The end of an era!

Rhodes · 12-30-10, 05:22 AM

The best slide and movie film in history is now officially retired. Kodachrome: 1935-2010 RIP

Today is the last day that Dwayne’s Photo will develop this film!
The best epitaph: Hello darkness, my old friend. by semilog in
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/foru...7&postcount=11

Gerald · 12-30-10, 05:30 AM

Yes, I saw it, the digital world has taken over, so we toast to Kodachrome: 1935-2010!

Skybird · 12-30-10, 07:45 AM

Wowh, that was really a benchmark in its field.

Gerald · 12-30-10, 07:49 AM

Penguin · 12-30-10, 12:57 PM

Rest in peace, old buddy Kodachrome!
A toast to the charm and look your pictures had!

TLAM Strike · 12-30-10, 01:03 PM

Really sad, Kodak got it started in my home town and is still headquartered here.

Penguin · 12-30-10, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Really sad, Kodak got it started in my home town and is still headquartered here.

hey, if you see the Kodak guys throwing away some processing equipment, call me! For this I would do some dumpster diving!

Growler · 12-30-10, 04:00 PM

You give us those nice bright colors
You give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah!

It seems somehow momentous and insignificant at the same time; awkward, really... I liked shooting with k-chrome when developing it was easier. Now, though, digital has too many advantages to traditional film that it's hard to imagine ever being a film photog.

Still, there was something remarkably - and maybe disproportionately - rewarding about getting that "perfect shot" with film.

Sorry, Mssrs. Simon and Garfunkel, but they're taking your Kodachrome away after all.

Sailor Steve · 12-30-10, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

Sorry, Mssrs. Simon and Garfunkel, but they're taking your Kodachrome away after all.

Sorry to pick nits, but Simon wrote and recorded that song long after he and Garfunkel broke up.

Platapus · 12-30-10, 08:18 PM

Like losing an old friend. Kodachrome and I were old friends.

I have to confess going over to the dark (digital) side a few years ago. Still miss my dark room experiences. But digital seems to be the way to go these days.

I guess my Canon AE1 and A2E will soon join my slide rule on my shelf. Maybe I will be old enough, one day, for some kid to ask me what they are.

Then I will be able to tell them about film and developing your own pictures chemically. He or she will be incredulous and I will cry a little on the inside.

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While photoshop and the other computer programs can do things I could only dream about, somehow with digital manipulation I don't get the same feeling of creating art that I did with B/W film.

My record in the dark room is just under 8 hours for one print. It was a very complicated stretch/burn/dodge. But I did it and that feeling of accomplishment I don't think can be reproduced with a mouse.

Crap I am depressing myself again.

Rhodes · 12-31-10, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Like losing an old friend. Kodachrome and I were old friends.

I have to confess going over to the dark (digital) side a few years ago. Still miss my dark room experiences. But digital seems to be the way to go these days.

I guess my Canon AE1 and A2E will soon join my slide rule on my shelf. Maybe I will be old enough, one day, for some kid to ask me what they are.

Then I will be able to tell them about film and developing your own pictures chemically. He or she will be incredulous and I will cry a little on the inside.

.

While photoshop and the other computer programs can do things I could only dream about, somehow with digital manipulation I don't get the same feeling of creating art that I did with B/W film.

My record in the dark room is just under 8 hours for one print. It was a very complicated stretch/burn/dodge. But I did it and that feeling of accomplishment I don't think can be reproduced with a mouse.

Crap I am depressing myself again.

Do not be. Buy some film, load in your evil slr and shoot. Return to the lighside and develop some.
I develop b&w and c-41 b&w film (with b&w developer) and the scann the negatives. Do some corrections and voila.
I do not have space and money for a elarger and wet print, but some day I want to have a proper darkroom and have fun developing and priting, etc. It's like a hobby. Some many people that went digital and still shoot and develop film just for fun!

Jimbuna · 12-31-10, 10:48 AM

Could never develop my own shots but used it for years in the old Olympus OM-10

Platapus · 12-31-10, 05:01 PM

When I finished my basement, I had a small room already designated for my very own dark room. Something I always wanted. I still might from strictly a hobby standpoint....once I have time for a hobby that is.

It has been about 35 years since I first started developing my own film and doing my own prints. I still get that "omg it is magic" feeling when I see the image first appear on the paper in the soup.

Anyone else get that rush?

bookworm_020 · 12-31-10, 09:03 PM

I'll be helping my folks scan all their slides over the next couple of weeks, and, except for a few, they have that big K on the cardboard!

Capt. Morgan · 01-01-11, 06:21 AM

Sad news indeed.

There was a good piece in the N.Y.Times ... For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas

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Originally Posted by Platapus

...It has been about 35 years since I first started developing my own film and doing my own prints. I still get that "omg it is magic" feeling when I see the image first appear on the paper in the soup.

Anyone else get that rush?

Every time - All my B&W shots are still silver based. If the worst happens, I may buy an old field camera and coat my own plates (5X7 contacts look really nice).

Think I'll go browse through the Sibsim photography thread now.

12-30-10, 05:22 AM	#1
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	The end of an era! The best slide and movie film in history is now officially retired. Kodachrome: 1935-2010 RIP Today is the last day that Dwayne’s Photo will develop this film! The best epitaph: Hello darkness, my old friend. by semilog in http://www.rangefinderforum.com/foru...7&postcount=11 __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

12-30-10, 05:30 AM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Yes, I saw it, the digital world has taken over, so we toast to Kodachrome: 1935-2010! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Wowh, that was really a benchmark in its field. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Paul simon kodachrome, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Really sad, Kodak got it started in my home town and is still headquartered here. __________________

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Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Rest in peace, old buddy Kodachrome! A toast to the charm and look your pictures had!

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Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	You give us those nice bright colors You give us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! It seems somehow momentous and insignificant at the same time; awkward, really... I liked shooting with k-chrome when developing it was easier. Now, though, digital has too many advantages to traditional film that it's hard to imagine ever being a film photog. Still, there was something remarkably - and maybe disproportionately - rewarding about getting that "perfect shot" with film. Sorry, Mssrs. Simon and Garfunkel, but they're taking your Kodachrome away after all. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Like losing an old friend. Kodachrome and I were old friends. I have to confess going over to the dark (digital) side a few years ago. Still miss my dark room experiences. But digital seems to be the way to go these days. I guess my Canon AE1 and A2E will soon join my slide rule on my shelf. Maybe I will be old enough, one day, for some kid to ask me what they are. Then I will be able to tell them about film and developing your own pictures chemically. He or she will be incredulous and I will cry a little on the inside. . While photoshop and the other computer programs can do things I could only dream about, somehow with digital manipulation I don't get the same feeling of creating art that I did with B/W film. My record in the dark room is just under 8 hours for one print. It was a very complicated stretch/burn/dodge. But I did it and that feeling of accomplishment I don't think can be reproduced with a mouse. Crap I am depressing myself again. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-31-10, 10:48 AM	#12
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Could never develop my own shots but used it for years in the old Olympus OM-10 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-31-10, 05:01 PM	#13
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When I finished my basement, I had a small room already designated for my very own dark room. Something I always wanted. I still might from strictly a hobby standpoint....once I have time for a hobby that is. It has been about 35 years since I first started developing my own film and doing my own prints. I still get that "omg it is magic" feeling when I see the image first appear on the paper in the soup. Anyone else get that rush? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-31-10, 09:03 PM	#14
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I'll be helping my folks scan all their slides over the next couple of weeks, and, except for a few, they have that big K on the cardboard! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"