Kodak retiring Kodachrome

[feren]

It's official, Kodak is retiring Kodachrome film at the end of 2009.

I love my digital camera, but film is what I grew up with and learned on. I still appreciate the many benefits film has over digital (not the least of which is simple "archivability"), so this stings on a personal level even though I never did any darkroom work myself.

Why do the good always die young?

Comments

[skorzy.livejournal.com]

It makes financial sense on their part, unless you intend to buy a $1 billion worth of the stuff each year. ;) Kodak is hemorrhaging and this is one step they had to take.

I will admit, I still find drugstores out of place without the huge rack of yellow boxed film. Its also odd to see the rack of "disposable" cameras replaced with disposable cell phones.

[feren.livejournal.com]

[It makes financial sense on their part]

I never said it didn't, but.... it still stings, and ends an era.

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

But what does Paul Simon have to say about this?

[feren.livejournal.com]

*groan*

[doomsey.livejournal.com]

Kodachrome is not exactly young --- it was introduced in 1935!

[feren.livejournal.com]

It does not surprise me at all that you're the first to point this out!