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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003


 - posted January 10, 2011 02:06 PM      Profile for Winbert Hutahaean     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
A cross posting from another forum:

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FYI - I just spoke to Dwayne's and they say they are at least two+ weeks behind on the final processing of Kodachrome so all of the news reports and other information saying they processed their last roll on Dec 30th 2010 are in fact not true. I sent two rolls of 16mm for processing via UPS overnight and of course UPS didn't do what they said they would and the film didn't actually arrive at Dwayne's until Monday Jan 3rd, 2011. I was told that my film is in the queue to be processed and that they accepted packages on Jan 3rd/4th (and maybe later, but couldn't get clarification) from USPS, UPS and FedEx as part of the final Kodachrome processing deadline. I was also told there are thousands of packages that have been accepted but still have not been opened at this point and that they will continue to process Kodachrome over the next several weeks until the backlog is completed.
See,.... I have told this one before that Dwayne will wait until all other third party labs to send their final shipment before the machine is scrapped.

I understand some of the forum member here are waiting for their shipment, such as Steve, Bill and Graham.

Good news to you friends [Wink]

cheers

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Winbert

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003


 - posted January 10, 2011 02:20 PM      Profile for Steve Klare   Email Steve Klare   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I thought so...

The idea of accepting work on day X and stopping work the same day is just a recipe for disaster. It always should be "accept on X, and continue the process until completion."

If they really stopped dead on the 30th it would have meant having to pay to return thousands of jobs without making the money involved in completing the work. (-All that and annoying the remaining customers in a diminishing marketplace, too!)

My film was there on the 29th and they invoiced me last week.

(Need to buy some new splicing cement now!)

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Bryan Chernick
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Bothell, WA, USA
Registered: Mar 2010


 - posted January 10, 2011 03:03 PM      Profile for Bryan Chernick   Email Bryan Chernick   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I'm sure as long as they have enough chemicals they will keep processing. This has got to be a big windfall for them with the rush of film coming in. It wouldn't be good business to turn all those cartridges away without processing them as long as they are able.

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