The last roll of Kodachrome

[Whitey]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/07/23/128728114/kodachrome

Food for thought considering most photographers these days aren't happy with their shots until they Photoshop the crap out them first.

 

[SunTzuNephew]

I never really liked Kodachrome - too saturated. I shot Ektachrome, mostly. Or Illford HP.

But frankly, I'm surprised anyone is still using film. I love digital. And I don't use photoshop.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

We had an Relic Run attendee shooting old 35mm Kodachrome, I'm really excited to see how it turned out (Charles you reading this ).

Is this a process another film company can reproduce or something very proprietary to Kodak?

 

[SunTzuNephew]

Does Fuji still make film? I always thought their film was as saturated as Kodachrome....

 

[4xdog]

I loved Kodachrome. Shot a lot of Ektachrome, too, but the warmth of Kodachrome was my favorite. 40 years on, the old slides are still preferable to what I'm getting now. Kodak made a great product. I'd love to have a "Kodachrome" setting on my digital camera today!

 

[SunTzuNephew]

LOL, too warm. It made my youthful blondish hair look green in the sun....

 

[MatthewThompson]

Does Fuji still make film? I always thought their film was as saturated as Kodachrome....

Fuji still has both a pro and consumer line of films in colour and mono. Less every year, though.

 

[photoman]

I shot Ilford and still have 20 rolls somewhere.

 

[CJCA]

The Kodachrome Project is pretty interesting as well. LINK


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[aires35]

Being a huge history fan, I really appreciate this post. My youngest son, has never had to have a picture of him be developed! Thanks again.

 

[Wander]

IIRC the Kodachrome process is time intensive (i.e. expensive) and not exactly envrio friendly due to the chemicals but I think it's the cost and lack of film sales that caused Kodak to stop production.

I've got a box of slides from about 20 years ago that still look incredible.

Anyone try Fujichrome-is it close?

In the story about the last roll it mentioned he shot that roll in many locations around the globe-I wonder how he protected the film from the airport security and their fiendish ways. I'm guessing the roll had to stay in the body of the camera the whole time.