Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:11 AM 4/15/99 -0700, you wrote: > I think much was thought along >the same lines when George Fisher took over Kodak. As usual we disagree. Fisher has destroyed support for professionals. No matter how Kodak protests, they don't do things for professionals nearly as well as they did before. Their R&D budgets are way lower, and they can't make an 800 speed film that can touch Fuji except in speed. The color is awful. They've screwed Kodachrome, when it's something they could have turned into a product no one else can compete. They sold off their labs to Qualex, with turned out to be the antithesis of what they promised it would be (quality and better service). What has Kodak done? A few good films? Yep. Some really cool chrome films have come out recently, after Fuji kicked their butts for years. They have the best digital cameras around. But overall, I'd say the bean counters killed them with their forays into Photo CD and other fiascoes. Of course, this is simply my opinion. A very definitely disappointed fan of Kodachrome, when it was king. And disappointed they have pulled back so far on their real support of pros in the field. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch My computer's sick. I think my modem is a carrier.