Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/21

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Kodak 2nd quarter woes and what should film dinosuars donow?
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Thu Jul 21 08:29:29 2005
References: <9b678e05072108206cbe192b@mail.gmail.com>

Kodak was really counting on China for film too. Maybe they'll still have
luck in Africa and South America.

Film has become a "dinosaur" ? Damn, the dinosaurs lasted longer than a
century.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Dory" Subject: Kodak 2nd quarter woes and what should film
dinosuars donow?


> Today's edition of the Wall Street Journal talked about Kodak's woes.
> Kodak will cut possibly a third of its work force and close one third
> of its manufacturing capability.  Makes one wonder if the MBA's will
> tell Kodak to get out of a loser business like B&W film and chemistry.
>
> Kodak is stating that film sales fell at a 27% rate rather than a
> predicted 20% rate with China switching to digital instead of going
> through a film stage.  I also think that there were significant
> returns of digital cameras from the Christmas season that also hurt
> the bottom line.
>
> Should the film dinosaur community close ranks around an acceptable
> company(s) and support that business with their purchases.  If we
> assume Kodak will discontinue B&W film like it has paper, then we
> should close ranks around Ilford which has gone through its
> bankruptcy, or Fuji which seems to be weathering the storm in better
> shape.  Efke and others come to mine as business that support the odd
> film size.
>
> On a personal basis, I have switched over to Fuji and Ilford for my
> B&W materials and Fuji for color.  Currently I use Xtol, but I might
> have to use Photographers Formulary to mix my own equivalent soon as
> the local stores are not stocking heavily.
>
> If the community of film consumers (small and dwindling lot that we
> are) purchases from one (two) suppliers then possibly those suppliers
> will at worst sell off to management that can make a nice living
> making a steady while not increasing income.
>
> 0.02
>
> Don



In reply to: Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Kodak 2nd quarter woes and what should film dinosuars do now?)