A miller Posted January 10, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 10, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) https://petapixel.com/2017/01/09/kodak-investigating-take-bring-back-kodachrome/ 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Hi A miller, Take a look here Kodachrome MIGHT be coming back!!!. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
mikemgb Posted January 10, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 10, 2017 Crossing all fingers. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted January 10, 2017 Share #3 Posted January 10, 2017 I'm excited! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 10, 2017 Share #4 Posted January 10, 2017 Well. I would buy a roll. Maybe more than one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted January 10, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 10, 2017 So what does it take for them to bring it back? I suspect that Kodak has found a way to scale down film production to smaller size batches. This could make it profitable for them to produce a wider range of emulsions. Alternatively maybe they can make large batches and store it in the cold of Rochester until it can be sold. Maybe they have so much film base and chemicals on hand that they want to get some money for that stuff. Who knows? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted January 10, 2017 Who knows? Ermmm...and who cares? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joop van Heijgen Posted January 10, 2017 Share #7 Posted January 10, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) "Alternatively maybe they can make large batches and store it in the cold of Rochester until it can be sold" The Fuji method... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentShutter Posted January 10, 2017 Share #8 Posted January 10, 2017 I would definitly buy it ! Always was a sucker for the sharpness and colors never found anything comes near to Kodachrome ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted January 10, 2017 Share #9 Posted January 10, 2017 It would probably be a new type of Kodachrome, but as long as they can replicate the colours and look of the original that's all that matters. I guess it will also depend on how well received their new Ektachrome is, so we need to make sure we all buy lots of the stuff!!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted January 10, 2017 Share #10 Posted January 10, 2017 Ermmm...and who cares? I certainly do. Not so much for Ektachrome, Fuji offers viable alternatives here, but Kodachrome 25 is something I am really missing. Great sharpness, color and stability. Andy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted January 10, 2017 Share #11 Posted January 10, 2017 I certainly do. Not so much for Ektachrome, Fuji offers viable alternatives here, but Kodachrome 25 is something I am really missing. Great sharpness, color and stability. I think Adam was asking "who cares what Kodak's motive might be?" rather than "who cares that Kodachrome might be coming back?" Adam was responding to AlanG who generally puts a bit of a dampener on any positive news concerning film. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted January 10, 2017 Share #12 Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) So what does it take for them to bring it back? I suspect that Kodak has found a way to scale down film production to smaller size batches. This could make it profitable for them to produce a wider range of emulsions. Alternatively maybe they can make large batches and store it in the cold of Rochester until it can be sold. Maybe they have so much film base and chemicals on hand that they want to get some money for that stuff. Who knows? Maybe the Kodak people realise (at last) that they are in the film business and you can't make any money without product to sell? If you are going to go down you might as well do so doing what you do best. Kodak is still IMO the preeminent brand in film and I'm delighted that all the talk lately is of expanding the range of products rather than cutting it further. Edited January 10, 2017 by wattsy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 10, 2017 Share #13 Posted January 10, 2017 Hello Everybody, I think that (as with Cibachrome) 1 of the things that might be impeding the re-introduction of Kodachrome might be the chemical by products of production or/& processing involved. Kodachrome uses, among other things, a different processing system which may have different ecological or/& environmental consequences in terms of the chemicals involved. This needs to be coupled with the historically low proportion of Kodachrome users as opposed to E6 users in the photographic community. If these problems can be overcome I would personally like that since Kodachrome 25/40/64 is my preferred film. Best Regards, Michael 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted January 10, 2017 Share #14 Posted January 10, 2017 Limiting, if it is only going to be manufactured in 35mm width but news of new film is always good news. Especially good to hear following so closely after the Bergger Pancro 400 films. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 10, 2017 Share #15 Posted January 10, 2017 Hello Honcho, Historically, Kodachrome was manufactured on 70mm stock which was split before packaging. Best Regards, Michael 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcraf Posted January 10, 2017 Share #16 Posted January 10, 2017 It would be bliss. Mama should never have taken it away in the first place. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted January 10, 2017 Share #17 Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) Maybe the Kodak people realise (at last) that they are in the film business and you can't make any money without product to sell? If you are going to go down you might as well do so doing what you do best. Kodak is still IMO the preeminent brand in film and I'm delighted that all the talk lately is of expanding the range of products rather than cutting it further. I don't think it is about "if you are going to go down." Kodak is trying to stay in the film business but their main income comes from other sources. They are nothing like they used to be when they were the dominant force in photography. We don't know what they are thinking, but perhaps they have achieved some financial stability and now are able to assess their options better. This includes the equipment, personnel and resources they have on hand and what more they'd have to spend to get it off the ground. I don't think any of us can even guess what it will take for them to manufacture and market Kodachrome in the future and offer a processing service for it. But it may make sense that if they want to maintain a color transparency film business for the future, that they also offer in-house processing of it. The government won't stop them from bundling processing this time as there are no monopoly issues. Making money from both film and processing might make it profitable if the scale is right. If they are serious about this possibility when added to reintroducing Ektachrome, it indicates that Kodak may be starting to accept that film photography is a niche market and that they can accept that this division can work at greatly reduced scale than they were used to. It will not be their cash cow but maybe they think it can be sustainable? They got fat and lazy because for decades they dominated the industry with incredibly profitable products and had little competition. When competition via digital photography came out they were not nimble or creative enough to capitalize off it even though they pioneered much of the technology and design for digital cameras. Maybe they have realistic expectations now. Edited January 10, 2017 by AlanG 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 10, 2017 Share #18 Posted January 10, 2017 Processing Kodachrome was a terribly expensive endeavor. Even if Kodak did reintroduce the film, there is the support/processing business to consider. We not know if those do who did process Kodachrome would agree to do it again. My confidence is very low in that regard. . 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted January 10, 2017 Share #19 Posted January 10, 2017 I not sure it's something I would buy, but it seems like the kind of thing that should continue to exist and be available. There should be enough of a market for it, albeit much smaller than in the past. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 10, 2017 Share #20 Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) Processing Kodachrome was a terribly expensive endeavor. Even if Kodak did reintroduce the film, there is the support/processing business to consider. We not know if those do who did process Kodachrome would agree to do it again. My confidence is very low in that regard. . Hello Pico, That is a good point. There are not likely to be many corner drug stores or local photo shops processing Kodachrome. The complexity & need for accuracy necessary in Kodachrome processing means that there would most likely not be that many facilities capable of processing it. Best Regards, Michael Edited January 10, 2017 by Michael Geschlecht Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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