Kodak Kodachrome 25 (KM 135)

Name/Title

Kodak Kodachrome 25 (KM 135)

Entry/Object ID

433

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Iconic

Description

Kodachrome 25 is widely regarded as one of the greatest photographic films ever produced, renowned for its extremely fine grain, high sharpness, and legendary archival stability. Unlike standard color films, Kodachrome was essentially a black-and-white film to which color couplers were added during a highly complex development process (K-14). This specific 20-exposure roll, with its ultra-low ASA 25 speed, required abundant light but rewarded photographers with a vivid, "larger than life" color palette that defined National Geographic’s aesthetic for decades. Since the last Kodachrome processing lab (Dwayne’s Photo) ceased K-14 operations in 2010, any remaining rolls are now purely historical artifacts—true Latent Images that can no longer be developed in color, marking the end of a definitive era in chemical imaging.

Category

Expired Film/Canister

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Manufacturer

Kodak