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January 19 2012

06:32

Kodak Goes Belly Up and Files for Chapter 11 [Kodak]

Despite its recent strategy of "sue everybody for everything," Kodak has succumb to its financial pressures and filed for Chapter 11 business reorganization in New York. The iconic photography company isn't dead yet, however, just very broke. More »


January 12 2012

05:20

For Sale: Slightly Used Military Dark Room, Classified Microfilm Not Included [Photography]

With the shift to digital cameras, old-fashioned photomats are getting harder and harder to find. But this portable, Army-issue dark room has everything you need to develop your own prints wherever you are. More »


January 10 2012

21:29

Flailing Kodak Throws Patent Punches Apple's Way [Lawsuits]

There aren't many details available yet, but Bloomberg is reporting that Kodak is suing Apple over four patent claims. Is it a last ditch effort for the near-bankrupt company to keep its head above water? Or a justified defense from a company with generations of intellectual property to its name? Well, both, probably. More »


January 04 2012

20:53

Photographers Pour Emulsion Out On the Curb as Kodak Prepares to File for Bankruptcy [Video]

Once the darling of the photography world, long-time film maker Kodak is close to filing for bankruptcy, according to the WSJ. More »


October 01 2011

06:30

Kodak's New Outdoor Camera Can Hold Its Breath for Two Hours [Cameras]

Sure, Kodak is quickly becoming a penny stock. But that doesn't mean it can't still produce a solid and rugged outdoor camcorder like the Playfull Waterproof. More »


September 30 2011

23:30

Before the Cheap Digital Camera, There Was the Kodak FunSaver [Past Perfect]

Despite teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, Kodak will forever be legend. Slides! Kodachrome! Advantix! In the 2000s, they morphed into a maker of easy-to-use digital cameras and pocket camcorders. But looking back, there's one product more indelible than the others: the FunSaver. More »


18:51

Kodak Is on the Verge of Being Worth Zero Dollars [Factoid]

Have you taken a look at Kodak's stock today? Get a good look while you can, because it's shitting the bed worse than a disemboweled E. coli patient-already down 60%, to less than a dollar. This is how it ends. More »


May 02 2011

17:40

Film Exposed to Booze Shows Bleary-Eyed Effects (As You'd Expect) [Photography]

I was only joking last week when I said I wanted to develop some film in vodka after seeing photos developed in lake water, but photographer Casey Holford beat me to the punch, by soaking his Kodak Ultramax roll of film into some rubbing alcohol for around 10 minutes before shooting on it. More »


07:45

Movie About Kodachrome is Still Going Ahead, Only at 20th Century Fox Instead [Movies]

DreamWorks was the studio first interested in the script about the dead Kodachrome film, but as it turns out, the director of the movie has a contract with Fox that means they must get a first look at any scripts he takes on. Apparently they did have a peek and initially passed, so that's why he went to DreamWorks, who loved it. But when Fox heard of the deal, they threw a strop and decided that actually, yes, they did want to make the movie. And because I watch Entourage, I'm guessing a lot of angry phonecalls were made, along with hours spent at the bar. [Variety via PetaPixel] More »


February 11 2011

19:29

Nikon, Kodak Could Have Bought Photoshop [FACT]

Back in 1988, Nikon turned down the opportunity to buy Photoshop, because Nikon Japan felt they weren't a software company. Kodak and others declined as well, before Adobe finally purchased them. [Nikonweb via Petapixel] More »


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