Kodak to roll out photo kiosks that develop 35mm film in minutes

[K2R]

Kodak to roll out photo kiosks that develop 35mm film in minutes. Here is one source of info. Looks like a good move for Kodak.

Link (http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040209-0156-kodak-filmkiosks.html)

[wxwax]

I feel sorry for Kodak. Their core business is disappearing forever, and despite years of effort they aren't wowing anyone with their digital offerings.

[fish]

I feel sorry for Kodak. Their core business is disappearing forever, and despite years of effort they aren't wowing anyone with their digital offerings.
Must be something in the Rochester water, cuz Xerox ain't doing a whole lot better.

[kbasa]

Must be something in the Rochester water, cuz Xerox ain't doing a whole lot better.
I read a piece in Fortune a couple weeks ago about Kodak. Apparently, they had an operating digital camera running 25 years ago and never did anything with it.

[ian408]

I read a piece in Fortune a couple weeks ago about Kodak. Apparently, they had an operating digital camera running 25 years ago and never did anything with it.
I remember some of the early digital slr's carried the Kodak name. They
were definetly on the line when digital took off. Kodak just stalled--the
business's inability to change quickly enough.

Ian

[gus]

I havnt seen anyone with 35 mm for ?? maybe 6 months. My father still uses one to chop peoples heads & feet off & then tell you what a good camera it is.

Digital has something film will never have & that is that you can go out in the yard/park for the afternoon & take several hundred photos & then go home & look/keep/discard them straight away.

I do hope there will always be some photographic paper about for the pinholers.

[komet]

I feel sorry for Kodak. Their core business is disappearing forever, and despite years of effort they aren't wowing anyone with their digital offerings.It's called product life cycle, Waxie. Just part of progress in the overall business world. 8 Track tapes...radio tube technology...the list goes on. The longer a product stays with us...it becomes sort of a constant...and we prefer constant over change. The Kodak brand name is still very marketable and hopefully will not go on the cheap such as Bell & Howell. I saw a cheap Bell & Howell electric razor advertised on televison. I suppose even that name is still worth a dollar or two to the brand concious.:dunno

[gus]

I see Kodak marketed the 'older..non-tech' generation with the net ready docking station/printer. I have a 2Mp kodak (my 1st digital) & it can often take a photo right up there with my Olympus...i know its all user relative.

[wxwax]

komet, I know and I understand. I'm lousy at handling change, that's all. Too much in some parts of my life make it harder to accept in others. Need something to stay constant, after all. :gone

[wxwax]

After singing the blues about Big Yellow's decline.... I'm stunned to read this news story today.

Kodak Ended 2003 with Digital Camera Sales Boost
By Franklin Paul

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co.(EK) jumped to the top position in U.S. sales of digital cameras at the end of 2003, passing Sony Corp. (6758.T) and Canon Inc. (7751.T), boosted by strong holiday season sales.

Here's the rest. (http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-RTO-rittz&idq=/ff/story/0002%2F20040212%2F1626333592.htm&sc=rittz)

Apparently Kodak has a winning combination of low prices and ease-of-use with its printer docking station that obviates the need for a computer. Also, Canon is third in total sales but first in revenue. Both Canon and Sony saw year-to-year Q4 slips. Not exactly in Canon's game plan for world domination.

The storm on the horizon is cheap non brand-name cameras flooding in from the east, as has happened with DVD players and TVs.

Still, this is heartening news for Big Yella.

[komet]

After singing the blues about Big Yellow's decline.... I'm stunned to read this news story today.



Here's the rest. (http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-RTO-rittz&idq=/ff/story/0002%2F20040212%2F1626333592.htm&sc=rittz)

Apparently Kodak has a winning combination of low prices and ease-of-use with its printer docking station that obviates the need for a computer. Also, Canon is third in total sales but first in revenue. Both Canon and Sony saw year-to-year Q4 slips. Not exactly in Canon's game plan for world domination.

The storm on the horizon is cheap non brand-name cameras flooding in from the east, as has happened with DVD players and TVs.

Still, this is heartening news for Big Yella.
Methinks there is still some trust in the Kodak name.