Kodak Kodachrome 25 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: Sean OKeefe
(Intermediate)

Review Date
December 31, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Review 1 of 45

Price Paid: $0.00 from B&H

Summary:

Just received my last roll back from processing. Beautiful colors, incredible sharp and lifelike. Slow, but that makes you use a tripod. This was the first film that I ever used and it just makes me gag that it is discontinued. Yeah, I know about the other slide films, I've used them all amd quite frankly, they are nowhere as good for outdoor pictures. I just kick myself for not buying a couple of bricks for the freezer whan I could have gotten them.

Strengths:

Sharp realistic vibrant colors. Properly exposed images jump off the film. I have 23 year old PKM slides that knock my socks off. Even PKR is nowhere near as good and don't get me on Velvia.

Weaknesses:

Lattitude? Who needs stinkin lattitude?

Similar Products Used:

Pretty much all slide films manufactured.

Customer Service:

Is this where I dump on the idiots at Kodak that axed PKM?

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Rating
Reviewed by: Peter W
(Expert)

Review Date
August 29, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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1 votes

Review 2 of 45

Price Paid: $6.00 from 47St Photo

Summary:

I am a Kodachrome II/X fan who was a bit sniffy about Kodachrome 25 and 64, but now feels he has been sidetracked as they steal away his beloved K-25 and K-64

Strengths:

Nice colours; feeling of having 'the best'- like the song says "bright colours"

Weaknesses:

Red tendency....but less than Agfa

Similar Products Used:

Ektachrome - some Fuji/Agfa and once or twice Perutz

Customer Service:

Nice lady in Leeds today on the phone, sounded wistful though as they now send my film to process in CH via Wimbledon (hit it for a few rounds in Centre Court no doubt and smear it with strawberries).....then the watchmakers get at it, not like Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead

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Rating
Reviewed by: Thomas Bailey
(Expert)

Review Date
March 29, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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Review 3 of 45

Price Paid: $0.00

Summary:

This film produces beautiful pictures, as would be expected from an ISO 25 film. I have even gotten some great night shots when I hold the shutter open for 30 seconds to a minute.

Strengths:

great color and sharpness

Weaknesses:

Discontinued.

Similar Products Used:

Kodak Royal Gold 25

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Reviewed by: Angus_
(Intermediate)

Review Date
March 3, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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1 votes

Review 4 of 45

Price Paid: $6.00 from 7dayshop.com

Summary:

Bought a couple of rolls of K25 when I heard production was stopped to freeze "just in case". Used one on a trip to Las Vegas in December 2002 and all I can say is "Kodak, get a crucking clue and produce this stuff again". Amazingly fine grain and accurate colours like you will find nowhere other than Kodachrome because nobody else uses a 2-colour additive process any more. Processing took under 1 week, mounts had date and frame # stamped into them. Pictures will likely look as good in 100 years as they do today.

Strengths:

Extremely fine grain Archival properties Most accurate colours of any film ever made, surely!

Weaknesses:

Slow speed (though can be an advantage)

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Reviewed by: bigwhite
(Expert)

Review Date
May 2, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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Review 5 of 45

Price Paid: $0.00 from Jessops

Summary:

Paul Vecsei you are a berk with a lack of knowledge! K25 is the best film in its field and the benchmark for others.The additive colour process means a thinner film emulsion which equels a sharper image. Not possible with E6 which will also chemically fog in time. Few of your Fuji slides will be veiwable to your future generations.

Strengths:

Very accurate colours. very very sharp very fine grain

Weaknesses:

None

Similar Products Used:

K64 K200 Velvia

Customer Service:

The Best

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