kodachrome

[MrBern]

I havent completely confirmed this
and its not unexpected.

Wikipedia seems to indicate that K200 ceased in Nov 2006:
Kodachrome 200 discontinuation
Kodak officially (and very quietly, with no public announcement) discontinued K-200 in November of 2006. As of April 2007, there is still K-200 available from emulsion batch 2671, with expiration dates of as late as March 2008, and from a newer coating, emulsion batch 2672, dated as late as April 2008.

No word on Kodachrome64 , but this is the end of an american classic.

Shoot it if you want a last chance for some vintage slideshows.

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Oh no! Paul Simon is gonna have to write another song.

KODACHOME is like, the best color film!

 

[Paisley]

Keep it in the refrigerator and it will last longer.

 

[CharlieH.]

Darn it.... There go my dreams of shooting kodachromes on the Queen Mary with a vintage Kodak Retina. At least we still have Ektachrome.

 

[MrBern]

Darn it.... There go my dreams of shooting kodachromes on the Queen Mary with a vintage Kodak Retina. At least we still have Ektachrome.

You could do it, you jsut have to do it right away.

 

[MrBern]

Keep it in the refrigerator and it will last longer.

very true. But at this point, you should pull it out of the fridge & shoot it while there are still facilities to develop kodachrome.
Kodachrome's processing is very different from other slide film.

 

[Paisley]

People might be able to buy the chemicals and run it themselves, but what a pain!

Yes, just shoot it up now.

 

[Photomuse]

64 is unofficially confirmed.......

 

[WEEGEE]

still ... for sale

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...Q=*&bhs=t&shs=kodachrome&image.x=11&image.y=3


Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah...

 

[Mike K.]

I hope to keep shooting slide film (as well as digital) so hopefully this old classic won't disappear completely.
Worst case scenario (no more slide film) - there are Adobe Photoshop plug-ins that transform digital images, mimicking such classic films as Kodachrome 64 and Fuji Velvia. The romance of film may not be there, but at least the images will look the same.

 

[MrBern]

is this GoldenAge????

Incidentally, for those not into photography, Kodachrome is GoldenAge.
Its been thru changes but it first appeared in the mid `30s.
Its an exceedingly stable color film so highly prized for its archival qualities & color rendition.
It has long been th benchmark by which other films are compared.

100 years from now, someone might find an old slide in a box & marvel at a glimpse into teh 20th century. If they found a PhotoCD, theyd probably be hard pressed to figure out whats stored on it....

 

[MrBern]

People might be able to buy the chemicals and run it themselves, but what a pain!

Yes, just shoot it up now.

Nope...some labs might continue to offer the K14 developing service, but theres never been a do-it-yerself guide to trying it unlike say B&W or regular slide film.
For a while the machines for developing kodachrome took up a whole room & few labs offered the service. In the `90s, Kodak redesigned the machines to reduce the size. But even Kodak cut back in the last couple years from daily service to monthly....

heres a quick explanation from wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-14_process

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

Oh no! Paul Simon is gonna have to write another song.

KODACHOME is like, the best color film!

Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah...
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"I got a Nikon camera, I love to take a photograph, oh mama don't take my Kodachrome away!!!!"

Yes, I am a HUGE Paul Simon fan, I just adore him. I see him in concert on a regular basis and am a member of his fan club!!

 

[Photomuse]

now that we'll need it...

Here is a ps action for Kodachrome simulation

http://homepage.mac.com/pbize1/Scripts/PSAMenu.html

 

[Photomuse]

Nope...some labs might continue to offer the K14 developing service, but theres never been a do-it-yerself guide to trying it unlike say B&W or regular slide film.

ARE there other labs processing Kodachrome? At this point I think it is just Kodak. Other labs usually just send it to them. The chemicals are pricey for Kodachrome. My guess is: no Kodachrome=no chemicals

 

[MrBern]

Oh no! Paul Simon is gonna have to write another song.

I'd rather listen to Keith Richards snort his dad's ashes.

 

[MrBern]

ARE there other labs processing Kodachrome? At this point I think it is just Kodak. Other labs usually just send it to them. The chemicals are pricey for Kodachrome. My guess is: no Kodachrome=no chemicals

I think there are a couple independents.
MAybe A&I in NYC

this lab does kodachrome movies
http://www.k14movies.com/

 

[MrBern]

You'll still have other types of slide film available.
But they will be E-6 developmnt. Most labs can handle that.Sometimes in a few hours.
Kodachrome is completely different
Kodachrome is actually a black and white film and the color dyes are introduced during the film development.
Which is one reason why its so stable when travelling the world.


I'm sure some of the NationalGeographic Photogs are upset by the situation, tho we all saw it coming.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Oh no, not again!....

Does this mean I can't get any more Kodachrome 10 anymore either???

Nevermind finding Ansco; they're long gone!

-dixon cannon