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> Kodak still produces and sells film Kodak Alaris != Kodak (ie. the original Eastman Kodak) The later went into bankruptcy in 2012, selling off most of its
by tgflynn 7y ago
> Kodak still produces and sells film
Kodak Alaris != Kodak (ie. the original Eastman Kodak)
The later went into bankruptcy in 2012, selling off most of its remaining assets (though I think it still makes film for movie production). The reason for the bankruptcy is that the market for film died off in the 2000's. That, incidentally, had a huge impact on Kodak's (and my) home town of Rochester, NY. So yeah, I can see why people would be quite surprised that there's still this much interest in using film in 2020.
- octorian 7y agoIts my understanding that the company you think of as Eastman Kodak is still the one who is actually making the film. Meanwhile, Kodak Alaris is handling the marketing and distribution side of things for still photo film (while the Rochester company does still handle this for motion picture film.) Its an awkward split, and one I often see re-explained whenever one or the other makes a press announcement.
- tgflynn 7y agoIt's certainly confusing. My understanding was that Kodak had gotten out of the consumer film business entirely, so I was surprised to find out about this Kodak Alaris, which is based in the UK. I suppose that if Kodak is still making film for motion pictures here then they could still be making small quantities of film for still photography as well, but as far as I know most of their main production facility is being rented out to other companies/startups.