andybarton Posted February 9, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Kodak phases out digital businesses, keeps film alive - British Journal of Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Hi andybarton, Take a look here Kodak: Positive News. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
earleygallery Posted February 9, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2012 That's a poke in the eye for the 'film is dead' brigade!! There's hope for Kodak yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted February 9, 2012 Share #3 Posted February 9, 2012 That's a poke in the eye for the 'film is dead' brigade!! There's hope for Kodak yet. Amen to that! Maybe the powers that be at Kodak are FINALLY waking up to this simple but effective strategy: Do what makes you money and dump the rest. Why has it taken Kodak so long and cost them so many lost billions and so many lost jobs to at last recognize this fundamental truth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted February 9, 2012 Share #4 Posted February 9, 2012 I'd be very careful in how you interpret this. In reading the release, Kodak was talking about it's Motion Picture film & specialty films divisions, in particular. Right now, they aren't in a very strong position in any market. Since they are going to close the Digital Camera unit, I wouldn't put my chips on there being a bright future in sensors for digital cameras, at least in the future. This company is a test book case for Business schools like U Chicago, Harvard,... lots of brilliant MBA's sitting in lofty towers.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted February 9, 2012 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2012 It must've been those last two 5-packs of Portra I bought. See this link also Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted February 9, 2012 Share #6 Posted February 9, 2012 "Kodak's continuing consumer products and services will include the traditional film capture and photographic paper business, which continues to provide high-quality and innovative products and solutions to consumers, photographers, retailers, photofinishers and professional labs," Ben, if we take the above to be true, then it seems to indicate a return to consumer film, and paper, and not just their motion picture stock. I hope Kodak re-emphasizes their pre-T Grain film. I really dislike T-grain. (But who am I?) Thank you for the post, Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted February 9, 2012 Share #7 Posted February 9, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hey Ben -- It was the MBAs from all those schools that drove Kodak into the mess they are today. And now they can all study what they did wrong. It's a wonderful world. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted February 10, 2012 Share #8 Posted February 10, 2012 I guess I'm staying in a wait-and-see mode. At the moment, Kodak is equalling Leica in the contradictory nature of their statements. It's nice that Kodak is saying good things about film - but as I recall, Leica said good things about an "R10." And "perpetual M8 upgrades." And "an R solution." What happened to the commercial and consumer inkjet printers that were touted as the "new" business core just four months ago? Oct. 31, 2011 - 3rd Quarterly Report: “More than anything, the results of this quarter reflect our continued progress toward establishing digital growth businesses that will form the nucleus of a new Kodak,” said Antonio M. Perez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Kodak Company. “In Consumer Inkjet, ink gross profit dollars doubled in the third quarter and year-to-date. Our installed base of printers is now sufficiently large that we expect to meet a key milestone in the fourth quarter – achieving positive gross profit for this business as a whole, driven by ink gross profit.....In Commercial Inkjet, revenue for the entire PROSPER product line rose 40% in the third quarter, and we anticipate that revenue recognition for PROSPER presses will accelerate in the fourth quarter, based on installations already in the field and continued success in the marketplace." Kodak itself says nothing on the subject in this article, although Jonathan Eastland is quoted critiquing the idea. It is perfectly possible that Kodak's bankruptcy consultants came to the same conclusion as Eastland (and many of us) - that inkjet is a failed strategy. And Kodak is trying to reverse course as gracefully as possible. But at this point, I really don't trust anything Kodak says - I'll watch what they DO. Restoring Plus-X to the line and buying back their B&W paper factories from the Brazilians will be concrete steps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RITskellar Posted February 10, 2012 Share #9 Posted February 10, 2012 Just got this note from my dad, who's a very well known research and technical photographer at the Rochester Institute of Technology. "Hey! I did an interview about Kodak and their shedding camera making operations with YNN news and local channel 8 (CBS) news!" Here's a link to one of them: http://rochester.ynn.com/content/top_stories/573200/kodak-to-phase-out-cameras/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted February 10, 2012 Share #10 Posted February 10, 2012 It must've been those last two 5-packs of Portra I bought. That could very well be a problem for them this year - I've now got enough yellow film boxes stashed away to last me for at least three years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted February 10, 2012 Share #11 Posted February 10, 2012 I too have been buying rather more than I need since late last year. My though being that I'll use from the stock and replenish it as I do. I feels good to have plenty of Tri-X stashed. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted February 10, 2012 Share #12 Posted February 10, 2012 That's it. Keep it in rotation. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted February 10, 2012 Share #13 Posted February 10, 2012 I feels good to have plenty of Tri-X stashed.Same here, I'll be stocking up on Tri-X 120 film today! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 10, 2012 Share #14 Posted February 10, 2012 Of course Kodak still have some challenges to face whilst they restructure through Chapter 11, but it's excellent news to hear that they intend to remain as a major film producer. Plenty said they were ditching it, not so!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted February 11, 2012 Share #15 Posted February 11, 2012 For members in the US who use medium format, Freestyle are selling 120 Tri-X at $3.79/roll. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphoenix Posted February 12, 2012 Share #16 Posted February 12, 2012 For members in the US who use medium format, Freestyle are selling 120 Tri-X at $3.79/roll. I'll take 5 rolls at $3.79 rather than a 5 roll pack at $21.49 ($4.30 per roll). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted February 12, 2012 Share #17 Posted February 12, 2012 220 rolls used to be cheaper than two rolls of 120! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antistatic Posted February 12, 2012 Share #18 Posted February 12, 2012 For members in the US who use medium format, Freestyle are selling 120 Tri-X at $3.79/roll. Freestyle ship internationally ( well to Aus at least ). Film costs me about half what it would locally and it arrives about 5-7 days after I place my order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybob Posted February 12, 2012 Share #19 Posted February 12, 2012 Restoring Plus-X to the line... Amen to that, brother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted February 13, 2012 Share #20 Posted February 13, 2012 I'll take 5 rolls at $3.79 rather than a 5 roll pack at $21.49 ($4.30 per roll).And that's exactly what I did, several times over. A big carton will be arriving here at the end of the week, just in time for my Rolleiflex returning from a checkup! Freestyle ship internationally ( well to Aus at least ). Film costs me about half what it would locally and it arrives about 5-7 days after I place my order.I wasn't trying to exclude anyone David. I read somewhere that their international shipping is very expensive. That's not the case? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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