Tag: Kodak

Kodachrome 2010

A small documentary “Kodachrome 2010” by Xander Robin, with an interview of Dwayne’s Photo lab manager and how it came to an end. The video was taken down on YouTube due to a copyright claim. Robert Cohen found his last roll of Kodachrome and went to the Missouri fair to shoot it ; then drove… Continue reading Kodachrome 2010

Goodbye Kodak, Hello Fujifilm

A quick explanation from Michael Krigman as to why Kodak is dying and Fujifilm is doing well. Michael bought a Fujifilm X-100 made of a Fujifilm sensor. But what did Kodak do? As Kodak fades, FujiFilm embodies a new generation of photographic technology driven by genuine innovation rather than strict adherence to marketing formulas. A… Continue reading Goodbye Kodak, Hello Fujifilm

What happened to Kodak?

Techcrunch tries to explain what happened to Kodak’s moment or how Kodak also failed to anticipate the competition of Fujifilm in the film market, including in its own market: the US.

Kodak filing for bankruptcy

Kodak just filed for bankruptcy in the US. This was almost expected as business has been declining over the years, being unable to make a come back from the decline of film. The film division, still profitable after a reduction of costs, simplification of the product line like abandoning Kodachrome development isn’t big enough to… Continue reading Kodak filing for bankruptcy

How film is made

A small documentary from 1958 about manufacturing film (medium format) at Kodak. View on Youtube: Part 1 and Part 2 via Lomography (archived).

Goodbye Kodachrome

Kodachrome is dead, long live to Kodachrome. Yesterday, December 30th 2010, was the last day to have Kodachrome processed at the last lab operating in the world, Dwayne’s Photo, in Parsons Kansas. Rolls had to reach them by noon that day to be processed, after 75 years. Steve McCurry, the legendary photographer from the National… Continue reading Goodbye Kodachrome