Comments on: Is Kodachrome Film Collectible?

By: call of duty modern warfare 2

call of duty modern warfare 2 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:50:39 +0000

I also found the same thing but it is really Alas! that this spectacular and exceptional kodachrome has to come an end.

By: mimar

mimar — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:38:43 +0000

Who would have thought that the humble spool of film will end up being a serious collectors item, a rarity? I love it!

By: Briefcases

Briefcases — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:11:17 +0000

Collecting something that deteriorates over time is silly. It’s like collecting fruit that is all bound to rot and decompose. I’m sure most people would rather collect something that will go up in value over time. Who would later buy some expired film?

By: Ignacio Neil

Ignacio Neil — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:26:26 +0000

I think an era is coming to an end. These were most selling one in the world history and have gain the customer’s belief in no time. It’s sad that they are ending this.

By: Health Blog

Health Blog — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:21:30 +0000

It’s a shame to see this go. I still have several Nikon film cameras I am quite fond of using. I used to get fabulous results with Kodak Ektar and Kodachrome film exposed a quarter stop down.

Digital camera have taken some of the art and science out of picture taking.

By: ATVs for Sale

ATVs for Sale — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:03:33 +0000

I personally wouldn’t collect something that becomes unusable over time. That seems kinda pointless. If something is useful, use it while you can. There is no need to hoard it away as a collector’s item.

By: Used Tires

Used Tires — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:24:19 +0000

On other other hand though Andrew… the reason why collectibles get value is due to Supply and Demand… Let’s say… the supply slowly decreases, over time.. but yet the demand for that product is relatively the same. So as a result what you see is people are willing to pay a higher price because there is less and less of that good. At least that is what I have been learning in my Microeconomics class this semester so far.

Till then,

Jean

By: TV Spoilers

TV Spoilers — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:34:04 +0000

I have to believe there’s a serious “caveat emptor” factor going on here.

If you are buying film second-hand, who’s to say it was stored in a, “cool, dry place?”

Until the film is developed, there’s no way of knowing if it was stored properly or just stashed in someone’s car trunk in Arizona.

Edie

By: Briefcases

Briefcases — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:06:05 +0000

It doesn’t make sense to collect an item that will deteriorate so much over the years. Eventually it would not be usable. If you are going to try to profit from it, you might as well do so while it is still useful.

By: Juan

Juan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:07:17 +0000

The best film ever! As of today, I have not been able to exactly replicate digitally the color tones that Kodachrome 64 gave me specifically when shot 1/2 stop under. The effect is that of oil
paintings from the Golden Age. This is a sad, sad time for Photography. The best film ever made is now dead.

If you can’t find a place to process it, you might as well throw
the film away, it’s worthless. You have until 2010 to process the film. I would suggest going out there, take some awesome pictures, process the film, and save an unused roll just for memorabilia.