The end of an era!

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!

Growler · 01-01-11, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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

No worries. For some reason, I remembered both of them performing it - the 1981 concert in Central Park album is where I remember hearing it, which threw me off. Appreciate the correction.

Sailor Steve · 01-01-11, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Growler

No worries. For some reason, I remembered both of them performing it - the 1981 concert in Central Park album is where I remember hearing it, which threw me off. Appreciate the correction.

Actually that's a good point. Since Paul Simon wrote everything they did anyway (except for some early covers) the fact that they did perform it together at least once makes it valid. It looks like I'm the one who was wrong.

12-30-10, 01:03 PM	#2
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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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: 19,373 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.

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12-30-10, 12:57 PM	#1
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!