End of the line for Kodachrome

I love Kodachrome, but I've shot so little of it for so many years now. Nothing like Kodachrome 25 and 64 -- my standbys during my art history grad student days.

Eastman Kodak Co., the photography pioneer whose Kodachrome film inspired Paul Simon's 1973 hit of the same name, said it will retire the 74-year-old product this year after sales dwindled and most labs stopped processing it.

Revenue from Kodachrome represents "a fraction of one percent" of Kodak's total sales of still-picture films, the company said today in a statement. Kodachrome became the world's first commercially successful color film in 1935, Kodak said

Apparently there is now only one lab left still processing Kodachrome. Full story here.

Posted by David on June 22, 2009 2:57 PM