美最後一家柯達沖洗店停止收件 膠捲成歷史

With the final roll of Kodachrome film developed in Kansas on Thursday, the widely-lauded quality color film has become a history。

Created in 1935, Kodachrome film is renowned for its exceptional rendering of colour, vivid images and archival longevity. For many years, it was the preferred brand for print media。

However, it is difficult to process, requiring expert handlers, and Dwayne's Photo in Kansas is the sole remaining developer. In 2009, Kodak announced it was discontinuing the iconic film after competition from digital cameras caused a large sales decline。

The last roll was shot by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry, who shot the 36 exposures in New York, Kansas and as far as India. Then he hand-delivered the last roll to Dwayne's Photo earlier this year。

據英國廣播公司30日報道，最後一卷柯達膠捲於本週四在堪薩斯沖洗完畢，宣告了該優質彩色膠捲時代的終結。

誕生於1935年的柯達彩色膠捲以其優異的顯色性、生動的成像以及歸檔壽命聞名於世。許多年來，它都是平面媒體的優先選擇。

然而，其難以沖洗，需要專人操作，最終只剩下美國堪薩斯州的杜威恩攝影公司一家沖洗商。2009年，由於受到數碼照相機的衝擊銷售量下滑，柯達宣佈停產該彩色膠捲。

據瞭解，最後一卷膠捲由《國家地理》雜誌攝影師史蒂夫•麥克裏使用，他在紐約、堪薩斯甚至遠赴印度拍攝了36張照片，隨後於今年早些時候親手交給了杜威恩攝影公司。