Kodak expired film offer via flickr

[Michael W]

Read about it here at the bottom of the page. Kodak are giving away rolls of expired colour neg film via flickr. It's a limited offer & possibly all the film is spoken for but I thought it was worth mentioning here as an example of Kodak getting involved in this type of community level activity. Good on you, Kodak.

 

[nickstreme]

Why would you post this?

Now its all going to be gone before all of the actual participating members of that group get a chance to get it.

 

[nickstreme]

Not to mention ebay scaffolders read forums. Look what happened with kodachrome.

Not that this is a big deal or anything, but people need to know when to shut their mouths.

 

[fotch]

Read about it here at the bottom of the page. Kodak are giving away rolls of expired colour neg film via flickr. It's a limited offer & possibly all the film is spoken for but I thought it was worth mentioning here as an example of Kodak getting involved in this type of community level activity. Good on you, Kodak.

I just read about it on another forum and was going to post it also. Good for you.

 

[Paul Sorensen]

Why would you post this?

Now its all going to be gone before all of the actual participating members of that group get a chance to get it.

The actual participating members of the group are designated as those who get or request free Kodak film. The group is called Kodak Expired Film and has apparently been setup by Kodak, or maybe their PR firm. The entire reason for this group to exist is for Kodak to have a splashy way to give away expired film, it seems that the thing to do is promote it.

I am guessing that you sign up, get one or two rolls, and then they want you to post results on Flickr, this seems like more effort than I am willing to put out for some expired film.

 

[nickstreme]

Whoops! your right.

I though it was for the bigger expired film flikr group.

But my point about ebay scum bags still stands. Remember when they stopped giving out ektar samples because people were cashing out on them on ebay?

 

[Michael W]

Not to mention ebay scaffolders read forums. Look what happened with kodachrome.

Not that this is a big deal or anything, but people need to know when to shut their mouths.

Indeed. :rolleyes:

And the correct term is scalpers, I think you'll find that scaffolders are in quite a different line of business.

 

[rphenning]

just sent them an email to see if I could score some. we will see what happens.

 

[Chris Nielsen]

I think they had about 4000 rolls to give away - the first 400 people got 10 rolls each. Bit of a shame it got posted here so late in the piece or people from here could have participated

 

[andrewkirkby]

I think any free film is a great idea. At least then someone has to process it and take photos with it? - that is what it is for, right?

 

[Photo Engineer]

If Kodak is giving away surplus stocks of expired or near expired film, think about what this means in terms of their sales!

PE

 

[aldevo]

If Kodak is giving away surplus stocks of expired or near expired film, think about what this means in terms of their sales!

PE

Good question....what does it mean?

If the film is near expired or expired now...doesn't this mean it was in the distribution/retail network a year or more ago - even if ithe giveaway involves professional films?

Given how many retail stores have gone out of business in the past 12 months - isn't it possible Kodak picked this up in liquidation and is simply using it to promote film use or to keep existing film users in the fold?

 

[Paul Sorensen]

If Kodak is giving away surplus stocks of expired or near expired film, think about what this means in terms of their sales!

PE

Yeah, I wasn't really looking at it as good news either.

 

[Alex Bishop-Thorpe]

If Kodak is giving away surplus stocks of expired or near expired film, think about what this means in terms of their sales!

PE

Just what I was thinking. But I've gotten (very) expired 4x5" Delta 100 and bulk rolls of FP4+ that were apparently given to my local shop by an ilford rep trying to move stock from the warehouse here in Australia, so maybe it happens.

 

[Dennis S]

Sent in my request last night and it didn't come back as non deliverable so I guess it is a waiting game now. Canada is a country that is really not that far away so things should look promising.

 

[mabman]

I'm curious which film(s) they're actually giving away. Pure speculation, but if it's that many rolls I wonder if it's their consumer MAX films that either didn't sell (I don't like them personally, so wouldn't buy them either) or were bought back as already mentioned.

 

[Akki14]

I'm curious which film(s) they're actually giving away. Pure speculation, but if it's that many rolls I wonder if it's their consumer MAX films that either didn't sell (I don't like them personally, so wouldn't buy them either) or were bought back as already mentioned.

It clearly says on the page. Or at least it did when it was still open. Portra in 35mm, 800, 400, 160

 

[Moopheus]

If Kodak is giving away surplus stocks of expired or near expired film, think about what this means in terms of their sales!

PE

I'd think all it means is that they don't have 100% efficient inventory control. Like most businesses.

 

[railwayman3]

All seems a bit odd for Kodak to give away expired film....each one given away presumably loses one sale of fresh film, plus the risk of customer disappointment from using a film which might be past-its-best. :confused:

 

[fotch]

All seems a bit odd for Kodak to give away expired film....each one given away presumably loses one sale of fresh film, plus the risk of customer disappointment from using a film which might be past-its-best. :confused:

If I need photos of something, say a friends wedding, or graduation, or anything that I was planning on buying film for, I would not sub freebie expired film. The expired film would be used for experiments that didn't matter, that I would not spend money on anyway.

Regarding disappointment. Like expired milk in the refrigerator, take a sip to see if still good. Its sour, tasted awful, I am disappointed that I wasted my taste buds, not mad at the cow.

JMHO

 

[nickrapak]

If Kodak is giving away surplus stocks of expired or near expired film, think about what this means in terms of their sales!

PE

It really depends. If these films expired 3+ years ago, all that means is that Kodak is clearing out space. However, if the films expired only a few months ago, that is sobering information.

 

[Anon Ymous]

It really depends. If these films expired 3+ years ago, all that means is that Kodak is clearing out space. However, if the films expired only a few months ago, that is sobering information.

Why would they bother storing 3y+ expired film? Even the facilities needed for that would be a hassle.

 

[railwayman3]

If I need photos of something, say a friends wedding, or graduation, or anything that I was planning on buying film for, I would not sub freebie expired film. The expired film would be used for experiments that didn't matter, that I would not spend money on anyway.

Regarding disappointment. Like expired milk in the refrigerator, take a sip to see if still good. Its sour, tasted awful, I am disappointed that I wasted my taste buds, not mad at the cow.

JMHO

I agree, experienced photographers obviously realise the points you make. But the average snap-shooter could still feel mislead or disappointed if the film is past-its-best.

 

[FedericoMP]

I agree, experienced photographers obviously realise the points you make. But the average snap-shooter could still feel mislead or disappointed if the film is past-its-best.

That's why it's offered for free for film users in Flickr, where most of them know about side effects of expired film.

 

[railwayman3]

That's why it's offered for free for film users in Flickr, where most of them know about side effects of expired film.

So wouldn't they be the exact people who would be willing to pay for fresh film.

It just seems to go against every rule of marketing a "prestige" item which I learned during my business degree.....to give away (possible) sub-standard product, lose sales income, possibly disappoint users, and upset your retailers. Doesn't matter to me, just a bit surprised....or should I be by anything which Kodak does these days.....