Fuji shutting down more labs.

[crackhead]

Well, this really f*$$(ing sucks. Anyone know if the Terrell, TX lab is the Texas plant mentioned to be closing?

200 Losing Jobs In Fuji Film Closure - Money News Story - WSMV Nashville

200 Losing Jobs In Fuji Film Closure
Company Sites Increase Of Digital Camera Use

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. -- About 200 people in Tullahoma just learned they're losing their jobs.

Fuji Film executives announced Wednesday they're closing the facility there at the end of March. The company was one of Tullahoma's biggest employers.

A facility in Texas is also closing. The company is consolidating its film processing operations in Greenwood, S.C.

Representatives said the closures are a result of more people using digital cameras.

[Daniel W.]

And things were looking so good with Ektar and the new (old) Agfa...

[ToddLange]

Anyone know if the Terrell, TX lab is the Texas plant mentioned to be closing?

im not sure, but one of my friends cousins lost there job cause they shut down.

[venchka]

You would think that with Walmart funneling all their film to Fuji and Kodak closing their labs, that they could keep the regional labs running. It's like monkey see, monkey do. Kodak shut down Readyloads when Polaroid croaked. Shortly after that Fuji shut down some of their QuickLoad offerings. I sure hope that the 50 or so folks it takes to make Efke film can hang in there.

[The Philos]

E-6 Processing doesn't look to be a difficult process.

[venchka]

Fuji bailed out of E-6 2-3 years ago. Gave the business to Dwayne's.

[The Philos]

I gave mine to Kodak in the form of C-41 chemicals :P

[crackhead]

Originally Posted by ThePhilosopher

E-6 Processing doesn't look to be a difficult process.

are you developing other's people E6? if yes, then what are your rates?

[The Philos]

Short answer, no.

I haven't vested in E-6 chemicals yet (as I still can't justify the cost in trying it out since I like the way my slides come out in crossed in C-41), but I do have a Jobo and the procedure seems fairly straight forward. If you don't mind it being crossed I can most certainly develop a roll for you, but I'm still not comfortable enough with all films (I shoot Velvia, Ektachrome, and Portra all processed in C-41) and how they come out to process for anyone else. If you don't need guaranteed results I can develop a roll for you.

[venchka]

David, you must be an artist. Grinning.

At the rate labs are closing, and if somebody continues to offer the film & chemicals, I'm kicking myself for not buying the Jobo CPP-2 I was offered. I figure I could do small batch processing at home for others.