.dr5 The finest in B&W
...a private service for B&W slides
dr5 is now closed for production/
Any future updates will be posted here.
Thanks for all the great processing years.
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UPDATE #2 - Our special production run start has been extended, good news we hope ! Production will commence around the 20th of December. Due to the challenging shipping this time of year ALL orders will be paypal billed after JAN.1, then soon to be delivered shortly after. dr5
UPDATE NOTICE - SPECTIAL PRODUCTION RUN COMING DECEMBER 1 2022
Attention ! Starting today, NOV.4 folks may send in rolls, and until DEC.15.
We are having a special production run, and everyone can benefit from it. Simply send your rolls as you have done in the past. The MENU link [upper left of this page] is active. Print out the writeup and send your rolls in. TY for using dr5 !
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ATTENTION PRESS RELEASE - UPDATE - 8/14/22
Our current production has now ended and the dr5 line is closed.
NOTES ON THE FUTURE - Though the dr5 line is now closed after 25yrs, our equipment remains in place.
If you have a project to run we would consider running it. The roll volume would have to be 75 ~100 rolls.
Contact us for the consideration. Best of luck with your future shoots!
In the coming year this page will be updated for a different use. Please stay tuned. regards. dr5
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Attention one and all - Fellow dr5'ers.
It has been with great contemplation, thought and some sadness that it is time for all good things to end. The dr5 service is approaching its 25th year and is coming to an end as it currently exists. Sadly, without industry support and a higher volume of film, the service is not sustainable in this digital driven world. Custom shops like ours simply can't make ends meet and maintain quality. The cost of raw materials, water, power and gas - some up 800%, have made this highly custom process too costly to provide, and we can't see film users paying gross amounts more per roll for processing, which in-turn will further deplete the volume we need for the highest quality control.
Dr5 is an important photographic process. We are still looking to publish dr5 at some point.
As the creator, my plan is to bring it back home, close to the vest. Dr5 has come 'full-circle'. It will be once again for my own shooting work. There is plan to maybe set up a private service down the road - no plans are yet made in this regard.
In the meantime, in 2022 we may announce dr5 runs and we'll have to figure out how to broadcast that news - stay tuned.
Thanks for all the films over the years. I've seen each and every roll, numbering into the 100s of thousands.
All the best. Dave Wood / dr5
Any future updates will be posted here.
Thanks for all the great processing years.
********************************************************************************************************************************
UPDATE #2 - Our special production run start has been extended, good news we hope ! Production will commence around the 20th of December. Due to the challenging shipping this time of year ALL orders will be paypal billed after JAN.1, then soon to be delivered shortly after. dr5
UPDATE NOTICE - SPECTIAL PRODUCTION RUN COMING DECEMBER 1 2022
Attention ! Starting today, NOV.4 folks may send in rolls, and until DEC.15.
We are having a special production run, and everyone can benefit from it. Simply send your rolls as you have done in the past. The MENU link [upper left of this page] is active. Print out the writeup and send your rolls in. TY for using dr5 !
********************************************************************************************************************************
ATTENTION PRESS RELEASE - UPDATE - 8/14/22
Our current production has now ended and the dr5 line is closed.
NOTES ON THE FUTURE - Though the dr5 line is now closed after 25yrs, our equipment remains in place.
If you have a project to run we would consider running it. The roll volume would have to be 75 ~100 rolls.
Contact us for the consideration. Best of luck with your future shoots!
In the coming year this page will be updated for a different use. Please stay tuned. regards. dr5
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Attention one and all - Fellow dr5'ers.
It has been with great contemplation, thought and some sadness that it is time for all good things to end. The dr5 service is approaching its 25th year and is coming to an end as it currently exists. Sadly, without industry support and a higher volume of film, the service is not sustainable in this digital driven world. Custom shops like ours simply can't make ends meet and maintain quality. The cost of raw materials, water, power and gas - some up 800%, have made this highly custom process too costly to provide, and we can't see film users paying gross amounts more per roll for processing, which in-turn will further deplete the volume we need for the highest quality control.
Dr5 is an important photographic process. We are still looking to publish dr5 at some point.
As the creator, my plan is to bring it back home, close to the vest. Dr5 has come 'full-circle'. It will be once again for my own shooting work. There is plan to maybe set up a private service down the road - no plans are yet made in this regard.
In the meantime, in 2022 we may announce dr5 runs and we'll have to figure out how to broadcast that news - stay tuned.
Thanks for all the films over the years. I've seen each and every roll, numbering into the 100s of thousands.
All the best. Dave Wood / dr5
