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Kodak winds last rolls of Kodachrome
news.cnet.com - 6/23/2009
Kodak winds last rolls of Kodachrome
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First we said good-bye to Polaroid , now it's Kodachrome. What's a film sentimentalist to do? After 74 years of making the color film used by many of photography's greats, Kodak announced Monday that it's ending Kodachrome's production. (Credit: Kodak) Kodachrome makes up less than 1 ...
kodak.com - 6/23/2009
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— kodak.com — ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 22 -- Eastman Kodak Company announced today that it will retire KODACHROME Color Film... this year, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon. Sales of KODACHROME Film, which became the world s first commercially successful ... (more) News Release

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Kodak ending KODACHROME run after 74 years, still can't get that Paul Simon song out of its head
engadget.com - 6/22/2009
Kodak ending KODACHROME run after 74 years, still can't get that Paul Simon song out of its head
— engadget.com — Kodachroooome They give us those nice bright colors They give us the greens of summers Makes you... think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph So mama don't take my Kodachrome away Kodak estimates supplies of existing stock will run out ... (more) Kodak ending KODACHROME run after 74 years, still can't ...

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NEWS: Kodak Easyshare S730 announced
pocket-lint.com - 6/22/2009
NEWS: Kodak Easyshare S730 announced
— pocket-lint.com — With built-in rechargeable battery Kodak has announced the launch of a new digital photo frame that has... a rechargable battery, so a little more portable that your plugged-in models. ... Read Kodak Easyshare S730 announced on Pocket-lint now (more) NEWS: Kodak Easyshare S730 announced

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Say Farewell To Kodachrome Film
OhGizmo! — By Chris Scott Barr I won’t pretend to be a professional photographer, but I have taken a few good shots here and there. Growing up in the digital age, I never really dealt much with film cameras, except with my old point-and-shoot camera from when I was a kid. I know that I’m missing out, having never shot anything with Kodachrome film. Unfortunately it looks like I won’t have many opportunities in the future either. Kodak has announced that they are ending production of their Kodachrome film. While many photographers swear by the colors produced by Kodachrome, it only amounts for around 1% of all still film sold by the ...

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