A very sharp film

So bad in colors that it is almost unacceptable by today standards

No reason to ever use this film. If sharpness is the driving force behind your shots, try Fuji Provia 100F

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all slide films in the 25-100 ASA range

--Sharpest film
--Most accurate colors
--Longevity

Kodak

A pox on Kodak for the way they've handled this film -- the jewel in their film line. Kodak made it one of the most expensive films on the market, and now claim demand has fallen for it. Corporate strategy aside, this is a great film when absolute color fidelity is wanted. For nature shots and other subjects where colors appear at random, a punchier film like Velvia ("Kodachrome on acid") might give more dramatic results. But sometimes I've just got to get a break from those oversaturated E-6 blue skys. Photographers complaining about the speed of K25 are probably using it with the klunky variable-aperture zooms that are so common today. Stick a fast prime lens on your camera and K25 really shines!

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Both Kodak Labs and A&I are generally fine

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Astia
Provia 100F

Fine grain, accurate color

None, if you use a tripod

The death bells are tolling for Kodachrome, the ISO 25 version has been discontinued in the UK by Kodak, and I get the impression the games up soon for the other speeds. Its a great pity that over the years these films haven't been developed further, like T-grain emulsions to offer more speed and fine grain and more saturated versions.
Paul Simons song of not taking his Kodachrome away is about to fall on deaf ears.

Customer Service

OK! but processing now discontinued in the UK,
film now sent to Switzerland

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Fuji Velvia, which needs
to be rated at ISO 25-32 to get good results.

Sharpest film
great colour fidelity
colours do not fade when you keep the film in dark storage

kodak is stupid enough to dump this great film.

It is the greatest film I have ever used.

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Velvia
Provia F

Super sharp.
Captures every detail.
Beautiful colour and tones.

Only 25 ASA.
Long turnaround on processing.

This is the film I use when abroad in sunny climes.
A fantastic film, always giving top quality results - as long as you can hold the camera steady.
The level of detail and the results are just fantastic. the colours are realistic, and have non of the saturation and very high contrast of say Velvia.

Such a shame it is being discontinued, as it such a quality product.

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KD64,200.
Fuji Sensia, Provia, Velvia, Provia 100F.

Razor sharp images. Beautiful and natural color. Slides have that incomparable Kodachrome look!

Sometimes it can be difficult to find.
Turn around time on develping can be an inconvenience, but it's worth the wait.

Kodachrome 25 is the reason I am so passionate about great photography. My father took hundreds of summer vacation photos of our family all on K25. They all have wonderful color and sharpness. That was nearly 30 years ago, and every one looks perfect to this day. I high recommend preserving priceless family memories on Kodachrome. Plus a slide show of family photos is more fun than flipping through a photo album. I use a Nikon FM2N with a fast prime Nikkor lens, and I am taking the best pictures of my life with this film. If it's something that I really care about, I gotta shoot it on Kodachrome. You can purchase the film online with a pre-paid processing mailer for a reasonable price. You owe to yourself to buy a roll and see the awesome results.

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none

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Fujichrome Velvia
Numorus print films

Unsurpassed color neutrality
Unsurpassed pastel color accuracy
Unsurpassed density range
Accurate solor saturation
Undefinable "arial" image quality
Unsurpassed apparent sharpness
Unsurpassed overall realism
Highlight detail better than any E6 product

Reciprocity correction for "green shift" requires #812 filter or FLD filter (depending on exposure duration)

3 weeks waits for processing through Fair Lawn NJ

Kodachrome 25 is still the color standard. I am passionate about it. I shoot ~30 rolls a year. It would be the single product which drew me into photography more than any other. I appealed to Kodak often on my enthusiasm for the excellence of this product. Deeply disappointed they obsoleted it. Like a hog, I bought 200 rolll from B&H on recieving the bad news and have it in my freezer. But...since I work in product marketing and have had to obsolete products myself, I understand the pressures that a for-profit organization like Kodak faces.

I give slides shows of travel and arts photgraphy and I always combine Kodachrome 25 and Agfa Scala images in sequences to excellent effect. I love to use the Olympus Zuiko 90mm f2 and 50mm F2 Macro with K25 for wilflowers since they have incredible wide open performance (a la Leica M optics) and give more flexibility with this film considering its slow speed. I also like to use the Kine Exakta version 1 of 1936 with Kodachrome 25 since both products were introduced in the same year. It can tell you so much about the optics of your equipment and often demonstrates the excellence of vintage collectable equipment. I wouldn't miss mentioning I also love using my Kodak Ektra with Kodachrome 25.

I have branched out into large format BW, which I print exhibit and sell. Its a different high, but when I've taken my last Kodachrome 25, I guess i'll still have something!!!

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Velvia
Agfa50
Kodachrome 64

Sharp
Very accurate colors

None

Over the past 20+ years I'v tried a lot of different films and K25 is by far the best I've ever used. You can get taken in by the flashly and punched up colors of some of the saturated films but for a 'truthful' look at the world ther's nothing like K25. There really is no other film quite like it. As far as K25 being too slow, well photography is not to be rushed it's something to be enjoyed. Kodak is making a big mistake, there ending a photographic legend. Can you imagine some of the greatest photos that were taken with K25 over the past years. Does anyone remember 'new Coke', need I say more.

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Velvia
K64

Great colors, intence

Slow not a action film

For sunsets I don't think there is anything better.

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None

I like the "Kodachrome 25 look". The colors are the best of all color slide films in full sun.

NO 120/220.

Kodachrome 25 is one of the oldest slide films around. For good reason. For landscapes it is the tops. Just wished it was in 120 rolls. I would never have to use any other film.

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Kodak is the only one that still processes this great film.

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Kodak's and Fuji's other slide films 100 OSI and below.