Goodbye, Fair Film

With the end of 2010 came, too, the end of Kodachrome. Dwanye's Photo, the final spot where Kodachrome could be developed, took the last orders of film to be processed by the end of December 2010, making any remaining rolls obsolete. Many people vied for the position of having the last roll ever developed so, to remain unbiased, the honor of the last roll processed went to Dwanye himself.

The word is still out about the contents of Steve McCurry's roll.

See the complete story at The New York Times and enjoy the musical version of Kodachrome while you're reading.

Kodachrome: The Final Frontier

Many mourned when Kodak announced the discontinuation of its Kodachrome film in June 2009.

The final roll of Kodachrome produced was bequeathed to Steve McCurry, the National Geographic photographer famed for his photograph of the Afghan Girl, which was taken with the film. McCurry recently sent his final roll in for processing. The results, discreetly held back, will be debuted in an upcoming National Geographic documentary.

If anyone is still hording Kodachrome film, the deadline to get it processed is December 30--the service is only available at Dwane's Photo in Parsons, Kansas.

[via Obsolete via NPR]