Eastman House exhibition chronicles decommissioning of Kodak facilities

[NedL]

Kodak Rochester Buildings 65 and 69

 

[SchwinnParamount]

sick. That's how I feel after looking at the picture at the head of the article.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

Yeah, I know. It wasn't the film coating building. And great film is also being coated by Harman in England. But think about this; The English can now bring America to its knees by refusing to sell Ilford film here. Industry and indeed... the economy itself would come to a crashing halt without film.
What we need is a revitalized Kodak and also the destruction of all digital movie cameras, digital film projection equipment, and digitally-minded movie producers. Bring back film grain for God's sake!

 

[NedL]

Beware. Clicking on the link means getting spammed by Buffalo news, whatever that is.

Yeah... sorry about that. You can click through it. This was on the front page of "google news" a few minutes ago.

 

[gone]

It's ironic that in order to read an article on the demise of an old film technology that has been largely (almost totally) replaced by digital technology, we have to hit a pay wall that is there only because the old technology of printed newspapers is becoming obsolete due to digital technology. And if it weren't for digital technology, none of us here would be reading about this. I love film, and much prefer reading a printed newspaper vs a digital edition. That's just how it goes.

It's been a while since I've used any Ilford products. There are a lot of other options. For now.

 

[Steve Smith]

The English can now bring America to its knees by refusing to sell Ilford film here.

Like we did when we demanded higher tax on tea?!!


Steve.

 

[wy2l]

Just to think, I turned down a job with Kodak in the 1980's... a good choice.

Being dependent upon the English for B&W film is not a problem. God forbid we declare war on Scotland (and the supply of Scotch is disrupted)!

An even bigger problem is that <country name redacted> is threating to cut off the supply of surley 7-11 night clerks unless we meet their non-negoiatable demands.

 

[Photo Engineer]

Just FYI, the implosion of those buildings was several years ago and is not new news. There are several better articles and photos as well as a video of the implosions.

PE

 

[summicron1]

It's ironic that in order to read an article on the demise of an old film technology that has been largely (almost totally) replaced by digital technology, we have to hit a pay wall that is there only because the old technology of printed newspapers is becoming obsolete due to digital technology. And if it weren't for digital technology, none of us here would be reading about this. I love film, and much prefer reading a printed newspaper vs a digital edition. That's just how it goes.

It's been a while since I've used any Ilford products. There are a lot of other options. For now.

that pay wall is because the newspaper is trying desperately to keep itself from suffering the same fate as those Kodak buildings -- newspapers are charging to use their web sites (after 10 free views) so they can pay their reporters and editors.

It's not spam, it's desperation. Have a little respect

C Trentelman
Former newspaper reporter/columnist

 

[Prof_Pixel]

Just FYI, the implosion of those buildings was several years ago and is not new news. There are several better articles and photos as well as a video of the implosions.

PE

... and there is now a $4,000,000 super gas station going up on the site.

Fred

 

[Pioneer]

that pay wall is because the newspaper is trying desperately to keep itself from suffering the same fate as those Kodak buildings -- newspapers are charging to use their web sites (after 10 free views) so they can pay their reporters and editors.

It's not spam, it's desperation. Have a little respect

C Trentelman
Former newspaper reporter/columnist

It is a little ironic. Newspapers are crashing all around us because people have become accustomed to getting their news fix for free through their online connections. We all feel this loss but the minute a newspaper tries to get paid for their reporting using online links we get huffy and call it spam.

I have this very strange feeling that the digital age of free is going away. Ten years from now we will be paying to be told the same thing online, and wondering where all the newspapers went.

 

[benjiboy]

Just to think, I turned down a job with Kodak in the 1980's... a good choice.

Being dependent upon the English for B&W film is not a problem. God forbid we declare war on Scotland (and the supply of Scotch is disrupted)!

An even bigger problem is that <country name redacted> is threating to cut off the supply of surley 7-11 night clerks unless we meet their non-negoiatable demands.

Incredibly since we are friends and allies, between the two World Wars in the 1920's the U.S government actually had a plan in case Britain invaded America through Canada called Plan Red. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red
We were at war with America in 1812 when America invaded Canada when the majority of the population were Canadians who had originally been American citizens who had emigrated to get free land grants offered by the Canadian Government at the time, and the war was also about Britain stopping American ships on the high seas and impressing American Sailors into the Royal Navy , in fact many of the "British Sailors" who fought on Nelson's warships at the battle of Trafalgar were American.

 

[Photo Engineer]

Interestingly enough, Canadian Col. "Buster" Brown developed a plan in 1921 to invade the US!

PE

 

[MattKing]

Interestingly enough, Canadian Col. "Buster" Brown developed a plan in 1921 to invade the US!

PE

If you like, I'll apologize for it.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Yes. Sorry aboot that!

 

[Photo Engineer]

APUGuser19, what exactly are the newspapers doing wrong and how can they fix it. You are dreadfully vague on this!

PE

 

[pentaxuser]

Interestingly enough, Canadian Col. "Buster" Brown developed a plan in 1921 to invade the US!

PE

Wasn't he a public executioner as well? I say this because I recall the mayor of Amity wanting some kids to be hanged by Buster Brown for playing a joke involving a fake shark and spoiling the tourist trade.

Well I think it was Buster Brown but it was a long time ago so can anyone clarify this for me?

Thanks

pentaxuser

 

[ME Super]

Interestingly enough, Canadian Col. "Buster" Brown developed a plan in 1921 to invade the US!

PE

Aha! Weird Al was right on the money when he wrote "Canadian Idiot" (a parody of Green Day's "American Idiot")! There is (or was) a plan for the Canadians to invade! We're probably safe from the Canadian invasion of the US, so long as they keep "...driving their Zambonis all over Saskatchewan." (A line from the aforementioned song by Weird Al)

 

[Sirius Glass]

<<sigh>>

 

[MattKing]

We actually did invade, burned down the White House in 1814, and having done that, figure that your lesson has been learned, so don't plan on doing that again!

Instead, we are swarming for milk: Dead Link Removed

 

[cmacd123]

We actually did invade, burned down the White House in 1814, and having done that, figure that your lesson has been learned, so don't plan on doing that again!

But the negotiators gave away far too much in the Treaty of Ghent. We should have kept Detroit, and more of Vermont
.

 

[ambaker]

Interestingly enough, Canadian Col. "Buster" Brown developed a plan in 1921 to invade the US!

PE

Didn't he wind up selling shoes? My sister had a pair of Buster Browns.


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[ambaker]

But the negotiators gave away far too much in the Treaty of Ghent. We should have kept Detroit, and more of Vermont
.

About Detroit, how much would we have to pay to get you to take it?


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[NedL]

But the negotiators gave away far too much in the Treaty of Ghent. We should have kept Detroit, and more of Vermont
.

If you say please, we might be able to do something about Detroit....

 

[Roger Cole]

Just to think, I turned down a job with Kodak in the 1980's... a good choice.

Being dependent upon the English for B&W film is not a problem. God forbid we declare war on Scotland (and the supply of Scotch is disrupted)!

An even bigger problem is that <country name redacted> is threating to cut off the supply of surley 7-11 night clerks unless we meet their non-negoiatable demands.

Much as I love my scotch Ireland and New Zealand make good single malts, and I'm sure other places too. It's not scotch just like bubbly white wine isn't Champagne unless it's from there, but some of it is pretty darned good.

We also have Foma and Adox for black and white too.