larrydressler Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 I went to a local Dollar store today and discovered that they were selling Kodakrome 200 that was not short dated for $1.50 a roll. I asked the lady how much they had and she told me " we have pallets of that stuff in the back" I take this as " Kodak is unloading it to get rid of it" I see that the days of Kodakrome numbered. BTW this is in a small town in Tennessee so I expect it is being dumped in alot of other places too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canon_eos_rules Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 As I've said before, this is proof that Kodachrome's demise is coming. Expect an announcement VERY soon that Kodak is discontinuing Kodachrome and that Kodachrome processing will be phased out over a multi-year period. I guess it's freezer time, guys! Stock up on Kodachrome while you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles barcellona www.bl Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Pssst... think last run of k-14 aroud 11/05 (little birdy told me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_buckles Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 By "last run", do you mean when it will expire, or when Kodak will produce the last batch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_haykin Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Mama don't take my Kodachrome,mama don't take my Kodachrome,mama don't take my Kodachrome a-waaaaaaay. (Simon and Garfarkel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers_. Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Accuracy counts. For Kodakrome and Rolexx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_buckles Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Where can you buy a "brick" of Kodachrome 64 or 200? I know the local camera store would probably sell it, but I'd pay top dollar there...and B and H and Adorama just offer individual rolls. I would assume it's cheaper if you buy in quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_sapper Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 This thread is entirely speculation and rumors. There may be any number of reasons that a dollar store got a bunch of any type of film. I could come up with many more logical explanations than what I've read above. For example: 1. A large chain store decided to stop carrying Kodachrome on their shelves, and sent it all to a consolidator for resale elsewhere. 2. A distributor misordered the film and needed to salvage some money out of it. 3. A shipping/transit company did not handle the film as directed (i.e. temperature too high) and Kodak would not take it back. So the shipping company sold the contents of the truck/boat for cheap. Hope this adds some perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers_. Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 K. kodaKrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Kodakrome? No wonder it's so cheap. Like that Rolax watch I bought on the street in New York city for $15. James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 If you hear (for real!) that they are going to stop making Kodachrome, don't stock up on it! Once the expiration date of the last film produced runs out, you won't have anywhere to get it processed (that's how they handled the 120 film, I understand). And, I'm still seeing the "Pro" version of Kodachrome 200 selling for $20 a roll- can't imagine why they think it's worth that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_eaton Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Can anybody justify a reason to use K200 other than the name, and can you provide me with scans and/or prints to back it up?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_beckert Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Scott: K200 is glorious stuff indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_eaton Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 What's so 'glorious' about it? Please show me the direct scans or scans from prints that show how great this material is, that's all I'm asking. Is it better than Provia 400F pulled a stop? Is it better than E100G pushed a stop? If Kodak were to switch it's name to 'Kodak Max 200 reversal film, yet keep the exact same film, how many of you would stop shooting it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuck Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 it's good enough for me. in fact, it's the only film i use, and always @500. so there. i like a double shot in my coffee, too. it takes all types.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuck Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 and: yes, i'd still shoot it if they called it butt-juice 200 or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Butt-juice 200 has really muddy shadows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuck Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Two more (by <a href="http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=502944">Karl Knize</a>):<P> <center><img src="http://www.photo.net/bboard/image?bboard_upload_id=11313384"><P> <I>Thaipusam, Singapore</center></I><P> <center><img src="http://www.photo.net/bboard/uploaded-file?bboard_upload_id=9004784"><P> <i>Dark canyons of dowtown Chicago. St. Patricks Day</center></I> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_watson Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Who wants a film only 7-8 labs on the entire planet can process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Skully, that last one is great...love to see it without the newspaper in mid frame, but wow, cool shot man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuck Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Gary:<P> I do. Rather, I like Kodachrome (especially 200), so I put up with the hassle.<P> Eric:<P> Don't thank me. That's Karl's shot.<p> I hate to keep bringing this up, but Wilhelm says that dark stored Kodachrome will keep for 200 years. This is from a slide that was sitting in a bowl on a shelf, out in the light. It's already 55 years old:<P><center><img src="http://www.photo.net/bboard/image?bboard_upload_id=15185584"><P><i>Japan, 1948</i></center><P> That's my mom's parents. He died when she was in high school. She (Mom's mom) died about 10 years ago. Mom has an 8X12 of this on her wall at home. Now she can see them every day. It's a good thing. Mom's dad's Kodachromes from the late 40s in Japan and from the early 60s in Cuba are all in good shape. All the Anscochrome he shot is junk. Wilhelm says that Velvia will dark store well for 60 years. Is that long enough for you? It isn't for me. I'm also looking into getting some prints done via the tri-color carbon process. It's $500 or so for a 16X20, but they'll last for 500 years. Overkill? Maybe, but that's how I work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_eaton Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 I'm betting many of the posted images here weren't taken with K200. In fact, I'm sure of it, because having mounted so much of this film I know what it looks like. The 'myth' of Kodachrome has come to the point where like Cibachrome images we've convinced ourselves a bad image is a good one because of some touchy-feely thing that was only a big deal 20 odd years ago. At least I have the courage to admit it. If I want contrast blasted skin tones and bleached reds I'll contaminate my E-6 color developer thank you very much. I'll take Provia 400 pulled a stop over K200 any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles barcellona www.bl Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Mike I mean shutting down regular daily K-14 production at Fairlawn. After that, a few "runs" to finish off the last of it out there. They'll probably go special run for about 18 months after the film is out of date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles barcellona www.bl Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Mike, also, B&H "roll" price x20 is the same as the brick price - and the best price there is, barring oddball specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 It is a shame that some of the nay-sayers here were never able to compare Kodachrome 25 to their favourite transparencies. This was the best transparency film ever made that created today's "myth". Of course some of us are dearly holding on to the last few rolls and use it sparingly until we know when the emminent final last processing day is. I will not mind if the last lab is on the moon and I have to wait 6 months for processing! Ironically I contributed to the death of Kodachrome myself when I switched from K64 to Velvia 50 for my medium speed photography. I never developed an appreciation for K200 because I abused it terribly by expecting it to work with 2x teleconverters and stacked teleconverters and 1/750 shutter speeds! There are those of us that will miss the Kodachrome family when they all have passed and those that will never appreciate who (I mean what) they have missed. Good luck, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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