Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome. in Digital Imaging Technology

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:33:17 EDT

Hayward : Not exactly, but in that Kodachrome as in reality overly minorly warm, a minor warm filter could give somewhat of the effect., if it doesn't over power/tint the cool colors.

And why so many early on had an aversion to Ektachrome being too cool, now seen as relatively actually neutral.Especially compared to digital with electronic actual WB... no doubt about it Kodachrome was unnaturally warm. (even true whites were warm)

Though what made it so great for portraits, fall foliage and things like that. Which we can now all do EASLILY in post if that is really the effect we want, vs neutral color and true white.
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:04:28 EDT

Exit :

said by Jodokast96 :

Are there any filters out there that even come close to replicating that look?

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:57:36 EDT

mromero : AlienSkin makes a plugin called Exposure that has some Kodachrome settings. 30 day demo if you want to try it out...
»www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.aspx

DxO Optics also has a plugin called FilmPack that tries to replicate Kodachrome
»www.dxo.com/intl/photo/filmpack

Nik's Color Efex Pro also does this
»www.niksoftware.com/colorefexpro···ntry.php

They all have demos, if you want to try them.
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:10:19 EDT
Jodokast96 : Are there any filters out there that even come close to replicating that look?

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:46:38 EDT
Exit : mmmm 4x5 kodachrome!

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:54:44 EDT
tmpchaos : This is off a dupe made from a 4x5 Kodachrome:

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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:10:52 EDT
Kringle : As well as the technical ability to expose Kodachrome dead center in its dynamic range to best capture the wonderful light that made most of these images what they are! :)

National Geographic is my friend...

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:57:40 EDT
ks_av8r : Agreed. And what struck me, is they are "simple" shots. Just taken by artists with a great eye and ability to visualize a great photograph.

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:28:49 EDT
Kringle :
said by Splitpair :

»www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.···tid=8278

That slideshow almost made me cry. I don't care what technology you have hooked to your glass, that stuff is in a class of its own (and I remember most of those shots).

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:22:30 EDT
Splitpair : I have seen it mentioned that one of the attractions professionals had of Kodachrome was its archival abilities.

And yes they where on to something.

The top shot is as scanned, the rest have been cleaned up a bit and all where shot on Kodachrome as marked on the holder.

These slides came from my parents collection and where stored by myself under less than ideal conditions for a number of years before being scanned to digital about five years ago, now the child in the photos is yours truly and I'm in my mid fifties so that should give you an idea of the age of those slides.

While the colors have shifted and faded a little when compared to what print of the same age stored under the same conditions would look like they are in great shape. Kodachrome was in its day and still is an amazing technology.

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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:40:03 EDT
Splitpair : And if you happen to still have some Kodachrome on hand the only lab in the U.S. that can process Kodachrome Dwayne's Photo will be processing it through 2010.

»www.dwaynesphoto.com/
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:37:00 EDT
Splitpair : No need for Photoshop here.

»www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.···tid=8278

Wayne
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:25:01 EDT
Splitpair : From Kodak.

»homepage.1000words.kodak.com/def···=2388083

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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:20:13 EDT
Splitpair :
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujhdf9_IO4w

Wayne
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:43:21 EDT
Stacy : Paul sings it Ni-kon
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcR_LvorN_0

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:13:04 EDT
robar : i have no clue as to that last post happened.
i seldomly post quotes
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:23:10 EDT
Hayward : Is there an echo in here? ;)

quote:
long ago

said by Splitpair See Profile :

said by robar See Profile :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne
said by Splitpair See Profile :

said by robar See Profile :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne
said by Splitpair See Profile :

said by robar See Profile :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

.....Skipping the last 4 dups in case Orig edited by now.

Hey and Robar I get nailed for typos and bad edits but how the heck did you get a 7x echo?

MAYBE we just all make mistakes now and then? ;)

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:28:56 EDT
robar : long ago

said by Splitpair :

said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

said by Splitpair :

said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

said by Splitpair :

said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

said by Splitpair :

said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

said by Splitpair :

said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

said by Splitpair :

said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

said by Splitpair :

said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

said by Splitpair :

said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne

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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:03:02 EDT
Hayward :
said by Splitpair :

Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?
Surprised they actually (and not for a long time now) had bulk Kodachrome rolls.... and yes I would guess stsandard 100 ft) I don;t thinkthough Kodachrome ever had a self processing option.... and again why Ektachrome thought too cool (toned) for some took over.... it could be self processed, and cheap quick drug/cam store processed.. EVen decades ago Kodachrome had to go to a cam store and sent off to Kodak or who knows where.

While not as complex as tri neg Technicolor....Kodachrome far from simple, and chemically near as complex, ... definately NOT DIY.

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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:52:23 EDT
Hayward :
said by timcuth :

Kodachrome was always my favorite, especially the ASA 25. Such rich colors!

Then again really artificially WARM (which made it wonderful for portraits and fall foliage) .... many would say Ektachrome is too cool. Really depends on what you are shooting.

Fact of the real matter it was just too slow, but probably the finest grain color film ever if you could deal with the slow speed application.
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:58:49 EDT
Hayward :
said by Hayward :

said by timcuth :

Kodachrome was always my favorite, especially the ASA 25. Such rich colors! Again if you appreciated it and not a just shutter jabber where high ISO like the EKTA was savior/.

As for many other was too where that cold appreciate a slow squeezed shutter vs JABBERS
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:52:38 EDT
Hayward : So is Paul Simpn gping to finaly do a seqeal of they FINALLY took my Kodachrome away.
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:50:36 EDT
Hayward :
said by timcuth :
SO like the E
Kodachrome was always my favorite, especially the ASA 25. Such rich colors! .

Again if you apreciated it and not a just shutter jabber where high ISO was savaoir
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:08:14 EDT
ks_av8r : Same with me. I went from Ektachrome to Kodachrome and carried their process mailers (PK20). I could send it in while on a vacation. Back then, Dallas was the closest center. But, like many, I quit shooting slide film. Loved the product, but understand that from a business sense, there isn't a very large market anymore.

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:26:26 EDT
Splitpair :
said by robar :

mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls
Where they 500 shot or 100 foot rolls?

I used bulk Tri-X and I thought it came in 100 foot rolls, but that was many moons ago so I could be incorrect.

I dabbled in Kodachrome but it was pricey once developing was included and required a lab to process so I pretty much stuck with B&W which I could process and print.

Another thing I liked about B&W was there was also something almost sensual about seeing a print develop in the tray and deciding just when “that’s it” and then quickly sliding it into the stop bath to lock the shot.

Wayne
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:36:08 EDT
Splitpair :
When I think back
On all the crap I learned in high school
It's a wonder
I can think at all
And though my lack of edu---cation
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away

If you took all the girls I knew
When I was single
And brought them all together for one night
I know they'd never match
my sweet imagination
everything looks WORSE in black and white

Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama don't take my Kodachrome
Mama don't take my Kodachrome
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama don't take my Kodachrome
Leave your boy so far from home
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama don't take my Kodachrome

Mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Wayne
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:19:17 EDT
robar : mine too. i've a many a roll.. and use to pack it myself from 500 shot rolls

said by timcuth :

Kodachrome was always my favorite, especially the ASA 25. Such rich colors!

This is so sad. :( But, admittedly, I haven't shot any in quite a few years, either.

Tim

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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:09:10 EDT
timcuth : Kodachrome was always my favorite, especially the ASA 25. Such rich colors!

This is so sad. :( But, admittedly, I haven't shot any in quite a few years, either.

Tim

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:05:12 EDT
Hayward : Supposedly it was down to 1% or less of their film sales. In fact it was only produced on time a year. and this last batch will be the last when it is gone.

While long a favorite of pro's, it was just too slow for the mass consumer market, Who prefered high shutter speeds (especially the shutter jabbers) and low light ability, and lost out to Ekrachrome and the like. (which could also be self processed).
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Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:02:21 EDT
outtatimeiii : I love the look of Kodachrome, but the film itself has been a PITA to work with in modern years. In fact, I'm surprised this hasn't come sooner. The film is expensive, the processing is expensive, and you have to wait a few days for the USPS to ship it to/from Kansas. Kodachrome also had a nasty side effect of not scanning too well on some film scanners.

Its just much easier to shoot with Ektachrome (or really any other slide film) and get processing done and scan it in the same day. Its not Kodachrome, but the workflow is far easier and faster.

I still have one remaining roll of Kodachrome 64 that I plan to shoot with soon. I guess that would be my final farewell to a great film.

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:03:09 EDT
ks_av8r : Paul Simon - Prophet of the 1960's :)

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:46:01 EDT
Exit : I thought they stopped producing this stuff years ago. There is only one lab in the world that still process the stuff. Even kodak ships the film they get for processing in Europe to the lab in the USA.

Re: Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:40:50 EDT
wth : »www.usatoday.com/money/media/200···me_N.htm

Not digital - but the end of Kodachrome.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:06:14 EDT
ccallana : »news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090622/ap_···s_demise

Off the slide just reduced in size
Splitpair getting Lei'ed
Adjusting my cousins’ collar