think27 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 http://emailslink.kodak.com/u.d?pGRnh_3pn0PqxY=0 Looks like Kodak wants to know who is still using film and why. This could be important to film lovers. Even to digital shooters who use some film. Please contribute your preferences to Kodak? I got this in my email box and thought I'd pass it along to you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo_r Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 IMHO, a poorly executed marketing mambo-jumbo which is not going to give Kodak any useful info. E.g, "Do you plan to continue using film?" Let's say the answer is YES - for a couple more weeks. Kodak fails to ask the more important question: for how long? Doesn't seem to interest them. "...which do you use most often for black and white images? (digital capture/film capture)" Let's see. If I use film for 49% of my BW, the answer would be "digital". Same answer if I used film for 0.00001% of BW... Looks like the error margin of their 'survey' is close to 50%. I.e, the outcome is going to be a "fifty-fity" - maybe we're going to use film, maybe we ain't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagesax Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Have you seen Rochester, NY? Not much left to Kodak. Lots of empty buildings. Pretty sad actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_newberry___northern_ Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I'm one of the very few who still use film but mostly Fuji or Ilford. As Bob said they must be desperate to put out this kind of survey. They'll probably file BK pretty soon since I'm not sure what photographic merchandise they offer in terms of cameras or digital gear especially for weddings these days. Too bad but life goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Tmax 3200 rules !!! I do hate to see film go... Oh Ilford delta 100 your cool too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdp Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Bob, Kodak is tearing down a lot of their buildings, but indicating that they are rebuilding for digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo_r Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 They'll be OK, here's a promising revenue stream: </p> <A HREF="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a_bCFJhn6x9U&refer=asia"> Kodak Sues Panasonic Over Digital Camera Patents </A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagesax Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Hope you are right, I was there recently. Didn't see much in rebuilding, just a mess of empty buildings. Houses sell pretty cheap there too. You can pick up a nice huge home around $150,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiaan_phleger___honol Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I answered many of these kodak surveys at least 3-5 years ago, and stated that I was 100% film and will continue to be. I keep telling them but they keep asking the same questions. At least they improved Portra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Years ago I had direct contact with Kodak executives as part of a multi-corporation initiative to counter Japan Inc. They were arrogant and swaggering as if above it all. Wonder where they're working now? Kodak was an aircraft-carrier in a pond and just couldn't maneuver fast enough. They could have been on the cusp of digital for the general consumer ... it's not like they didn't have the horsepower. Their digital division offered the best medium format back of it's time: the DCS ProBack Plus and ProBack 645 ... totally portable using CF cards way before any other MF back maker. These backs are still in service to this day. Many don't know this, but Kodak owns Leaf ... which is ironic since Leaf backs use Dalsa sensors not Kodak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 The questions are too either-or. But I guess they need the information. I don't think "very few" is an accurate representation of how many people use film. It might be that there are very few who only use film since most clients want digital files nowadays. But lots of folks use some film for some purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy s. Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 I agree with the others on the either or of this survey. BTW you CAN buy a house cheap in Rochester and the houseing market is dead stable, but honestly WHY would you want to live there? Central Kansas seems more attractive.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Well Rochester has a university, big lakes, and it is near some amazing natural wonders. Also, Canada is close. Why wouldn't one want to live there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagesax Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 It's a pretty state and the city isn't bad either. You have Rochester Institute of Technology and the very famous Eastman School of Music, as well as University of Rochester. 75 miles from Rochester is Niagra Falls and Canada, so yes, it does have some beautiful sites locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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