Kodak Sells Last Remaining Film, Imaging Divisions
In an epochal shift within the photographic community, struggling Kodak has sold the last of its core film and imaging divisions as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedures, in a deal worth $2.8 billion.
With the agreement, the Rochester, N.Y.-based company will cede control of its Personal Imaging and Document Imaging divisions to...
Apple, Google Offer Bid on Kodak Patents
According to a report from Bloomberg, rival firms Apple and Google have forming a consortium to offer $500 million to purchase more than 1,100 digital imaging patents currently held by Kodak and share them in a pool.
Kodak, which is currently going through bankruptcy proceedings and selling off many of its assets, said it wanted more than...
Kodak May Opt Out of Oscars Venue
This weekend's Oscar Night ceremony might retain its annual residence at the Kodak Theatre in coming years, but the theater might not retain its name.
Ever since the Eastman Kodak Co. announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, the photo company has been...
Kodak Ends Digital Camera Line
In its latest wave of financial amputations, the Eastman Kodak Co. has announced plans to stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012.
Since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year, Kodak has said there would be...
Ektar 100 Film Now in 4×5 and 8×10 Sizes
Kodak will be unveiling its Ektar 100 fine-grain color film in 4×5- and 8×10-sheet formats this April.
With high saturation and ultra-vivid color, this new film uses Kodak’s finest grain of film and is ideal for enlargements. Prices have yet to be announced.
Kodachrome Taken Away
The life of the world's oldest commercially successful color film has come to an end. After 74 years on the market, the Eastman Kodak Co. is retiring Kodachrome from the shelves.
The film was widely used in the 1950s and '60s to capture iconic images such as President Kennedy's assassination, Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and photojournalist Steve McCurry's portrait of an Afghan refugee girl...
Kodak Offers Ektar 100 Film in 120 Format
Eastman Kodak now offers Ektar 100 film in 120 format, in addition to the 35mm format that is currently available. Ektar 100 film proclaims to offer the finest, smoothest grain for color negative film.
Ektar 100 film offers high saturation and ultra-vivid color for medium-format nature, travel, fashion and product photography...
Camera Makers Hit Hard Worldwide
Alongside stock agencies, imaging companies are also facing large cuts in profits and jobs. Kodak, Sony and Canon have all reported losses in earnings, forcing them to lay off workers.
Eastman Kodak announced that it would eliminate up to 18 percent of its workforce, or 4,500 jobs, this January. This is up from its estimate last year that 1,500 jobs would be cut in 2009. The company reported marked decline in several of its key businesses last year. Sales of camera equipment fell 36 percent, for instance...
Kodak Introduces Enhanced Image Sensor
Eastman Kodak has announced a new high-resolution CMOS Image Sensor that combines two new Kodak technologies to produce higher-quality pictures from a smaller sensor. The Kodak KAC-05020 Image Sensor combines the Color Filter Pattern technology with a new CMOS pixel to create the world’s first 1.4-micron, 5-megapixel device.
The Kodak Truesense Color Filter Pattern adds panchromatic or clear pixels to color ones in order to collect higher proportions of light, increasing capture in low-light and fast-action scenarios. The Kodak Truesense CMOS Pixel re-engineers the...
Olympic Images Flow Freely from Beijing
Despite early fears of internet censorship by the Chinese government, professional photographers in Beijing this summer were able to capture and transmit a stunning array of images to the rest of the world during the 2008 Olympic Games.
The Associated Press wired up to 1,000 images per day from the more than 70 photographers they had assigned to cover the Games. Getty, as the official photo agency of the Games, brought more than 40 photographers to Beijing. Reuters photographers also took many photos but did no editing on-site...