I wish they would make high silver papers with cadmium in them again, but they won't, so I got over it and moved on. Hoping the past will return is a complete waste of time and energy, and won't make your current work any better.
the one that Kodak _Used_ to have... (which leaves Film Ferrania up by one, they still have one, even if it is one old Chemist enticed out of retirement.)Charles.... What organic chemistry department?
But no one knows for sure. Restarting Kodachrome would probably mean a lot of research recreating what has been lost, or which cannot be redone with todays available materials. Then design and build the machines for development. And that is assuming that they can reuse the scaled down machinery they build for making smaller Ektachrome emulsion batches. Otherwise add those costs.
I guess we're talking millions here. If a company with the wealth of Google or Apple felt fancy they could afford it financially. A few shareholder would ask some critical questions, though. I don't think Kodak is in the financial shape to risk that much money on something that would essentially be a lottery ticket for them. Their marketing budget will not be able to take it either, if you think they should do it simply for the publicity.
And I'm not even sure what a new Kodachrome would provide. What I think of as Kodachrome might be some very old version of it. The few members of the public who still associate a memory with Kodachrome may think similar. Those who love it already will love it. To hit the market real big with it, well again... it's russian roulette.
I wish they would make high silver papers with cadmium in them again
Get over it! Kodachrome is dead.
all the Kodachrome processing machines have gone to the steel mills to be made into things like car exhaust systems. While Kodak probably still has their notes, they would have to build at least one new processing machine for each major continent.
Kodachrome : It's DEAD JIM! Get over it.
If I am ever a billionaire someday, I promise you all that I will dump millions of dollars into a Kodachrome project whether it makes any money or not.
Promise me you'll spend it on marshmallows and it's a deal.Since you are bent on throwing your money away, just send it to me.
If I am ever a billionaire someday, I promise you all that I will dump millions of dollars into a Kodachrome project whether it makes any money or not.
There's a nice warehouse in my town and it's got nice gardens and pool, close to the beach as well. Ideal set up as a barn for PE to make Kodachrome in.Promise me you'll spend it on marshmallows and it's a deal.
The processing machines should be easy enough, if one can get the process timings and specifications for turbulation, filtration and replenishment. The process chemicals shouldn't be that hard, but a little harder than the machines (I'm guessing here). The film itself is the major hurdle.
Ah yes, BUT kodachrome has three layers which ALL are reexposed and developed SEPARATELY. first you re-expose the front side with the right colour of light...
I wish they would make high silver papers with cadmium in them again, but they won't, so I got over it and moved on. Hoping the past will return is a complete waste of time and energy, and won't make your current work any better.
The Eastman Kodak Company 'spun off' Eastman Organic Chemicals (in Kingsport, TN) in 1993(somewhere on my bookshelf I have a inch think book entitled "Eastman Organic Chemicals" containing page after page of diagrams on Molecules that one would have to be a chemist to have any idea of how to pronounce the names associated with the diagrams. Impressive looking book on my bookshelf anyway)
The Eastman Kodak Company 'spun off' Eastman Organic Chemicals (in Kingsport, TN) in 1993
Surely the problem then would be cost? All film manufacturers had R&D facilities, coating machines for small run development purposes etc. To use such facilities for product runs would surely result in eye wateringly expensive output.
Promise me you'll spend it on marshmallows and it's a deal.
yup
i never understand how anyone could ask a company that is already struggling
to begin manufacturing something that would be prohibitively expensive to make,
to re-manufacturer the machines to process (the film), when there wasn't enough market share
to continue making it when it was last being made.
the notion that someone will pony-up 50-75$+/roll ( including processing ) on a regular basis
is delusional at best. and if EK / KA did decide to do that i would imagine it was because
they were doing one last ditch thing / a PR stunt before the death roll. and even then you'd have to imagine
the people giving the orders to make a product that would kill the company are doing it
either because their psych dr gave them the wrong combination of meds, they are drinking
too much tainted with lead &c municipal tap water, they took out a giant " if the company dies
you will a zillion dollars" insurance policy, it is some sort of theoretical experiment and reality doesn't matter
their minds are being controlled by another entity ... or ... they are suckers for punishment.
unfortunately the sun has set on this fine product ...
yup
i never understand how anyone could ask a company that is already struggling
to begin manufacturing something that would be prohibitively expensive to make,
to re-manufacturer the machines to process (the film), when there wasn't enough market share
to continue making it when it was last being made.
the notion that someone will pony-up 50-75$+/roll ( including processing ) on a regular basis
is delusional at best. and if EK / KA did decide to do that i would imagine it was because
they were doing one last ditch thing / a PR stunt before the death roll. and even then you'd have to imagine
the people giving the orders to make a product that would kill the company are doing it
either because their psych dr gave them the wrong combination of meds, they are drinking
too much tainted with lead &c municipal tap water, they took out a giant " if the company dies
you will a zillion dollars" insurance policy, it is some sort of theoretical experiment and reality doesn't matter
their minds are being controlled by another entity ... or ... they are suckers for punishment.
unfortunately the sun has set on this fine product ...
Delusional...great word. People who pine for the return of Kodachrome are beyond delusional.
I agree but are you being too hard on delusional people?
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