Kodak & Kodachrome 64

[Fred Ley]

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Kodak today announced that it will cease production, after 74 years, of what I perceive to be the best film of all time. For those of you that may not be familiar with it, Kodachrome 64 is a slide film and actually a black and white film where color is added to it during a five step process.

I have about 5,000 slides in my collection. Our older family slides going back to the early 1950's still look as if they were taken just a moment ago. The film has good archival qualities from what I see. A friend in California gave me his collection of slides that he took in Greece and Egypt in 1952-1955. The images are just fantastic as they have captured a time that has passed. It is a remarkable film.

 

Just wanted to share this with you all.

 

-Fred