Film is complicated to make, there is nothing complicated about its distribution.
How sure are you about that?
Yeah, the car things wasn't the best analogy, but CarMax is just another middleman, charging the end consumer a premium to hide all the annoying details, that's what the $2k delivery fee and inflated prices are for, I assume.
To try to bring the conversation back to Kodak, I do not wish for Kodak Alaris to just disappear. I wish for Eastman Kodak to be able to choose whichever distributor they want. If Alaris is better at distributing Kodak film than anyone else, then kudos to them.
So I guess with the extra 500 million we get Kodachrome back! 135, 127, 620 and 828!! Rock on!
We need to continue to rally them to produce a Kodachrome biased E6.
I think they should. They have the most recognized product name in photography and are just sitting on it. Yes, those that know will say it's not real Kodachrome but the kid'll get a kick out of shooting Kodachrome branded film. It'll fly off the shelves.
I remember Kodachrome for sale with processing mailers here in the US. But it was simpler just to have the owner of the tiny country store drop it off in person once a week down in the city an hour away, then pick up the slides the next week. Certain things he never ran out of were gallons of rotgut jug wine, rifle and shotgun ammo, blue jeans, and Kodachrome plus Kodak Gold. You could also count on bottles of orange soda and chocolate soda being in the cooler alongside 7Up and Coke. Oh, fishing lures too.
Transitioning to a direct web sales model would probably be a nightmare for Kodak, and involve far more staff than they currently need for office support and shipping. And even in high volume mode, there could be nightmares in how the product gets handled beyond their control. That kind of scenario is really what killed off Cibachrome in the US. It's not so simple. But as it is, they seem legally committed to Alaris, which is really the party which needs to be leveraged into modernizing the distribution.
My understanding is that the Fujifilm store operated on Amazon is directly operated by Fujifilm, with distribution by Amazon.
You can often buy cheaper through a reseller, but with less availability.
The middle man adds nothing to the world except paper work. Ford should have Ford dealerships run by Ford employees with Ford mechanics. I buy your car and want your people working on it. Dealerships play games, as soon as they see you're not an easy mark you're worthless to them.
Yeah, the car things wasn't the best analogy, but CarMax is just another middleman, charging the end consumer a premium to hide all the annoying details, that's what the $2k delivery fee and inflated prices are for, I assume.
One wonders what the new owners of Alaris are doing the last 1 1/2 years since buying them?
If I owned Kodak and had any budget at all I would spend it developing E6 Kodachrome for exactly that reason, and (I hate the following idea but would do it anyway) Kodachrome C41 too... because C41 is where the volume is today, and that’s not changing anytime soon. It’s real film from Grandfather Kodak after all, and if it renders color like Kodachrome, call it that. Then market the hell out of it.
All problems solved. How much is my bonus, boss?
It’s real film from Grandfather Kodak after all, and if it renders color like Kodachrome, call it that. Then market the hell out of it.
Heck, make a black and white one too. Whatever it takes. Cool names like Panatomic-X should be back too. Who cares if its rebranded double X, just market it.
Kingwood era started 2 Aug 2024, so a few weeks are missing. This information, of course, does not address profitability but hopefully there is plenty. When the next KA financials are released everyone will know more on that topic.Taking profits.
One wonders what the new owners of Alaris are doing the last 1 1/2 years since buying them?
Kodak had and still owns some of the best and most exciting product names IMHO.Heck, make a black and white one too. Whatever it takes. Cool names like Panatomic-X should be back too. Who cares if its rebranded double X, just market it.
Kodak had and still owns some of the best and most exciting product names IMHO.
I'll admit, I'd load C-41 'NEW' Kodachrome just to say I'm shooting Kodachrome.
When the next KA financials are released everyone will know more on that topic.
Kodachome outside the states had the processing status encoded in the edge print. no need to keep track of mailers the film type ended in "P" like KR135-36PI remember Kodachrome for sale with processing mailers here in the US.
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