Kodak cutting 425 jobs

[x-ray]

I didn't see this posted anywhere and thought it might be of interest.

It appears the motion picture film revival is fading.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/14/kodak-job-cuts/

 

[Larry Cloetta]

These employees are cursed?!!! That's worse than just being let go.

 

[x-ray]

Auto correct:-( or big fingers on a small phone.

I'll see if I can correct it.

 

[x-ray]

Should have said 425 Kodak jobs on the cutting room floor.

 

[peterm1]

An exclusive photo of Kodak's HR Vice President exiting the board room following their controversial move to curse 425 jobs.

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[Pete B]

If only they'd invested that Cine money into re-launching the Pakon 135+ and the 120 equivalent.
Pete

 

[PKR]

Hi X-ray;

I watch the film market closely. I've held off buying a 2 1/4 camera, figuring film in that size may be limited. Color positive film is limited in choices. We still have some in 135. I remember looking at my last brick of Kodachrome when Kodak announced it's end.

My thinking is that we will have 135 film in B&W for quite some time. Color materials (Fuji) are in question. I don't know about Kodak. If the Cine industry can keep them alive it's good for all of us. I think the legal obligation to produce cine materials ended for Kodak a year or two ago.

I'm now shopping for more digital cameras for my color work, but not really happy about it.

pkr

 

[x-ray]

I think B&W in 35 up to large sheet are here for a long while. Color, I'm not as optimistic. I don't shoot much color for myself but mostly shoot digital color although I'm planning on shooting more transparency film in the future. I guess Ive shot so much color transparency film over the decades it's hard for me to warm up to digital color for my personal work. Actually for my commercial work I'd go back to transparency color today if my clients would go the cost and time for processing. The downside of color transparencies in the commercial world other than cost and processing time is the lack of labs and prepress services. Just getting a drum scan now is a problem. In addition young designers and AD's wouldn't know what to do with them and if the got a separation they wouldn't know what to do with a digital proof much less spec corrections to the prepress house.

 

[PKR]

I think B&W in 35 up to large sheet are here for a long while. Color, I'm not as optimistic. I don't shoot much color for myself but mostly shoot digital color although I'm planning on shooting more transparency film in the future. I guess Ive shot so much color transparency film over the decades it's hard for me to warm up to digital color for my personal work. Actually for my commercial work I'd go back to transparency color today if my clients would go the cost and time for processing. The downside of color transparencies in the commercial world other than cost and processing time is the lack of labs and prepress services. Just getting a drum scan now is a problem. In addition young designers and AD's wouldn't know what to do with them and if the got a separation they wouldn't know what to do with a digital proof much less spec corrections to the prepress house.

Sorry X-ray, I was typing a response, and into the second paragraph I got dumped off the site. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.