Goodbye, Kodak

[cmogi10]

it seems to me kodak is in trouble. There customers are primarily elderly and dying (not just film users but the digital users as well!) I sell kodak digital products they're the focus of the store I work at the brand we are behind the most the problem is only older folks buy them. This goes especially for their film.

Not a big fan of their cameras but I like their films and printers. They closed their portland processing center as well so now prints take longer to get done for my customers which sucks.

I take resent to that, I don't consider myself eldaerly and I burn through Kodak products.

 

[wlewisiii]

Call them and talk; don't cut off your nose to spite your face. More importantly, don't close off options for your students. They are innocent pawns being hurt by your pique.

While I do believe that Kodak is engaging in long term corporate suicide, I also have to say that this is the most important thought in the thread. Kodak will be gone soon enough, don't let your students miss out on Plus-X, Tri-X or Kodachrome 64 in the meantime just because you have a case of ass at the great yellow father.

Soon enough your students will have to buy Fomapan or Arista. But not yet.

William

 

[landsknechte]

Since the college is so small, Kodak has already decided that our money is not important to their business model. I am just supporting their decision.

It's one thing to decide that you aren't going to use anything Kodak for the school, but it's pretty damn petty for you to step on your students creative freedom just because you have a grudge against a particular manufacturer.

 

[kshapero]

I teach photography on the college level. At the end of September I ordered developer and fix/bleach for our color print processor from Kodak. Well, not exactly since we (the school) were told over a year ago that we were too small of a customer for Kodak to fool with us directly any longer.
But Kodak chemicals were ordered. The chemicals have still not arrived! I have been told that Kodak closed its Atlanta distribution warehouse and for whatever reason they can't ship it out of the Rochester warehouse. With this situation and others, it is clear to me that Kodak wants out of the photo business altogether. So, I will help them in their quest. Starting next semester I will no longer alow my students to use any Kodak film or paper. I am in the process of switching over to Fuji chemicals for the color processor and the black and white lab will be using Sprint chemicals from now on. After Kodak missed the digital boat I bet old George Eastman was spinning in his grave. And now to see the company piss away its few remaining customers would kill him anyhow.

Whew, I am glad I am not one of your students. Kodak supplies are readily available. Try Feestyle Photo.

 

[John Rountree]

Over reacted, sorry. Of course they can use good old Tri-X.

 

[MichaelHarris]

John now is a great time to discover just how great Freestyle online is. I order all my film and chemicals from them and am treated like a pro. They also have a wonderful program for educators.

 

[RayPA]

Over reacted, sorry. Of course they can use good old Tri-X.

that's OK. I swore off Walgreens forever when a pimple-faced stock boy accused me of stealing a combination lock back around 1992. I made good for a while, but in a pinch, ,when you need underarm D, Airborne, or toothpaste.... 🙂


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