On June 22, 2009 Kodak announced it was ending production of KODACHROME slide films.  KODACHROME was an icon in the world of photography. The first professional photographer I talked to said he used nothing but KODACHROME 64.

KODACHROME 64

Kodak has however moved on. Not only does KODACHROME amount to less than one percent of Kodak’s film sales there is only one place in the world that still processes the film. I am amazed it has survived this long.

Kodak  still produces transparency film. So once again this is not the death of film, but simply a change in the type of film people are using. Kodak’s pro films are the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ELITE Chrome series which I haven’t used, but I am sure are excellent.

KODAK PROFESSIONAL ELITE Chrome

I however will stick with Fujifilm Provia. It’s what I have used almost exclusively over the past 9 years, and it provides exactly what I want – fine grain and great saturated colors. 

Fujifilm Provia