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Kevin Clark
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 978
From: Bapchild, Kent, UK
Registered: May 2004
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posted May 11, 2005 10:21 AM
The demise of K40 is sad news indeed but as Kev said it seemed to be on the cards for some time. The amazing service that Kodak had provided over the years, even to the point of honouring over 20 year out of date K40 processing FOC on pre-paid carts, has to be applauded. They still have reversal (ie: not negative) Super 8 stocks but the cost is likely to be higher when stock prices and film processing are taken into account. Additionally, some automatic ASA rating cameras may not correctly match the new film's ASA speed - it is worth checking out the www.filmshooting.com website & forums for more info on this as it can be quite complicated to assess if your camera is capable of using 64ASA film stock. Additionally, Kodak are now recommending film makers from the UK (and I guess Europe generally) should send their K40 direct to Switzerland for processing, rather than to Wimbledon or other UK P.O. box locations. Please refer to this link to the relevant Kodak website page for all the address details and info you will need:
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-locale=en_GB&pq-path=6879
The two 'process by 1984' carts of K40 I used in early March were returned processed by Switzerland within a two week cycle, and the images were excellent although the odd shot of the bloke usually only seen operating the equipment had more grey tones and a few more lines than the last time he bravely faced the cameras ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Kodak should continue making Super 8 film of some type providing film schools, video producers looking for the certain 'film look' and other lower budget film professionals still continue to buy the newer type emulsions and negative stocks. I will miss the simplicity and look of K40 though, it was always fun to post off the exposed cart in the little yellow envelope then look forward to the results. K40 RIP.
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James N. Savage 3
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1375
From: Washington, DC
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted May 11, 2005 02:28 PM
Nick: I've got some really good news......Kodak just discontinued K-40 film stock.
Forum: I thought you said you had good news?
Nick: Yeah, I just saved a bundle on auto insurance by switching to Gieco! Hee Hee Hee
Sorry guys, I couldn't resist. In my profession, you have to add a little bit of humor to seemingly bad situations sometimes to get through them ![[Smile]](smile.gif) .
(For my over-seas friends, the above printed joke was a spoof on a television commercial for auto insurance that gets played-to-death over here in America)
But actually, I do have some pretty good news for those of us who love shooting K-40- When I heard the bad news, I panicked and called Dwayne's Photo right away, hoping to get the last roll. A very friendly receptionist advised me that they have hundreds of rolls of K-40 in stock at Dwaynes and in fact, instead of raising the price, they are running a sale on K-40 right now- $11.50 per roll. (Lets not spread this news past this forum, as we want supply to last at least for a while ![[Razz]](tongue.gif) ) I quickly ordered 10 rolls, which should last me the rest of the year at least.
Also, FYI-
I purchased a couple of rolls of the recently discontinued Ektachrome 7240 from Yale Film and Video. I combined them with a roll of the old Ektachrome 160 for an Easter play at my church- The 7240 won hands down for quality and lighting. Yale Film still has rolls of the 7240 for those of you who will be shooting in darker environments.
Bye.
Nick.
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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God
Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted May 13, 2005 08:34 AM
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That a very good price James. In the UK it cost us about £12 a roll. Maybe we should order in bulk from the US
Hi there,
Kevin, here in Australia a K40 even much cheaper. It is sold for AU$18 or eqv. to GBP 7.5. That price includes processing cost (the yellow envelope is inside). But now, with the end of K40 what can we do??.
As you know, I live in Fiji and with that kind of price, I sometime felt being subsidised by Kodak in making film. Could you imagine that with only an exposed cartridge that I send to the Kodak office in Australia, they have a consequence to return my film right to the front door of my house in further of the Pacific. Sometimes I found in the returned yellow envelope, a stamp from Australia which cost around AU$3!. So from AU$ 18 of their price, AU$ 3 has to be alocated for the stamp only. I don't know what is the cost to send it from Australia to Switsserland v.v....and processing cost....and film's price....
But, now R.I.P
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Winbert
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