That Fuji branded film is Kodak film.
35mm color film. It ain't great but its something. Kodak is a non-starter.
Meaning that Consumer Imaging yearly revenue is about $600 million and confirming Fujifilm is the biggest player in the film business according to revenue, it is bigger than the remaining players all together (Kodak Advance Materials & Chemicals $270 million and Harman Tech. $40 million, for example).
That Fuji branded film is Kodak film.
Sorry. Call it what you like but if Kodak wants me to call it Kodak they better sell it with their own brand on it. Not Fuji's. If the car says "Ford" on it nobody is calling it a Dodge.
It's a Kodak film made by Kodak to Kodak's specifications using Kodak's technology and workforce, relying on Kodak QA; it's confectioned/finished by Kodak in Kodak's Rochester NY plant. The only thing "Fuji" about it is the distribution and the artwork on the box/cassette. It's just not a Fuji product.Sorry. Call it what you like but if Kodak wants me to call it Kodak they better sell it with their own brand on it. Not Fuji's. If the car says "Ford" on it nobody is calling it a Dodge.
Where are you getting the $600 million? Page 61 says imaging total for 2024 is ¥542.0 billion or US$3.4 billion dollars which includes film, Instax, cameras, lenses, etc. How much is photo film isn't clear.
And print heads and it's quite conceivable that pigment dispersions are also in there, and God knows what else. It's easy to overlook how diversified even this single BU is. Keep in mind that the "detailed" report is also carefully crafted in such a way as to keep this somewhat vague. Add to this Fuji's somewhat odd internal business structure and it's very difficult to make sense of it from the outside - and sometimes even from the inside.printing services and inkjet or thermal papers and printers
It's a Kodak film made by Kodak to Kodak's specifications using Kodak's technology and workforce, relying on Kodak QA; it's confectioned/finished by Kodak in Kodak's Rochester NY plant. The only thing "Fuji" about it is the distribution and the artwork on the box/cassette. It's just not a Fuji product.
Why would I want to do that? If I ask people who are ignorant on something a question, I get an ignorant answer. It's a waste of everyone's time.take that 3-pack of film sold by Walmart, CVS or whoever, and walk down the street in YOUR town and ask everyone you run into who makes that film?
You mentioned that "Kodak is a non-starter". It's what you're using. You evidently weren't aware, you are now. It's a "starter" for you, congratulations. Now let's leave the people who walk down the street alone.Since Kodak is perfectly happy with this arrangement then who am I to complain?
That Fuji branded film is Kodak film.
There is nothing on that package that identifies Kodak as the manufacturer except maybe a proprietary portion of the DX code on the film itself that no one of us can read anyway until it is developed.
No, Fujifilm 200 and 400 (C-41) are produced by Kodak.
Fujifilm has announced a 32m usd investment in instax production at ashigara plant to increase production by 10%, to be operational by autumn 26. Previous investment announced in 2023 expanded production by 20%.
https://www.fujifilm.com/jp/en/news/hq/13167
And print heads and it's quite conceivable that pigment dispersions are also in there, and God knows what else. It's easy to overlook how diversified even this single BU is. Keep in mind that the "detailed" report is also carefully crafted in such a way as to keep this somewhat vague. Add to this Fuji's somewhat odd internal business structure and it's very difficult to make sense of it from the outside - and sometimes even from the inside.
Call it what you want, but take that 3-pack of film sold by Walmart, CVS or whoever, and walk down the street in YOUR town and ask everyone you run into who makes that film?
There is nothing on that package that identifies Kodak as the manufacturer except maybe a proprietary portion of the DX code on the film itself that no one of us can read anyway until it is developed. As far as I and anyone else are concerned, it is a Fuji product.
That is obviously what they want you to think. Since Kodak is perfectly happy with this arrangement then who am I to complain?
How is it different from Polaroids in the 1970s and 80s??
I just bought the NONS Instax back for my 500 c/m, and it's so very cool.
But I also enjoy the NONS back for the Hasselblad. Lots of fun.
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