Kodak introduces new product!

[Huss]

Alright, so it is Kodak licensed, and a film case. Still, I just picked up one and it is surprisingly nice. Thick metal, thick paint, really solid. 5 individual compartments for 35mm film. Lovely vintage look. Also in Ektachrome colours, and plain silver. Maybe also black.



$25 at my local shop.

 

[ciniframe]

At $25 retail probably a high markup item. That said I want one and will all the problems Kodak is having staying in business I would not begrudge them the profit on this item.

edit; Just visited their site and they also have a metal double case for 10 roll at $29. If you don’t have a local brick & mortar camera store (I don’t) they are also available through Amazon for the same price.

 

[AgX]

If this is industry news, then Good Night...

 

[BrianShaw]

Yay!

 

[bdial]

Here is the double version that holds 120 and 35mm. https://www.kodakfilmcase.retopro.co

 

[Robert Maxey]

If this is industry news, then Good Night...

Not sure what to say. I think i agree. Seems what passes for industry news has changed.

Oh well, Bob

 

[Huss]

At $25 retail probably a high markup item. That said I want one and will all the problems Kodak is having staying in business I would not begrudge them the profit on this item.

edit; Just visited their site and they also have a metal double case for 10 roll at $29. If you don’t have a local brick & mortar camera store (I don’t) they are also available through Amazon for the same price.

It's actually really nice. Not cheap n' chintzy at all. Plastic ones go for $15, this one is soooo much nicer.

Still crazy to think that this film case costs the same as a really nice used Nikon N75... But that's the marketplace speaking for you!

 

[Huss]

Not sure what to say. I think i agree. Seems what passes for industry news has changed.

Oh well, Bob

This was never released as 'industry news' by Kodak.

I saw it in the shop, and am having some fun here describing it as such. As well as letting peeps know about it.

 

[AgX]

But to me the significance of such gadget is not larger than the release of a "Kodak" t-shirt.

 

[Huss]

But to me the significance of such gadget is not larger than the release of a "Kodak" t-shirt.

They released T-shirts? I must have one!

 

[ciniframe]

They released T-shirts? I must have one!

I have some vintage Kodak items, several glass measuring lab style items, a 32oz, 16oz, and 8oz plus a red, cast metal wind up timer. Remember, Kodak had a red dot logo before Leica did.

When I see that all black 5 roll holder the first thing that popped into my head was, I want build a internal frame from hobby plywood, drill through the bottom on one end for a knob, and make a 35mm panoramic pinhole camera out of it. With cassette to cassette film handling.

 

[beemermark]

I have Kodak. It's a film canister and the soft tape comes out the film slit. Also a women's watch.

 

[Agulliver]

It's a useful product, looks to be very well made and presented....and people are complaining. Nope. I just don't get the film community sometimes.

i used to have a plastic 35mm film container which I referred to as my "film hip flask". It lasted all of 18 months before the plastic hinges on it broke - cheap item not using the proper patented "plastic hinge". I bet this will last a lifetime. And if it gets the Kodak name out there some more, all the better.

 

[Dismayed]

But to me the significance of such gadget is not larger than the release of a "Kodak" t-shirt.

Kodak t-shirt? Is it high quality 100% cotton? Which era of Kodak logo? And where can I get one?

For what it's worth, the film case looks nice!

 

[AgX]

It looks nice, maybe something for the showcase. I see no practical benefit from.
But it is a pity that such release even is a worth a thread other than in misc. equipment, but instead rather is meant to show the agility of Kodak.

 

[Robert Maxey]

It's a useful product, looks to be very well made and presented....and people are complaining. Nope. I just don't get the film community sometimes.

i used to have a plastic 35mm film container which I referred to as my "film hip flask". It lasted all of 18 months before the plastic hinges on it broke - cheap item not using the proper patented "plastic hinge". I bet this will last a lifetime. And if it gets the Kodak name out there some more, all the better.

Weren't zippered leather film cases sold way back when? I want to say "Kaliart" (SP) offered them for sale. Maybe this is not a silly idea after all. I once carried a clear plastic tube for my film.

Bob

 

[Huss]

It looks nice, maybe something for the showcase. I see no practical benefit from.
But it is a pity that such release even is a worth a thread other than in misc. equipment, but instead rather is meant to show the agility of Kodak.

Plenty of practical benefit for me. I use it to keep my film in it, and place it in a side pocket on my messenger bag.
Super well made, unlike the plastic ones I have. This will last a lifetime. And it looks fantastic.

 

[Huss]

It's a useful product, looks to be very well made and presented....and people are complaining. Nope. I just don't get the film community sometimes.

.

It's THIS film community. Full of grumpy old men.
Others are nothing like this site, but they are also much more youthful.

 

[faberryman]

I don’t think I’d use one. I’ve never used one before, so I don’t see starting to use one now. It takes up space and adds weight to a camera bag. Might make a good knickknack for your desk or darkroom if you are in the market for some photo-related knickknacks. Nothing wrong with knickknacks.

 

[Craig75]

OP pushing his luck with talk of film cases in messenger bags.

 

[MattKing]

Between my brother and I, we have so much old Kodak stuff like this! Clocks, towels, drinking glasses, graduated jars, a really nice leather bomber jacket ....
It is nice to see some again.
In that way, it does fit in Industry News.

 

[AgX]

Plenty of practical benefit for me. I use it to keep my film in it, and place it in a side pocket on my messenger bag.
Super well made, unlike the plastic ones I have. This will last a lifetime. And it looks fantastic.

In my various camera bags are pockets to store exposed and unexposed films apart. The same for additional belt cases. Aside af that I acquired PE kitchen containers with sealing that are sized ideally to take films. In any case my films are stored in their dedicated PE canisters. I do not see a practical benefit to use these new metal containers to store unsealed films in, to the contrary. That is why I considered them showpieces. I might use them in a full retro camera-outfit.

 

[toyoboyo]

I remember these being more expensive when they first released. Maybe it was the price + shipping from the only retailer at the time.

 

[Todd Niccole]

Overly expensive tupperware. But, a Kodak lunchbox would be cool.

 

[mshchem]

Much Better!