About the Classic K14 (Discontinued)
A note on this page: This page describes the original Classic K14 preset, which is no longer sold. It has been succeeded by Classic K14 (2024), the third generation of the project with faithfully rebuilt Kodachrome 25, 64 and 200 profiles. Read the story behind the current version on the About the Classic K14 (2024) page.
The following is the original page from the first Classic K14 project, kept here for reference.
Over decades Kodachrome was a good friend to many photographers until Kodak discontinued this famous color film in 2009. Since then it was impossible to develop with the K14 Process.
I've started too late with photography and didn't have any possibilities to shoot Kodachrome, but what should I say? I'm an analog guy in this digital world! So I've shot every other film you can think of. Kodak Tri-X400, Portra, Fuji Velvia. But I can't stand the feeling, that I never had the chance to shoot Kodachrome 64. I've watched a documentary about the last roll of Kodachrome shot by Steve McCurry in 2010. This pushed my wish to shoot this film even more.
So if it was impossible to shoot Kodachrome as a 35mm film, might it be possible to emulate it digitally to recreate that great look of the most iconic color film? I've read all I can find about color profiles and how digital cameras really work, in order to get an insight on how Adobe Lightroom recreates looks and color. It was my aim to create a Lightroom preset that works with any camera that shoots raw. This was the start of my "Classic K14 Project".
The original Classic K14
This first version offered a digital rebuild of Kodachrome 25, 64, 200 and additional settings for an even more analog look, along with a version of the 1950's look and the modern look from the 2000's.