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Kodachrome is the trademarked brand name of a type of color reversal film manufactured by Eastman Kodak. Kodachrome was the first successfully mass-marketed color still film using a subtractive method, in contrast to earlier additive 'screenplate' methods such as Autochrome and Dufaycolor, and remains the oldest brand of color film. On June 22, 2009 Eastman Kodak Co. announced the end of Kodachrome production, citing declining demand.
Since its introduction in 1935 it has been produced in several camera film and movie formats, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 120 and large format. It was for many years used for professional color photography, especially for images intended for publication in print media.
Kodachrome film requires complex processing that cannot be conducted by amateurs. The film is sold with processing included in the purchase price except in the United States, where a 1954 legal ruling prevents this.
Kodachrome is appreciated in the archival and professional market because of its color accuracy and dark-storage longevity. Because of these qualities, Kodachrome has been used by professional photographers like Steve McCurry and Alex Webb. McCurry used Kodachrome for his well-known 1984 portrait of Sharbat Gula, the "Afghan girl" for the National Geographic magazine.
In recent years, the film's sales have been in steady decline. Many Kodak and independent laboratories once processed Kodachrome, but only one such facility remains: Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas. The matter was discussed in the European Parliament.
Kodachrome was featured in the 1973 Paul Simon song "Kodachrome", and Kodachrome Basin State Park in Utah, has been named after it - the only park named for a brand of film.
---From Wikipedia
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