Last Kodachrome Lab is Closed

[spluloacle]

Kodachrome's road ends at Kansas photo lab - Business - The New York Times - msnbc.com

[venchka]

Just like the Times-day late and a dollar short.

[andyz]

That story was on CBS' "Sunday Morning" showing that because of the process, it isn't something folks can do in their home dark room. They were doing hundreds of rolls a day. (They have an article on it, but I didn't see the video on their site.)

Having taken up photography in the digital age, I never really shot film, other than the 110 catridges but that hardly counts. But it is still sad to see an era end.

[Peacock]

I just saw that video! WOW!

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

Man I loved Kodachrome-so it is now a footnote in the history books.

[TXForesterII]

I've got a roll sitting in front of me on the computer desk. A roll I had misplaced, so I debated on sending it in because of it's age. Likely nothing would come out or the latent images have deteriorated beyond being worthwhile. So, I decided to keep it as is. I'm going to name her Mystery Roll.

I'll always wonder what the heck I shot with it. Maybe the only masterpiece I'll ever produce.

[ka5txl]

"Mama they took my Kodachrome away......."

[venchka]

Leave it to the Master Minds at Kodak to kill off all of their monopolies in the photo industry. Dumb.
No worries. Now I can really concentrate on silver based B&W.