Thursday, July 29, 2010

The End of Kodachrome





Leicas and Kodachrome:  Kodak has stopped manufacturing the iconic film after 75 years and the last Kodachrome lab, located in Kansas, will shut down at the end of the year.  I shot thousands of rolls of Kodachrome both for personal work and while on assignment.  It was my favorite tool for color work, but today I don't really miss it. Digital capture provides me more control and flexibility, particularly when working on location. But there was something about looking at those slides on the light box.

More on the End of Kodachrome  here  and  here

(images: Wurlitzer jukebox from the Hard Rock Cafe collection, San Juan de Dios Market in Guadalajara, Dairy farmer near Big Sandy, Texas)

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