Kodachrome

Actor · 11-27-2009, 01:09 PM

Going through some of my stuff I just found an unexposed roll of Kodachrome 64. It's five years old.

I need to find some special occasion in the coming year to shoot it.

**jbylake** · 11-27-2009, 01:58 PM

Is this for "old times sake". I've read where many people have "mourned" the death of kodachrome, but it's not like there are not equal or better films out there.

Heck, I would just keep it, if it's 5 years old. Would look cool setting next to a vintage camera, some years from now.

J.

Actor · 11-27-2009, 03:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jbylake

it's not like there are not equal or better films out there.

I have to disagree. There are no equal or better films out there.

pharmakon · 11-27-2009, 04:57 PM

I heard that the only lab that still processes kodachrome was planning on dropping it? Might have just been some internet rumor...

O|||||||O · 11-27-2009, 05:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by pharmakon

Might have just been some internet rumor...

Nope.

Quote:

Dwayne's Photo has announced that they will continue processing Kodachrome through the end of December, 2010 and that their supply of Kodachrome film has run out. The end of professional processing will signal the final end of the Kodachrome era.

Kodachrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

digital flower · 11-27-2009, 06:29 PM

Too bad about the kodachrome era coming to a close.

I have been using the Color Chrome filter included with the free Phototools 2.0 lite version and it is kind of close for digital.

PhotoTools 2 Lite - onOne Software

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compur · 11-27-2009, 07:30 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jbylake

... it's not like there are not equal or better films out there.

Equal?
No. Especially not when you compare decades-old slides made with other
films. Kodachrome uses a completely different process from conventional
films. The color dyes are in the processing chemistry rather than in the film
emulsion as they are in all other color films.

Better?
That's a matter or opinion, of course, but many would disagree with you on
that.

Quote:

Heck, I would just keep it, if it's 5 years old. Would look cool setting next to a vintage camera, some years from now.

I say: Keep the box, shoot the film.

11-27-2009, 01:09 PM	#1
Actor I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 405 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Kodachrome Going through some of my stuff I just found an unexposed roll of Kodachrome 64. It's five years old. I need to find some special occasion in the coming year to shoot it. __________________ Actor I'm so old I remember when quarter pounder meant you got a pound of meat for a quarter.

11-27-2009, 01:58 PM	#2
jbylake Racket Scientist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In a cloud, most of the time Posts: 491 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Is this for "old times sake". I've read where many people have "mourned" the death of kodachrome, but it's not like there are not equal or better films out there. Heck, I would just keep it, if it's 5 years old. Would look cool setting next to a vintage camera, some years from now. J. __________________ Tela bib seba dulah......

11-27-2009, 03:45 PM	#3
Actor I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 405 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by jbylake it's not like there are not equal or better films out there. I have to disagree. There are no equal or better films out there. __________________ Actor I'm so old I remember when quarter pounder meant you got a pound of meat for a quarter.

11-27-2009, 04:57 PM	#4
pharmakon Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 219 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I heard that the only lab that still processes kodachrome was planning on dropping it? Might have just been some internet rumor... __________________ Flickr Canon 50D Canon 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro 2 Cheap flashes + Ebay Triggers

11-27-2009, 05:39 PM	#5
O\|\|\|\|\|\|\|O TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 5,064 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 89 Times in 81 Posts My Gallery: (4)	Quote: Originally Posted by pharmakon Might have just been some internet rumor... Nope. Quote: Dwayne's Photo has announced that they will continue processing Kodachrome through the end of December, 2010 and that their supply of Kodachrome film has run out. The end of professional processing will signal the final end of the Kodachrome era. Kodachrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ -Josh Flickr Gear ... Canon stuff

11-27-2009, 06:29 PM	#6
digital flower I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CT Posts: 984 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Gallery: (0)	Too bad about the kodachrome era coming to a close. I have been using the Color Chrome filter included with the free Phototools 2.0 lite version and it is kind of close for digital. PhotoTools 2 Lite - onOne Software ........ __________________ Almost Daily Plant/Flower Blog

11-27-2009, 07:30 PM	#7
compur I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: L.A. Posts: 850 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by jbylake ... it's not like there are not equal or better films out there. Equal? No. Especially not when you compare decades-old slides made with other films. Kodachrome uses a completely different process from conventional films. The color dyes are in the processing chemistry rather than in the film emulsion as they are in all other color films. Better? That's a matter or opinion, of course, but many would disagree with you on that. Quote: Heck, I would just keep it, if it's 5 years old. Would look cool setting next to a vintage camera, some years from now. I say: Keep the box, shoot the film. Last edited by compur; 11-27-2009 at 10:31 PM.

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