So long Kodachrome

On June 22, 2009, Kodak announced the retirement of the Kodachrome 64, the last variation of the famous Kodachrome color film. Kodak will continue to process Kodachrome film until December 31, 2010.

The reason for the retirement according to Kodak was that Kodachrome represents less than 1% of their total film sales.

Kodakchrome has been a big hit since its introduction in 1935 that singer Paul Simon released a hit song "Kodachrome" in 1973. It has the distinction of being the only film to be the subject of a song.

Perhaps the most famous photograph taken with Kodachrome was the "Afghan Girl" photo taken by Steve McCurry that was published in the June 1985 edition of National Geographic Magazine.

There is only one photofinishing lab left that processes Kodakchrome film, Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas.

Kodak has a slideshow of photos taken with Kodachrome film.

For more info about Kodachrome, check out The Kodachrome Project.

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