Ok let's break it down as to what people here think Kodachrome will (some even say should) never come back:
- 1st argument: "There was not enough interest from Kodachrome when it died, so there will never be interest for it ever again". Then why revive Ektachrome since it was killed off supposedly for the same reason (not enough sales) back in 2012? Why investigating on what it would take to revive Kodachrome? Kodak knows the potential interest is not negligible.
- 2d argument: "K-14 process is gone, and it would require too much investment to recreate a K-14 lab". That's true, but how about downsizing the K-14 lab, or update a new version of the K-lab minilab? How about reintroducingan earlier/simplier version of Kodachrome (Kodachrome II for example)? Some say Kodak couldn't afford it, but they can afford opening brand new cinema labs in Europe, India and even in the US.
- 3d argument: "Kodachrome is old technology producing far from perfect technical results which have been surpassed a long time ago by E6 films and even C41 films". True but some may note that the same can be said of film photography in general compared to digital. But some of us happen to love those "imperfections".
The only valid argument I see that would make a return of Kodachrome a failure is the price tag attached to shooting and getting Kodachrome processed for the customer. It needs to be affordable to be sold.