I've been thinking recently: "What would it be like to shoot expired Kodachrome?" I've never shot a roll- I was 12/13 back when it was officially discontinued, and it was probably 5 or 6 years before I even began to realize I wanted to get into photography. I found some interesting images after a quick google search, but I'm wondering: did anyone ever try expired kodachrome back in the day?

And...

do you think it's a good idea to make a small stash of expired Kodachome in the event it actually does come back? (I do believe Kodak wants to bring it back, but if so it's a long ways off).

Oh boy, this can 'o works.

The experts and know it all here swear by their firstborns and all the stars that Kodachrome will never ever ever ever come back. And if anyone figures out the K-14 development on their own it's false and stupid.

Cholentpot said:

Oh boy, this can 'o works.

The experts and know it all here swear by their firstborns and all the stars that Kodachrome will never ever ever ever come back. And if anyone figures out the K-14 development on their own it's false and stupid.

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Maybe I shouldn't have made my statement so definitive because-
it's just speculation, I'm clearly not as experienced as at least half of this site, and I should have just asked if anyone actually tried expired kodachrome back in the day.

And...
I didn't realize Kodachrome is a touchy subject.

I'm being cynical. Sorry if I came across as hostile.

This site has some trolls who are still salty about K-14 going away and will pound you into the dirt if you mention Kodachrome.

I wasn't photographing when Kodachrome was around, and I got into film a few years after it was gone. Truth is I probably would not have shot it. $10 a roll plus processing? Comes out to what? Near $30 for 36 photos? No wonder why it died.

Cholentpot said:

I'm being cynical. Sorry if I came across as hostile.

This site has some trolls who are still salty about K-14 going away and will pound you into the dirt if you mention Kodachrome.

I wasn't photographing when Kodachrome was around, and I got into film a few years after it was gone. Truth is I probably would not have shot it. $10 a roll plus processing? Comes out to what? Near $30 for 36 photos? No wonder why it died.

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yea, it's hard to convey tone in text. I've slowly been developing a fascination with this film, and it only recently started to merge with my expired film interests.

TheGreatGasMaskMan said:

yea, it's hard to convey tone in text. I've slowly been developing a fascination with this film, and it only recently started to merge with my expired film interests.

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If it was sold again I would buy and develop a roll just to see what its about.

Kodachrome was worth the hype.

Here is my experience: when Dwayne's Photo (in Kansas) announced about 10-15 years ago that they would be discontinuing Kodachrome processing (they were the last lab known to still do it), I quickly found someone on eBay selling 2 rolls of 3-4 year outdated K64 and I won the bid. Then I waited until the Fall (I'm in New Jersey) and went out taking outdoor pictures with it. At the time, I considered it my "goodbye" to a trusted friend. Then I sent them in to Dwayne's before the deadline. The pictures did come out, but something did not look right about them. From having worked for the Ritz Camera chain back in the 80's, my understanding is that the K-14 process is VERY complex which would explain why home developing kits were never made and mini-labs could not do it either. So I don't believe that Kodachrome will ever return, without a huge groundswell of demand - and in this digital era, that seems very unlikely. Too bad, it was a terrific product....and I heard and read during its "heyday" that Kodachrome images were expected to be more stable over time than any E-6 slide was at the time. My own experience with color printing was not very successful, but I in the early 80's I took an old Kodachrome slide that my uncle shot of his kids in the late 50's. I managed to make an 8 by10 Cibachrome print from it that astonished me with Kodachrome's color fidelity.