Kodak embraces digital

StevenV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz6XjXu-oT8&eurl=

"This is a commercial that was produced for internal use. But it has become so popular, especially with employees, that Kodak has released it for external viewing. It demonstrates that Kodak not only understands it's changing business but also has a sense of humor"

:rofl

DavidTO

Booyah!

kdog

I found that clip pretty amusing. In reality though, I think Kodak was one of the first companies to "embrace" digital photograhy. Here's a quote:

"HISTORY OF THE DIGITAL CAMERA: The first digital cameras for the consumer-level market that worked with a home computer via a serial cable were the Apple QuickTake 100 camera (February 17 , 1994), the Kodak DC40 camera (March 28, 1995), the Casio QV-11 (with LCD monitor, late 1995), and Sony's Cyber-Shot Digital Still Camera (1996)." Source: http://www.ucgc.org/digital_camera/past-cameras/

I bought a Kodak DC120 1.2 MP camera in '98 I think it was, and took a lot of pictures with it. The quality of the images would probably surprise you, even today.

Of course, everybody else has eaten Kodak's lunch since then, but that's not for lack of trying on Kodak's part.

Cheers,
-joel

Poseidon

THat was great! I like the referrance to that presidential canidate that screamed on stage... What was his name....???

wxwax

I have a mini-disc player. :uhoh

kdog

wxwax wrote:

I have a mini-disc player. :uhoh

Funny. I just threw out two of them the other day, which probably represented an investment of $500 at least. :cry

Goodbye, mini-disc. Hello Ipod.

controld

wxwax wrote:

I have a mini-disc player. :uhoh

Me too!

- Mike

David_S85

Poseidon wrote:

THat was great! I like the referrance to that presidential canidate that screamed on stage... What was his name....???

Exactly. And that's why he's been forgotten.

Now... how many of us thought "Harry B." when this line came up... "the cute puppy and the cuddly kittens and the cooing babies"

dhlewis

bellylaugh!

Tommyboy

I don't know who the actor is, but he's pretty freakin' funny.

dragon300zx

David_S85 wrote:

Exactly. And that's why he's been forgotten.

Now... how many of us thought "Harry B." when this line came up... "the cute puppy and the cuddly kittens and the cooing babies"

I did, I did, I did

Matthew Saville

Hahahahahahahaha!!!!

ivar

Sweet

Justiceiro

kdog wrote:

everybody else has eaten Kodak's lunch since then, but that's not for lack of trying on Kodak's part.

Got to disagree with you man. Kodak got their lunch eaten because of a decade long series of bad choices and obvious stupidity. They were a science based company (chemicals, imaging, and film) that ignored, and essentially feared, technological change. I was a Kodak baby, (Kingsport, TN born and bred) and I love that company, but there ain't no glossing over the truth.

Looks like they admit their mistakes, however. That indicates to me that they are back on the right track.

controld

David_S85 wrote:

Exactly. And that's why he's been forgotten.

Howard Dean - if anyone cares, currently chairman of the DNC.

- Mike

claudermilk

That was too funny. Hopefully they come out with product to back up the attitude.

Lee Massey

Booyah, indeed!

That was definately funny... They should give that actor an award. Too funny...

Lee

Sam

This is GREAT!!!!!

swintonphoto

GO KODAK! The sensor in my E-500 is a KODAK!

TylerW

That was fantastic. I kept waiting for him to finish with "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it any more!!!"


Photography may be going nearly all digital, but I still really enjoy how you can't walk into a photography shop without smelling a strong whiff of fixer.

colourbox

David_S85 wrote:

Exactly. And that's why he's been forgotten.

It was unfair. I heard a good explanation of The Scream. The crowd was screaming. All Mr. Dean was doing was naturally screaming along with the rest of the enthusiastic crowd, and his scream probably sounded much like anyone else's in the room. The only difference - a critical one - was that Dean screamed into a fully powered PA system. So his scream was recorded 100x louder than anyone else's.

firedancing4life

I have a kodak dx3600. It was my first digicam. It died this year. I turned it on with no response. :cry

MarkR

Justiceiro wrote:

Got to disagree with you man. Kodak got their lunch eaten because of a decade long series of bad choices and obvious stupidity. They were a science based company (chemicals, imaging, and film) that ignored, and essentially feared, technological change. I was a Kodak baby, (Kingsport, TN born and bred) and I love that company, but there ain't no glossing over the truth.

Looks like they admit their mistakes, however. That indicates to me that they are back on the right track.

I used to live within walking distance of Kodak Park in Rochester, NY. Now I live within driving distance. It's sad watching them tear down all those buildings.

Here's George Eastman's burial marker, on the Lake Ave side of Kodak Park. He'd be rolling in his grave, except I think he was cremated.



And another:

What's left of Kodak Park:

Justiceiro

I never saw Kodak park in Rochester- I'll have to get up there before it's all gone.

The chemical plant in Tennessee (originally built to supply raw materials for film production) is pretty impressive. At one time it was the 4th largest in North America. Next time I go home I'll post some shots.

Red Bull

kdog wrote:

Funny. I just threw out two of them the other day, which probably represented an investment of $500 at least. :cry

Goodbye, mini-disc. Hello Ipod.

I threw out my Minidisc player out 2 1/2 years ago.....

I love how he mentioned Advantix. My sister used to use advantix. Oh boy, I hated it! (She still has the camera, but hasn't used it in at least 5 years.)