This weekend at Kodak Park

Scott Peters · Jul 1, 2007

Independence from the high cost of ink is intriguing. What exactly are they up to?

David A. Goldfarb · Jul 1, 2007

Scott Peters said:
Independence from the high cost of ink is intriguing. What exactly are they up to?

That's the big revolutionary move that they hope will save Kodak--decent printers with good quality cheap ink aimed at a broad audience.

Uncle Bill · Jul 1, 2007

I hate the idea of old buildings with architectural value demolished. Pity they could not be recycled.

Bill

tjaded · Jul 1, 2007

Uncle Bill said:
I hate the idea of old buildings with architectural value demolished. Pity they could not be recycled.

Bill

That's how I felt when the Mapes building in Reno, NV was imploded. Absolutely gorgeous architecture, tons of history...boom. No more. Google it, see what "progress" destroyed.

Poco · Jul 1, 2007

circlesofconfusion said:
so how many people there were using film cameras to record the event?
Any large format photographers using kodak cameras and film?

looked like lots of sonys and kids with digicams to me. Ironic?

It wasn't the Kodak building, but I took a stab at an implosion with LF a few weeks ago. You can find the result in my APUG gallery.

aldevo · Jul 5, 2007

David A. Goldfarb said:
That's the big revolutionary move that they hope will save Kodak--decent printers with good quality cheap ink aimed at a broad audience.

This is certainly off-topic, but the few reviews I have bothered to check indicate that the paper options purported to offer the dramatically lower costs per page simply don't offer adequate quality (some have remarked they are "draft quality" and not "lab quality"). And the options that produce quality comparable to the competition eliminate the cost savings. Since the printers are considerably pricier than those offered by Epson, Canon, HP - the general conclusion is that they do not represent good value.

I don't know how the printers are selling. I do know that Kodak signed a deal with OfficeMax last week to sell the printers through their stores.

aldevo · Jul 5, 2007

Stever said:
Thank you for posting this.

One thing that would really help Rochester would be to remove all the abandoned buildings in the area.

Steve

You do that and you might find some nasty stuff underneath them.

Talk to General Electric about what they found in the ground around the old GE Plastics facility in Pittsfield, MA as an example.

It turned out to be a nasty surprise that will cost the company well into the hundreds of millions to resolve.

Photo Engineer · Jul 5, 2007

Demolishing one old building led to them finding a solid silver measuring spoon from the early 1900s. It was bricked up in an alcove of an old emulsion making room from that era.

It was preserved somewhere at the main office as a 'relic of a bygone era' or some such.

As for the new Kodak digital printers, I have seen a whole host of test pictures on it and they are very nice looking (considering it is digital of course) compared to other digital prints.

PE

Daniel_OB · Jul 6, 2007

"Demolishing one old building ..."

Kodak make revolution... might be they dig for gold or oil. I think it will be better business for them.

J.R. Smith · Feb 7, 2010

Hi,

We have not previously communicated. Since you mention a connection with Bldg 9, I'm wondering if you know any of the employees who used to work there. If you do, do you know anyone who would communicate with me via e-mail or other means. I'm interested in building history, employee memories, etc. If you are interested to know why, I'll fill you in
next time.

Thanks.

J.R.

Ektagraphic · Feb 7, 2010

Allen said:
Here the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW05-Ml4k2g

That makes me sick to my stomach! They were all happy and the guy pressing the buttion were standing on a mat saying "Revolution"

J.R. Smith · Feb 7, 2010

Hi,

We have not previously communicated. Since I noticed that you have a connection with Bldg 9, I was wondering if you are in contact with any of the building's former employees. I'm interested in learning more about Bldg 9's history as well as employee memories. I would be willing to communicate by e-mail or other means.

I you are interested, I will let you know why next time.

Thanks,

J.R.

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