Emerging details of Kodak's plan for restructuring

[Roger Cole]

Sooo...

Do you think Simon and Ilford might be talked into picking up Kodak's 220 roll film packaging machine at the soon-to-be-held restructuring garage sale?

Just thinkin' out loud here...



Ken

I thought I was a dreamer...all I wanted was Kodachrome, Astia, and type R paper and chems.

I think both bring to mind analogies involving snowballs and thermally active infernal realms.

Nice dream, though.

 

[tomalophicon]

All I want is a colour neg (with colour paper) and a black and white neg (with black and white paper) in all popular sizes and I'll be more than happy.

 

[Roger Cole]

All I want is a colour neg (with colour paper) and a black and white neg (with black and white paper) in all popular sizes and I'll be more than happy.

Fortunately we have that with Fuji and Ilford, or we would if Fuji C-41 film in 4x5 were sold in North America.

 

[phgn]

From the BJP article it sounds like winding down the film business would be the wrong thing to do, so that's good news. But, when the news of the bankruptcy broke the other day I must admit that a feared the film side would be wound down - not because it couldn't be profitable, but because that's the obvious, 'modernising' thing to do.

That prompted me to set up a blog/campaign, and I hope the idea appeals to the APUG audience.
Given that I haven't made 5 posts yet I'm not allowed to post the direct link, but if you Google "tumblr emulsion for eternity" it'll get you there.
There's also a Facebook page of the same name.

 

[MattKing]

I know that there is lots of consumer info about Kodak's consumer printers, but it was my understanding that Kodak's investment in Commercial printing (CREO especially) is at least as important as the consumer printers: http://graphics.kodak.com/default.htm

 

[Steve Smith]

Fortunately we have that with Fuji and Ilford, or we would if Fuji C-41 film in 4x5 were sold in North America.

I'm sure it will be if the current options disappear.


Steve.

 

[pollux]

Lets hope to god, that someone buys them out and re-employs the workers involved in making, 35mm, 120 and 4x5. Hopefully the kodak name will be bought, but called somthing like kodafilm.