Canadian source for E-6 chemicals?

[SeanEsopenko]

Unisource/Mondrian has gigantic quantities (100L mixes) of E-6 available. None of the online retails (B&H, etc) can ship E6 over the border. Are there any sources for small sized mixes of E6 chemicals? Nobody in Calgary, Canada does E6 any more and I'd like to get into slide film without having to ship it out for processing.

[bitnaut]

I thought vistek.ca had some in its online catalog...

[Eric Rose]

I'd rather give up photography than deal with Vistek.

[WayneStevenson]

I forgot to spread the word. I was in touch with Beau Photo in B.C. last month. They're carrying C-41 and E-6 kits now.

Arista E-6 1qt: 53.95
Arista C-41 1qt: 44.45

Tetenal kits were going to be stocked as well.

C-41 1L Kit $46.51
C-41 5L Kit $78.13

E6 1L Kit $69.70
E6 5L Kit $113.96

Keep in mind pricing may have changed. Contact Nicole if you want to order or get current pricing.

[Steve Goldstein]

What's the keeping life of E6 kits? I've a lot of 4x5 chrome film in the freezer...

[WayneStevenson]

I don't have any experience with those concentrates myself. My Kodak chemicals last indefinately, and I have kept C-41 powdered kits for over a year after mixing and using with no visible quality loss.

[southmine]

I thought vistek.ca had some in its online catalog...

I'd rather give up photography than deal with Vistek.

I deal with them occasionally, and never had a problem, but they seem to have completely abandoned anything film related in the past year or so.

I forgot to spread the word. I was in touch with Beau Photo in B.C. last month. They're carrying C-41 and E-6 kits now.

Arista E-6 1qt: 53.95
Arista C-41 1qt: 44.45

Tetenal kits were going to be stocked as well.

C-41 1L Kit $46.51
C-41 5L Kit $78.13

E6 1L Kit $69.70
E6 5L Kit $113.96

Keep in mind pricing may have changed. Contact Nicole if you want to order or get current pricing.

I spent about a week trying to track down anyone who sold the kits too, and ended up with Beau Photo being the only place I could find.
The kits were quite a bit more expensive than anywhere else (Freestyle/Firstcall) but it was the shipping cost to Ontario that was the deal killer for me.
Still looking :-(.

[WayneStevenson]

What were they charging for shipping?

[Teodor Oprean]

I'd rather give up photography than deal with Vistek.

I know whereof you speak. I like how you expressed the thought.

[Teodor Oprean]

It looks like Vistek is no longer interested in supplying products for the film market. Their website is almost entirely oriented towards digital products. I've noticed this past week that Vistek listed a few large format lenses for sale on ebay. I'm guessing those lenses were probably in their rental department. In the worst case scenario, it will be necessary to import color processing chemicals from the US.

http://freestylephoto.biz/c1000-Color-Chemicals