philipus Posted January 18, 2017 Share #121 Posted January 18, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) As much as I think it would be wondeful to have Kodachrome again, I would prefer seeing the introduction of an ISO 400 slide film. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 Hi philipus, Take a look here Kodachrome MIGHT be coming back!!!. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Keith (M) Posted January 28, 2017 Share #122 Posted January 28, 2017 Well, if anyone has Kodachrome sitting in the freezer and wondering if there is any point in using it, now there is hope! It appears someone has created a chemical brew that works (but read the caveats). Note the price for development! Kodachrome. Processed in Color. Seriously. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 28, 2017 Share #123 Posted January 28, 2017 Keith, Thanks for that link. Having seen the results.......and I thought my old Ektachrome slides had funny colour after 50 years. If the Kodachrome developed in this process will also fade badly as they imply, that removes a lot of the USP for Kodachrome. Sticking to Fudgy Provia or Velvia is rather easier. Wilson 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 29, 2017 Share #124 Posted January 29, 2017 There has been an article in Time magazine of an interview with Dennis Olbrich, the president of Kodak Alaris UK, who would be the company involved in any resurrection of Kodachrome. He has poured cold water over any ideas anyone might have had about the future of Kodachrome. Too difficult and not any time soon would be a fair summary. Oh well, the dream was nice while it lasted http://time.com/4649349/kodak-film-photography/ Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted January 29, 2017 Share #125 Posted January 29, 2017 Back to reality 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted January 29, 2017 Share #126 Posted January 29, 2017 If the Kodachrome developed in this process will also fade badly as they imply, that removes a lot of the USP for Kodachrome. Contrary to what often appears to be believed, Kodachrome can and does fade badly if stored poorly which it all too often is. In my experience (I have undertaken contracts looking at 'archival' images shot on transparency film), Kodachrome does suffer from fading quite substantially if not stored in cool, dark and dry conditions. I have seen many Kodachrome slides which have, after around 40~50 years, become utterly useless with only a vestigial and faint image left. It can also suffer badly from fungal problems which result in equally unusable slides. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted February 9, 2017 Share #127 Posted February 9, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Picked up for a few pence today - 1958. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/268123-kodachrome-might-be-coming-back/?do=findComment&comment=3208765'>More sharing options...
EoinC Posted February 9, 2017 Share #128 Posted February 9, 2017 I have an undeveloped roll of Kodachrome 64 sitting beside me as I have my morning coffee. I wonder what I shot with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted February 9, 2017 Share #129 Posted February 9, 2017 I have an undeveloped roll of Kodachrome 64 sitting beside me as I have my morning coffee. I wonder what I shot with it. You could find out: https://www.bluemooncamera.com/Kodachrome_BW_developing.php 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 14, 2017 Share #130 Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) You can develop Kodachrome as black and white but you have to remove the black tarry rem-jet layer on the back of the film by softening it with a solution of borax and sodium carbonate with a very small amount of sodium hydroxide, then rub the rem-jet layer off with a sponge. This is a very messy business. When we tried this many years ago, I seem to remember we then used Kodak HC110 developer but the times and temperatures have faded from memory. The major problem is that the contrast is super high with very black and blocky shadows. People may have come up with something better over the 20 years since I last tried this, especially in the absence of the proper K14 processing. Now anyone got any ideas how I can develop or get processed, a roll of 70mm/50 exposure Kodak Ektachrome 64? Wilson Edited February 14, 2017 by wlaidlaw 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted February 14, 2017 Share #131 Posted February 14, 2017 You can develop Kodachrome as black and white but you have to remove the black tarry rem-jet layer on the back of the film by softening it with a solution of borax and sodium carbonate with a very small amount of sodium hydroxide, then rub the rem-jet layer off with a sponge. This is a very messy business. When we tried this many years ago, I seem to remember we then used Kodak HC110 developer but the times and temperatures have faded from memory. The major problem is that the contrast is super high with very black and blocky shadows. People may have come up with something better over the 20 years since I last tried this, especially in the absence of the proper K14 processing. Now anyone got any ideas how I can develop or get processed, a roll of 70mm/50 exposure Kodak Ektachrome 64? Wilson These people? http://www.johnsalimphotographic.co.uk/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 14, 2017 Share #132 Posted February 14, 2017 These people? http://www.johnsalimphotographic.co.uk/ Thanks Mike, I have sent them an email. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted February 14, 2017 Share #133 Posted February 14, 2017 You can develop Kodachrome as black and white but you have to remove the black tarry rem-jet layer on the back of the film by softening it with a solution of borax and sodium carbonate with a very small amount of sodium hydroxide, then rub the rem-jet layer off with a sponge. This is a very messy business. When we tried this many years ago, I seem to remember we then used Kodak HC110 developer but the times and temperatures have faded from memory. The major problem is that the contrast is super high with very black and blocky shadows. People may have come up with something better over the 20 years since I last tried this, especially in the absence of the proper K14 processing. Now anyone got any ideas how I can develop or get processed, a roll of 70mm/50 exposure Kodak Ektachrome 64? Wilson Thanks, Wilson. I'd been looking at developing as B&W some time ago, but the results I'd seen elsewhere didn't have me rushing towards it. It still remains an option, but I'm in no rush. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 14, 2017 Share #134 Posted February 14, 2017 Thanks, Wilson. I'd been looking at developing as B&W some time ago, but the results I'd seen elsewhere didn't have me rushing towards it. It still remains an option, but I'm in no rush. Eoin, I agree. Getting the rem-jet layer off manually is a horrible, difficult and very messy job. I believe that Kodak used rotating mops with chamois fingers to wipe it away under a stream of water, a bit like car wash rotors, after softening the coating in alkaline solution. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted February 15, 2017 Share #135 Posted February 15, 2017 Eoin, I agree. Getting the rem-jet layer off manually is a horrible, difficult and very messy job. I believe that Kodak used rotating mops with chamois fingers to wipe it away under a stream of water, a bit like car wash rotors, after softening the coating in alkaline solution. Wilson I may try taping it to the bonnet next time I go to a carwash... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted February 15, 2017 Share #136 Posted February 15, 2017 I may try taping it to the bonnet next time I go to a carwash... Do it at night without the headlights on and you'll probably be OK. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 15, 2017 Share #137 Posted February 15, 2017 I may try taping it to the bonnet next time I go to a carwash... But you will have to do it at night with the headlights off as the Rem-Jet layer has to come off before development. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted February 15, 2017 Share #138 Posted February 15, 2017 The advice is consistent, so it must be good! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 17, 2017 Share #139 Posted February 17, 2017 In another weird and I suspect ultimately unsuccessful decision, Kodak has announced yesterday that it is going into business with the French electronics maker Archos, to make Android tablets. These low end tablets are expected to go on sale in summer this year. Six years ago, this might have looked like a clever decision but the world seems now to be saturated with tablets and sales of all makes and price bands are falling. Even the supermarkets have been selling their own cheap branded versions for years. Who is in charge at Kodak and making these poor decisions, that can ultimately only damage the brand? Kodak seem to dip into and out of markets, with no long term strategy or commitment and are thereby damaging their sole remaining valuable asset, which is the brand. Just think of their disastrous forays into the cheap end point and shoot market with poorly resolved and uncompetitive cameras, made by various third parties and branded as Kodak. At the top end market, they made the similarly unresolved DCS Pro 14n/c, which could have been sorted but Kodak as usual, released it before it was properly developed and then just gave up. Their domestic colour printer business was another disaster. I had the misfortune to buy one and it was a nightmare with leaking ink carts, blocking print heads and once out of warranty (I had two warranty replacement printers) no service back up. Bankruptcy seems to have taught them nothing - how sad. George Eastman must be turning in his grave. There is an interesting book by Catherine Neutenegger, about the industrial graveyard that is Rochester, NY, where Kodak was the sole major employer for the last 100+ years. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted February 28, 2017 Share #140 Posted February 28, 2017 ...still wrapped up and frozen - I am in no hurry. Thanks for all the input, folks - very informative. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/268123-kodachrome-might-be-coming-back/?do=findComment&comment=3223618'>More sharing options...
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