I certainly don't know where the actual processing is taking place, but I got
back three rolls this week, two on Monday, the other yesterday, all with the
return address of P.O.Box 3640, Hampton Park, MD 20791-3640. If the processing
ain't happening in Maryland, then why are they mailing the slides from there?
There's no company name on the envelopes, just the return address. The postage
permit stamp reads simply "Photo Labs." The slides were in the usual yellow
Kodak cardboard boxes.
And, Skip, I fondly remember when there was a Kodak plant in Chamblee and film
dropped off at the neighborhood photo store, less than two miles from home,
came back the following day. Looks like it's bye-bye American Pie and
Kodachrome. Guess it's time to drive the Chevy to the levee.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Skip Williams <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I still don't think that Kodachrome is processed in MD, unless they uprooted
> the
> K-19 processors and moved them to MD, which is certainly possible. Prior to
> the
> Fair Lawn plant closing, I believe it was the only factory Kodachrome
> processing
> plant in the eastern US.
>
> I drove by Fair Lawn a few weeks ago and it was kind of sad to see the Kodak
> parking lot empty vs. the many times that I had dropped off my K64 there and
> picked it up that same day.
>
> Skip
>
>
> ----- Original Message ---------------
>
> Subject: [OM] Re: Kodachrome Processing - only in KS
> From: Donald Shedrick <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:56:12 -0800 (PST)
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> >Some additional info I have found on Qualex:
> >
> >
> >Qualex is now doing ALL its processing for Kodak mailers in the
> >District Photo labs in Beltsville, MD. (I guess you would call this
> >outsourcing) I believe there are other Qualex labs in operation
> >(perhaps about 13) to support digital printing. District also owns
> >Clark Color Labs, Mystic Color Lab, and Snapfish.
> >
> >If you have old mailers with Fairlawn NJ address, they should get
> >forwarded by the PO, but to be safe, I would address them with the
> >new address for the Beltsville location. I got this address by
> >calling Qualex Customer Service 800-828-4587 (a number not easy to
> >find). The people I talked to (I called a couple of times to see if
> >I got the same answer, and I did) gave me the address below and also
> >assured me that Kodachrome is still processed there in Beltsville.
> >The Kodak website link below gives a PO box number instead of the
> >street, but they should both get them there.
> >
> >New Qualex address:
> >
> >Kodak Mailer Processing
> >c/o District Photo
> >10501 Rhode Island Ave
> >Beltsville, Md 20705
> >
> >http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/pubs/kic/e541/e541kic.shtml
> >
> >More info on Qualex plant closings:
> >
> >http://www.photomarketing.com/1004_Whole.htm
> >
>
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