Alex wrote:
But it's pretty darn certain 99% of the potential professional users market who can't afford long turn around times gave up on Kodachrome for that very reason.
Actually, I would say that is highly unlikley. Anyone shooting Kodachrome professionally could most likely afford the price of a Fed-X shipment to get it to either Kodak or Dwaynes for almost immediate turn around. That's what most professionals do with their other stocks to get it to a distant lab so why would sending their Kodachrome for processing be any different? I seriously doubt that turn around time has anything to do with lack of Kodachrome use by professionals. It has more to do with high contrast, slow asa and zero need to make their shooting harder than it has to be. Shooting 16mm color neg is obviously much easier than shooting S8 Kodachrome so, if budget is an issue, the professional is going to shoot 16mm. Historically, it has been proven that a professional on a commercial shoot isn't going to use S8 for any reason unless it to get the S8 look (which he'll get regardless of the reason, actually). In either case, the turn around time is incidental and can be attenuated by using an overnight courier.
Will Kodak´s Guys change Their minds about the discontinuance of Kodachrome MP films if someone offers K-14 processing buying that portable machine investing thousands of bucks ??
If the decision of discontinuing K-40 is a fact, it makes no sense to buy that processor.
The problem is the chemicals needed to process. very tricky > not only the chemicals but it is my understanding that the Kodachrome labs required a chemist to monitor the operation. This is not a simple process. I am not certain how the K-Labs worked but if I recall correctly they were somehow monitored by Kodak. If Kodak throws in the towel and doesn't sell chemicals or won't assist in any way then the K-Lab is useless. Unfortunately E6 is the future for reversal color.
