New Thoughts On The Return Of Kodachrome

[George Mann]

Don't you two sockpuppets have anything better to do?

 

[Agulliver]

+2

And if it's so practical, why is the OP not opening a Kodachrome processing plant?

 

[Helge]

No one said it was technically impossible, so you're trying to dispel a non-existent myth. If it were impossible, it wouldn't have been created in the first place.

It is infeasible, impractical and improbable-- It makes no sense from a technical, financial or ecological point of view.

Other than that, it's a great idea.

+0.5.
Financially it wouldn’t make much sense in the classic shortsighted capitalistic goal sense.

Technically some parts of Kodachrome would make very good sense.
The ability to freely choose long lasting and perfect dyes and do complete colour separations for instance, would be wonderful.

The ecological thing is just pure BS used as quick virtue signaling cop-out by Kodak, and latched onto by third rung social currency scavengers.

 

[BrianShaw]

Oy veh....

 

[Helge]

Oy veh....

Helped by you, I think that’s going to be phrase of the year.

 

[grat]

No, the phrase of the year for 2020 has to be "AUUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!"

 

[laingsoft]

+0.5.
Technically some parts of Kodachrome would make very good sense.
The ability to freely choose long lasting and perfect dyes and do complete colour separations for instance, would be wonderful.

If someone reading this decides to do a startup and pursues kodachrome for these reasons, please also do cibachrome while you're at it.

 

[DREW WILEY]

Also install a processing plant on Mars, because there will already be a colony there before Kodachrome gets revived.

 

[Christiaan Phleger]

The ecological thing is just pure BS used as quick virtue signaling cop-out by Kodak, and latched onto by third rung social currency scavengers.

Ha!
Kodachrome color coupler chemistry, yellow in particular. Gave us those nice bright colors of the chemical wasteland.

 

[grat]

I would think the chances of cibachrome being revived are a bit higher than kodachrome. And it's something I'd have more interest in, personally.

 

[DREW WILEY]

That will never happen either. For one thing, hazmat restrictions are a lot more stringent than three decades ago. And there is already a worthy substitute for Ciba, even better in certain respects, which is Fujiflex Supergloss.

 

[laingsoft]

I could see ciba coming back as a very speciality product, but I don't think it's very likely. More likely than kc though.

 

[halfaman]

Also install a processing plant on Mars, because there will already be a colony there before Kodachrome gets revived.

And one lab will be enough. A couple of years before discontinuation all rolls were developed by just one lab in US, not a surprise taking into account that Kodachrome represented about 1% of total Kodak's film sales according to company statement.