Kodak discontinue E6 films

[Greg Miller]

You might want to read Thom Hogan's "Swimming in Ponds" article about Kodak and film.

[toyotadesigner]

But the silver lining is that many photographers will experience modern color negative for the first time, and be pleasantly surprised...

Sure, because we can't evaluate the results on the light table anymore.

[IanG]

This definitely sucks. Especially if you want to go the scanning route to produce color prints with 4x5.

I did some publicity work woth my local Pro lab about 8 years ago and the quality of the scanned C41 negatives was superb, there was never any thought of using E6.

One advantage of colour negative films is you can still print direct to RA-4 and the quality is outstanding even from 35mm negatives these days. With no Reversal print papers left you'd have to scan anyway.

Ian

[Frank Petronio]

I'm not happy because of the symbolism but I haven't shot chromes since I was forced to by idiot clients. Never hearing the stupid phrase, "Match the chrome" is quite wonderful (or it's sister phrase, "CMYK can not reproduce that color".) Remember the "joy" of duping and internegatives?

Shooting chromes is like shooting digital. Short range, harsh blow outs, lousy highlights.

Thom Hogan nailed Kodak on his blog, got it 100% right.

[John NYC]

Well I am bummed since E100G is my main film in 8x10. I will use Provia 100F now. And I will continue to use the Portras as well.

[SpeedGraphicMan]

Sad news indeed... But wait a minute I have never used Kodak E-6 films ?!?!

I heard a slight rumor that the Kodachrome patent was bought by a smaller film manufacturer with the hopes of bringing it back to life.

All I can say is I hope they remember us large format users if they do.

I have been very fortunate to have seen an 8x10 Kodachrome transparency from the 1930's-40's...

...I almost started crying...

[Robert Jonathan]

Shooting chromes is like shooting digital. Short range, harsh blow outs, lousy highlights.

Just the way I like it!

Although, it's been more Provia than E100G, but I've got both in the fridge.

Soon, I'll be cool like everyone else and switch to Portra 160.

[GhoSStrider]

I heard a slight rumor that the Kodachrome patent was bought by a smaller film manufacturer with the hopes of bringing it back to life.

I thought Kodak had already released everything related to making and developing Kodachrome into public domain?

[lordvader]

Kinda bummed about this, given that I was planning to use E100G as the replacement for Astia ...
Now it looks like I'll need to stock up on what's left of Astia, AND E100G, and I'm still 2 weeks away from payday !

[evan clarke]

Less product offering means less coating, less coating means even less product offering..You have to grow or die..Kosak's dying. It'll be just like Polaroid...EC