Kodak Discontinues Sale of K40 Prepaid Processing Carts

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:04 am

In an earlier thread, T-Scan mentioned something about Kodak discontinuing sale of the prepaid K40 mailer, so I looked into this for myself and realized that what's actually being discontinued as of this month is the sale of the K40 cartridge with prepaid processing (CAT# 505 3335). This is the prepaid processing K40 cartridge that included a little yellow mailing envelope that oddly never listed a US mailing address for processing. Judging from the envelope, I had always thought that CAT# 505 3335 was meant more for sale in Europe, so I don't know if it's being discontinued here in the US or if it's actually a worldwide discontinuation.

Also, this may already be old news, but just thought I'd pass along that the S8 Vision2 200T will be replacing S8 Vision 200T on a stock turnover basis. I didn't realize that the original Vision 200T carts were going to be phased out, although it makes sense since Vision2 is apparently a finer grain stock, and I guess it really doesn't make sense to be manufacturing two different 200T carts for S8.

Post by **super8film** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:13 am

I meant to include this in my original message, but here's the October listing for discontinued items which includes CAT #505 3335.

http://www.kodak.com/US/plugins/acrobat ... 0304_Q.pdf

Post by **BolexPlusX** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:37 am

Maybe it means we're going to get a North America only mailer directly redeemable by Dwayne's, instead of continuing the Fair Lawn/Switzerland/Kansas farce we've been playing out these past years.

Still, not great news. I liked this setup. It was cheap and convenient

Wish they'd tell us what's up!

Post by **unxetas** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:46 am

is it just me or does kodak seem to like keeping people in the dark?...

BTW, what is that 3242 Color intermediate film? 16mm with Super8 perforations?...

Post by **BolexPlusX** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:58 am

Don't understand what's up with them these days. About 20 years ago I was having trouble finding a place to process some Tri-X, and I wrote them a letter (...a real one on paper, with an envelope and a stamp!). I thought "well, that's the last I'll hear of that!". About a week later, this very nice letter showed up with a list of local labs and ending with a real human name and signature!

I thought "What great customer service!"

Now they make changes and communicate them so badly that even they don't know what's happening!

Post by **unxetas** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:09 am

exactly.. and I wonder if this really is only US related.. as KMA464P is the only K40 we can get in Europe anyway.

Post by **downix** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:56 am

Actually, this makes sence to be a US-only occurance, as they are closing the Fairlawn facility entirely from what I've heard. As I get my processing done at my workplace, this won't bother me too much.

Post by **super8man** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:20 am

Downix, unless you work at Dwaynes, I doubt you are processing your own K40 at your "workplace"... sorry, but I am sure you must be referring to B&W...

Just trying to avoid confusion for newbies...

Post by **monobath** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:11 am

Bummer to see all those film choices disappearing, even if most of 'em are 35mm or 16mm.

Yeah, Downix, I'm also curious what sort of film processing you were talking about.

Post by DC » Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:16 pm

So will us Europeans be able to stockpile process paid K40, and still send it off free of charge after it has been discontinued?

Post by aj » Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:37 pm

Off course, Kodak is required by law to comply to their commitment for many years.

And the discontinuance applies only to USA

http://members.cox.net/home-theater/ · Post by **JCook** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 2:54 pm

Also, it appears the K40 without processing has gone up from $10.54 to $10.83, at least that was the price they charged me last week.

John

Post by **downix** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:54 pm

super8man wrote:Downix, unless you work at Dwaynes, I doubt you are processing your own K40 at your "workplace"... sorry, but I am sure you must be referring to B&W...

Just trying to avoid confusion for newbies...

Sorry, to clarify. I work for Ritz Camera, who in turn send it to Dwaynes. Get it back in about a week, and costs only $1 more than sending direct to Dwaynes. Cheaper than the shipping. Of course I get the employees discount.

Post by **reflex** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:01 pm

aj wrote:And the discontinuance applies only to USA

I'm not sure about that. When I send K40 in the prepaid mailer to the Canadian address, it is mailed back from the US -- It has a MD postmark, which seems to indicate that Dwayne's is bulk shipping back to Kodak for final mailing.

I'm trying to determine if Wal-Mart in Canada processes Super 8 (I doubt it), and I'm also waiting for a callback from Kodak Canada to find out how they're handling the cancellation of the prepaid mailer program.

Reflex

Post by **Billbot** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:04 am

I was able to order k40 with the pre-paid mailer from kodak today. I asked if that was being discontinued, and the reply was 'no'. I was probably talking to a less knowledgeable person, but it makes me wonder... :roll: