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...
Kodak Files for Bankruptcy
Unable to sell off some of its 1,100 patents to stay out of debt, Eastman Kodak Co. is preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection filing. If successful, Kodak will have sold 10 percent of the company's patent portfolio, and will have potentially generated $3 billion in sales.
Currently, Kodak has obtained $950 million in financing from Citibank to maintain operations, which will allow the company to...
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...
Kodak Releases EasyShare-One
Eastman Kodak has developed a WiFi zoom digital camera, the EasyShare-One. The new camera combines ease of use with the ability to send e-mail from the camera, connect to the EasyShare Gallery and store up to 1,500 pictures.
Other features include a Schneider-Kreuznach 3x optical zoom lens (36-108 mm equivalent), and a 4-megapixel sensor. The camera also has the ability to create...
Eastman House, ICP put Photos Online
The George Eastman House and the International Center of Photography have allied to create PhotoMuse.org, a collaborative web site designed to provide a free resource for the study of photography at work inthe world. A prototype version of the site, containing more than 1,600 images, currently is available. When completed in 2006, the site is expected to include almost 200,000 photographs from both collections.
