash of Tech Pan. :D I will never tell the true story behind it. :D

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Offhand, IDK which Chinese label uses Kodak formulas. Besides, AFAIK the Chinese plant only made color film.

I know where there is a large stash of Tech Pan. :D I will never tell the true story behind it. :D

PE

I should have driven up there just to hear the Tech Pan story...

If you're feeling generous perhaps you'll PM me the story :wink:


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But that transferring of production and employment to abroad shoud not only be an issue for manufacturers, but also for the government that controlls in-/export, and by that for those people that voted for that government. And, for those people who want cheaper products.
And for those people who want healthy relations with their neighbours by trading with eatch other.
Things get complicated...

Yes, but it didn't stop nearly every other manufacturing concern. Part of the problem is that a manufacturer can simply close the factory and contract out everything to a jobber in China, they give their employees a couple of weeks or sometimes months salary, and sell off the machinery. Instead of paying an American or Canadian worker $20/hr plus $10 worth of benefits, they pay the Chinese jobber ¥15/hr ( $2.40 at current exchange rates) and no benefits.
 

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I know where there is a large stash of Tech Pan. :D I will never tell the true story behind it. :D

O-KAAAYY! Back into the barn with you! We're chaining you up in there until you tell us where it is and how we can get it!
 

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And in Germany too.

No coatings were made in Germany AFAIK (in modern times).

Before the war, Kodak did have a plant in Germany that was nationalized upon the entry of the US into WWII. The US nationalized the Agfa plant here which was Ansco.

PE
 
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