Ektachrome Killed the Kodachrome Star

Irate filmmakers are taking up arms, or Super 8 cameras, in a crusade to save Kodachrome. On May 9, just one day after Global Super 8 Day, Kodak announced it plans to discontinue Kodachrome Super 8 film, replacing it with a new Ektachrome Super 8. The reason for the move, according to a New York Times article by Spencer Morgan, is that a “steadily declining market has made processing unprofitable.” Kodak is the only company that still produces the film and some filmmakers devoted to the medium are bombarding the company with hate-mail.

Posted by VanessaR on Jun 1, 2005 at 11:48AM | Categories: Tech