KA: Kodachrome "just not practical to try to replicate in today's market."

[alanrockwood]

What brand and weight of oil should I use with my Kodachrome?

TropArtic 10w30

 

[DWThomas]

Heh! Every time I see this thread title pop up I find myself grumbling "I hope no taxpayer dollars were used for studies to reach this conclusion!"

 

[Theo Sulphate]

If Kodak had a nickel for every posting in a Kodachrome revival thread, well ... they'd have a lot of nickels.

 

[FoidPoosening]

Ummm, food poisoning?

Haha, almost.

 

[Helios 1984]

If Kodak had a nickel for every posting in a Kodachrome revival thread, well ... they'd have a lot of nickels.

Enough nickels to have 1 roll processesd by Steven Frizza, and a happy meal.

 

[Rhodes]

https://www.todocoleccion.net/camar...kodachrome-adapter-telemetro-kalart~x43749297
Here, if the film do return, one must have an adapter for it!

 

[railwayman3]

https://www.todocoleccion.net/camar...kodachrome-adapter-telemetro-kalart~x43749297
Here, if the film do return, one must have an adapter for it!

I think that's really cool.
Wonder if it was a commercially-made device, or just some ingenious DIY by someone ?

 

[BMbikerider]

Give it a rest - this topic is boring........

 

[Sirius Glass]

Give it a rest - this topic is boring........

I notice that too.

 

[BrianShaw]

Give it a rest - this topic is boring........

I think so too... but we may be a minority opinion. Let’s not crush their fun or freedom of speech.

 

[macfred]

Give it a rest - this topic is boring........

I think this thread is getting more exciting now ...

 

[Theo Sulphate]

I think this thread is getting more exciting now ...

Yes. Yes, it is. It is twice as exciting as it was before.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Yes. Yes, it is. It is twice as exciting as it was before.

Zero * 2 still equals zero, but great observation.

 

[BAC1967]

KODACHROME!!!

 

[keenmaster486]

Kooooooooodachrome! Says the Ghost of Film Stocks Past, who arrives at the stroke of one, 1957, to remind us that if people still wanted Kodachrome, it would still exist.

Therefore we have to change people's minds about Kodachrome if we really want it to come back. But unfortunately Kodak currently has one of the worst marketing departments in the world, right along with the bright people who came up with the Chevy commercials that consist entirely of showing a highly emotional family the car and filming them remarking upon how the brand new car looks really nice.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Kooooooooodachrome! Says the Ghost of Film Stocks Past, who arrives at the stroke of one, 1957, to remind us that if people still wanted Kodachrome, it would still exist.

Therefore we have to change people's minds about Kodachrome if we really want it to come back. ...

The culture, or the world, has changed too much. Unless the film is for ciné use, few people look at 35mm transparencies the way they used to in the 1950's and 1960's - Instagram, Facebook, and scanning to post on sites like this all hurt any argument for transparency film. But I could be wrong -- because I really *don't* know why anyone would buy a transparency film today. Suppose I am wrong - how does someone go about promoting Kodachrome or Ektachrome?

I agree with you about the stupid Chevy commercials; I mute or FF those instantly. Maybe Chevy could have a slide projector as standard equipment?

 

[alanrockwood]

I have a roll of unshot kodachrome.

 

[Europan]

It is something of the past, so the wisest move of marketing would be to pick it up where it was left. If it should be the last version.
One problem of Kodak are the catastrophic things done 15 or 20 years ago. The catastrophically idiotic bosses on chairs.
A film manufacturer, I’m leaving the other business fields aside, must innovate from within and stay flexible. They had
the perforators and tooling for all formats but offed two-rows 16mm. Kodak never shook hands with the service scene. Here’s the main problem, Kodak was too much consumer oriented. There was a time when it was different, around Eastman’s death, just think of the Ciné-Kodak Special camera. Since WWII pure consumption, use, wastage. And again a plastic camera, if only announced, the completely and entirely wrong sign for Kodak’s film future.

I have asked Kodak for cooperation in regards of the new Super-8 camera’s repair. No reply

It’s time to build up. Kodak can reintroduce Kodachrome but must not, under no circumstance, carry on with the throw-away mentality of the 20th century. Film itself is a consumable. Film is also a reliable long-term archival material. It’s time to choose the right way.

 

[railwayman3]

I have a roll of unshot kodachrome.

I have about 30 unshot rolls of Kodachrome which I found recently at the bottom of the film freezer ; I was absolutely sure, back in 2010, that I'd carefully used up all my Kodachrome before processing finished, I even sold the last few surplus films on Ebay.
Is my freezer haunted?

 

[RattyMouse]

I have asked Kodak for cooperation in regards of the new Super-8 camera’s repair. No reply

Dismal news

 

[Europan]

Should have written signal instead of sign

 

[Sirius Glass]

Well when Kodak releases the new Ektachrome, you guys will not have anything to gripe about.

 

[macfred]

Well when Kodak releases the new Ektachrome, you guys will not have anything to gripe about.

We still have Ferrania ...

 

[Photo Engineer]

There will always be something to gripe about here.

PE

 

[keenmaster486]

There will always be something to gripe about here.

PE

Gripe? Who's griping? I'm not griping! I'll tell you what's wrong with this place. People griping about other people griping. Everyone's just too gripey. Blah blah blah blah something about Kodachrome