Well it had to happen sooner than later, Kodak has finally decided it is time to retire it's oldest film stock launched some 74 yrs ago. It was a revolutionary film that was known best for it's true rendition of color.You just have to flip through some old copies of National Geo to view amazing images captured on this beautiful stock which was so durable in the extremes of heat & freezing cold.
Yes digital has claimed yet scalp!
I remember using Kodachrome when going through college back in the early 90's and was so amazed when I found out the emulsion makeup of the film was actually a blk & wht film base which through the (secret kodak)color process, color was added via the chemical reaction attraction of color couplers to exposed silver halides.
Yep still remember quite a lot from those wonderful 3 yrs back in my home town of Perth. Good times as every photo related process was so new to me and to this day I am still amazed and excited everytime I process a roll of film or watch a beautiful photographic print blk & wht or color come to life.
Nothing lasts for ever, although 74 yrs isn't too bad in my book.
check out this blast from the past
