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Posted: 8/28/2017 12:37:13 PM EDT
...But like all good things, it's time is coming to a close.
In 2009 Kodak announced it would cease production, there would be no more Kodachrome film. Digital is here to stay..  National Geographic: The Last Roll of Kodachrome guess again Kodak.. film is back on the rise and hasn't been fully replaced by digital yet. I found an interesting auction for a vintage roll: sealed roll of Kodacrome c1939 asking $1000 buy it now 
you can buy 'expired' rolls, starting about $6.25 a roll +, depending on age/qty. it's been around for a long time: Kodachrome 
MakerEastman Kodak Speed6/9°, 10/11°, 25/15°, 40/17°, 64/19°, 200/24° TypeColor slide ProcessK-14 process Format16mm, 8mm, Super 8 movie, 35mm movie (exclusively through Technicolor Corp as "Technicolor Monopack"), 35mm still, 120, 110, 126, 828, 4×5, 5x7, 8x10, 11x14, 2.25x3.25, 3.25x4.25, 6.5 cm x 9cm, 9cm x 12cm[1] Introduced1935 Discontinued2002 (ISO 25), 2005 (ISO 40 in 8 mm), 2007 (ISO 200), 2009 (ISO 64) In January 2017, a Kodak official said that the company was investigating the feasibility of reintroducing Kodachrome to complement its upcoming reintroduction of Ektachrome film. They said that although there was a potential market for it, the question remained whether to reformulate the film and chemistry to allay the environmental concerns that plagued the original, or to release the film and chemistry as they previously were. |
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Posted: 8/28/2017 3:42:51 PM EDT
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I love kodachrome when I was into photography.
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Posted: 8/29/2017 1:47:28 PM EDT
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Does Kodak still have the know-how for all of this stuff. Many of the people have probably retired or have died.
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Posted: 8/29/2017 2:28:50 PM EDT
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Does Kodak still have the know-how for all of this stuff. Many of the people have probably retired or have died. last place to officially process the film, was Darrels (?) and they processed till they ran out of the chemicals, somewhere in the 2010 era, IIRC some have tried to do it in small batches and others had some success with processing it in B&W. From what I've read, old Kodachrome just doesn't develop well. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. |
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Posted: 8/29/2017 2:58:20 PM EDT
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A little musical accompaniment for the thread...
 Paul Simon - Kodachrome (+lyrics) |
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Posted: 8/30/2017 7:39:01 PM EDT
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rumor has it that they will start selling Kodachrome again... "soon" they will release ektrachome
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Posted: 9/19/2017 7:17:39 PM EDT
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Kodak recently announced they'll be bringing Ektachrome back, with limited runs this year and full producton next year
and Polaroid is "back", as the Impossible Project (they were making compatible instant film) was acquired by them |
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Posted: 9/20/2017 3:24:56 AM EDT
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. . and Polaroid is "back", as the Impossible Project (they were making compatible instant film) was acquired by them |
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