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Subject: [Leica] 1884-2012 Kodak Film.
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:33:46 -0500 (CDT)
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Maybe whoever buys the Kodak paper division will bring back Kodak B&W papers.


On Aug 24, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Jim, I think Lenovo did use the IBM brand for a time after the acquisition 
> in 2005 (that was certainly part of the deal) and they continue to use 
> other old IBM brands such as ThinkPad. 
> 
> I think Kodak as a brand is more valuable than IBM was (in PC's anyway), 
> and depending on the purchaser, I suspect they might keep it for longer 
> than Lenovo did with IBM.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
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> 
> 
> YNWA
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 24, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:
> 
>> Evidently they're still making film
>> http://www.rangefinderforum.com/modules.php?name=News&file=showarticle&thr
>> eadid=122946
>> which makes sense, because it's extremely difficult to sell something
>> that's not producing nor working with distributors.
>> 
>> It's just the division that's been announced for sale.  Likely, the name
>> "Kodak" and other trade names associated with various film types, along
>> with proprietary formulary, will be sold along with the division for use
>> on film products.  I would be very, very surprised if the subsequent
>> buyers didn't brand the films as "Kodak Tri-X", "Kodak Portra", etc.
>> considering the value of the marquee.   Then again, I also thought that
>> IBM PCs would still be branded as such after that sale, so shows you what
>> I know.
>> 
>> Jim Shulman
>> Wynnewood, PA
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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