“Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away”
Photo: Declining consumer demand dooms Kodachrome. Credit: Associated Press
Mama didn’t take it away, but Kodak has.
In Pail Simon’s song, Kodachrome, he sings of taking beautiful color photos using Kodachrome film in his Nikon camera and begging, “Mam don’t take my Kodachrom away.”
Kodachrome
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
Like so many people who love cameras and photography, today’s decision by Kodak to stop making Kodachrome brings to an end a slow death of one, if not the best film ever made. Kodak has been outsourcing the processing for years now. 
If you are not a photography and never heard of Kodachrome, except in the song, then you probably have seen this photo by Steve McCurry that appeared on the June 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine. That’s the beauty of Kodachrome!
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
kenne
June 22, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I should be getting my Kodachrome back from Dwayne’s this week. And I’ve still got a few rolls in the fridge.
I agree, Kodachrome is a very special film. But it’s a PAIN to process.
June 23, 2009 at 1:04 pm
. . . yes, some of my music friends can’t break the “vinyl” habit either.
June 24, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Actually, vinyl’s been making a comeback.
June 24, 2009 at 5:49 pm
. . .yea, that’s what I hear.
July 15, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Wired Mag blog Raw File posted this entry — http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/06/rip-kodachrome/