Category Archives: Kodak

Kodak to increase the price of all its films by 15%

By PR admin | Published: March 9, 2012
Kodak-film

Kodak will be increasing the price of all its films by 15%. No exact date was given for the price increase. Stock up on your favorite film now. A week ago Kodak announced that it will discontinue three slide films.

Posted in Kodak| 14 Comments

Focus on Imaging 2012

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2012

Here are some images from the ongoing Focus on Imaging 2012 show in Birmingham, UK sent by readers (click here for the Nikon booth):      

Also posted in Canon, Epson, Fuji, Olympus, Tamron| Tagged | 6 Comments

Kodak discontinues three slide films: E100VS, E100G and Elite Chrome Extra Color 100

By PR admin | Published: March 1, 2012

Kodak will be discontinuing three of their slide films: E100VS, E100G and Elite Chrome Extra Color 100:

Posted in Kodak| 25 Comments

Kodak to stop producing digital cameras and digital picture frames

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2012

Today Kodak announced that it will phase out its digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012.

Posted in Kodak| 10 Comments

Kodak files for bankruptcy

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2012

Eastman Kodak Company and Its U.S. Subsidiaries Commence Voluntary Chapter 11 Business Reorganization Flow of Goods and Services to Customers to Continue Globally in Ordinary Course; Non-U.S. Subsidiaries Are Not Included in U.S. Filing and Are Not Subject to Court Supervision; Company Secures $950 million in Debtor-in-Possession Financing in U.S.; Kodak’s Reorganization to Facilitate Emergence […]

Posted in Kodak| 9 Comments

This week Kodak is suing Samsung

By PR admin | Published: January 18, 2012

Last week Kodak filed a lawsuit against Fujifilm for patents infringement. This week it’s Samsung’s turn. Any guesses who is going to be sued next week? Here are both press releases – I have hyperlinked the related patents:

Also posted in Fuji, Samsung| Tagged | 6 Comments

Other cameras to be announced at PMA@CES 2012

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

Here are some more leaked cameras that are going to be announced at PMA show next week: Samsung: six new cameras WB850F ($349) with 16MP BSI CMOS sensor, 21x optical zoom, 3-inch AMOLED screen, 1080/30p FullHD video and GPS. The DV500F model will have dual screens ($299). No word about the NX-20. Casio will introduce the Exilim […]

Also posted in Casio, GE, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, Vivitar| 13 Comments

Kodak preparing for bankruptcy, stock could be delisted from NYSE

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2012

The Wall Street Journal reported that Kodak “is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection in the coming weeks“. Kodak stock is currently bellow $1 and could be delisted from the NYSE:

Posted in Kodak| 7 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Quick update on some interesting links from the last few days of 2012: Kodak agrees to sell its gelatin business to raise cash (source), loses third director in a week (source): “Kodak is selling the Eastman Gelatine business to Rousselot, a division of the Vion Food Group. Terms were not disclosed. Eastman Gelatine produces gelatin […]

Also posted in Fuji, Red| Tagged | 3 Comments

More Kodak film being discontinued *updated*

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

Update: Kodak contacted me to clarify that those are not product discontinuations, just packaging changes: Kodak is only ceasing one line, Elite Chrome. The rest are all simply packaging and catalogue listing changes, which is not such an unusual procedure. As long as photographers purchase and use Kodak’s film in sufficient quantities and demonstrate their commitment to […]

Posted in Kodak| 73 Comments