Kodak Announces Final Processing Dates for Kodachrome Super 8 Film

[Tim Tyler]

Eastman Kodak Company announced today that

Kodak-certified processing of Kodachrome Super 8 film will no longer be

available after August 1, 2006.

 

This move follows Kodak's announcement on May 6, 2005, that it would exit the

manufacture of Kodachrome Super 8 film. At that time, the company alerted

customers that they would have approximately one year to process their

Kodachrome Super 8 film with Kodak.

 

Today's announcement sets August 1 as the final date by which customers can

deliver their Kodachrome Super 8 film to Kodak for certified processing. No

Kodak-approved processing will be available after that date for Kodachrome

Super 8 film.

 

Sales of Kodachrome 16mm film (cat #1402494) will continue, unaffected by this

announcement, although the "processing costs included" option for this film

(cat #5053327) is no longer available.

 

According to Kim Snyder, general manager and vice president for Image Capture

products, Entertainment Imaging at Eastman Kodak Company, "The rationale to

discontinue Kodachrome Super 8 film was entirely driven by marketplace

dynamics."

 

Kodak remains committed to providing Super 8 camera users a range of products

and creative choices. As such, Kodak added a new color reversal film to its

Super 8 portfolio last year. An alternative product for Kodachrome users,

KODAK EKTACHROME Film 64T (film code 7280) combines very high-image quality

with excellent color reproduction. KODAK EKTACHROME Film 64T requires E6

processing.

 

For more information about our Super 8 products, please visit

www.kodak.com/go/super8.