Actually and interestinglly, according to an article I read in a trade
magazine here in the US (Professional Photographer, I believe), Kodak is
abandoning its entire film and film related R & D operation over the next
seven years. Its plan calls for it to go strictly into digital according to
the article. I am not sure how much of this is fact, how much is
speculation, and how much is the old "film is dead" and "we will have a
paperless society" argument that some of the digital industry entrenched
writers are inclined to make. However, I am inclined to believe that there
is a large grain of truth in what the article suggests. Over the past
decade, Kodak has ben turning to CEOs that lead high tech firms prior to
being recruited to Kodak (H-P's former CEO comes to mind) and has dabbled in
the digital arena while cutting back on the number of knowledgable film
specialists in their employ.
filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk wrote:
> Very interesting.
>
> At least parts will be available fro another 5-6 years.
>
> Art
>
> Paul Roberts wrote:
>
>> they are also stopping production of slide projectors in June as well
>>
>>
>> Best Wishes
>>
>> Paul Roberts
>> mail at Paul-Roberts dot com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>
>> To: <mail@paul-roberts.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:31 AM
>> Subject: [filmscanners] Kodak dropping 35mm and APS cameras in N.A.
>>
>>
>> Kodak has announced they are stopping production of their 35mm and
>> APS reloadable film cameras by the end of this year in North America.
>>
>> Obviously, film cameras have never been Kodak's big business in North
>> America, but were mainly a way for them to sell more film to lower
>> end market buyers.
>>
>> However, the fact that they see the demand disappearing with digital
>> cameras now out-selling film cameras in this market is interesting.
>>
>> Art
>>
>
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