Kodachrome - End of the line

In 2009, Kodak announced that it was ending its production of Kodachrome slide film and removing it from the market.  (see previous article at news.deviantart.com/article/83… )

Almost immediately, what stock there was of it available vanished as film photographers "snapped up" what was left.  Known for rich colour depth and good longevity of the stock, it was a staple of both movie and still captures for years, and immortalized in the song Kodachrome by Paul Simon.

Unlike modern films, Kodachrome's colours were added during the developing process by using three distinct steps and chemical additions.  The complexity of the process and precise control required to perform it correctly meant that, over the years, it became very difficult to get a film developed.  

The last remaining facility offering this service, Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas, is no longer accepting developing orders.  Full article at www.cbc.ca/technology/story/20…


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Personally, I only had opportunity to shoot a single roll of it.  I'd been lucky enough to have picked one up before the announcement, and I held on to it to use specifically when visiting the Australian outback.  I did get some nice frames, though to date I've only posted one shot from the roll.

It is difficult to do justice in a scan to what a properly made print can do, but here are some selections of images from around DA:

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