Kodak, soon to be history
- Thread starter Riotbmx
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I think many saw this coming many years back, either choosing to deceive ourselves into thinking "Film will never die!"
Well, I'm sure in our hearts and along with many others, film is never truly dead. Fuji will happily hold on to their apparently monopoly and other smaller manufacturers will come up with ways to fill in the gap.
An article I wrote in lomography some time ago: Films and the beginning of the end
Well, I'm sure in our hearts and along with many others, film is never truly dead. Fuji will happily hold on to their apparently monopoly and other smaller manufacturers will come up with ways to fill in the gap.
An article I wrote in lomography some time ago: Films and the beginning of the end
Riotbmx
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Nikkornos said:
Kodak didn't really at but from what I interpret from their statement is that they will stop all professional film(Ektar, Portra, Tri-X,T-max) and continue to sell the regular film such as Kodak Gold and Max.
Ilford will prolly be making V&W film for a very long time, so will Adox I think. Not too sure about Fomapan but I suppose they will be around for a little while as well.
sanfong
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Nikkornos
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Kodak has announced it will sell its Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging business units, to focus on 'commercial, packaging and functional printing solutions and enterprise services,' ending Kodak's role as a consumer-facing photographic company. The Personalized Imaging business includes print kiosks and consumer film, while the Document Imaging business includes scanners and commercial document management. In the meantime, the company stresses that products and support will be available and both businesses will be sold as going concerns.
Meanwhile the Wall Street Journal has reported that many of the world's biggest technology companies, including Samsung, Apple and Google, have formed a consortium to bid for Kodak's digital imaging patents. Kodak was hoping the sale of its patents would raise over $2.2bn which would help the remains of the company emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The newspaper reports that the consortium is looking to pay as little as $500m for the patents which cover Kodak's many fundamental inventions in the digital field.
Kodak will continue to make film for the movie industry, along with its 'Specialist Film' division, which makes large-format films for aerial and industrial photography. It will also continue to run its Consumer Inkjet division as one of its last public-facing businesses.
Meanwhile the Wall Street Journal has reported that many of the world's biggest technology companies, including Samsung, Apple and Google, have formed a consortium to bid for Kodak's digital imaging patents. Kodak was hoping the sale of its patents would raise over $2.2bn which would help the remains of the company emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The newspaper reports that the consortium is looking to pay as little as $500m for the patents which cover Kodak's many fundamental inventions in the digital field.
Kodak will continue to make film for the movie industry, along with its 'Specialist Film' division, which makes large-format films for aerial and industrial photography. It will also continue to run its Consumer Inkjet division as one of its last public-facing businesses.
oceanpriest
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damn.. no more IR820 film.. better stock up!! 2012 is a bad year for film production..
oceanpriest
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MagnumLite
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Off the article, Kimberly Synder - VP Eastman Kodak:-
So the initial attack of buy,buy,buy Kodak film is just a panic attack!
MagnumLite
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We might as well change the title of this/ thread to "The future and fate of the Film"
Riotbmx
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giantcanopy
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I hope they go into color film / slides.
