RE: [APML] OT: Kodak, jobs, and film

["Loke Tan" <tan@cox.net>]

Don,

 I had always thought that TP had scientific applications. I see very few
professional photographers using TP. By professional, I mean the folks
taking scenery or artistic type work. Most of these seem to be using Ilford.
I could be wrong. If TP's customer base is mostly scientific applications,
this could be bad news. Most of these guys are already going digital. I
recall a few years ago, that my dentist no longer had to develop/process his
x-ray shots. They have gone digital. (not that he uses TP anyway).

Loke




> -----Original Message-----
> From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
> [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of westergren
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:30 PM
> To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> Subject: Re: [APML] OT: Kodak, jobs, and film
>
>
> Loke and all,
>
> It's impossible for us to predict what Kodak is going to do with
> their film
> business because we don't have their accounting and sales data.
> However, I
> don't see this latest announced action by Kodak as doom & gloom
> for us right
> away.  Their film business is still quite substantial, but their overall
> future depends on digital.  They are on a program to convert their future
> into the digital age.  They need their film business (the parts that are
> profitable) to help pay for their transition over the next couple
> years.  As
> a result, I believe that there is a good side for us:  Kodak is
> unlikely to
> put any money into changes in their film chemistry (like they did
> in recent
> years with RG200 and Supra400).  That means as long as there is a
> market for
> E200 and TechPan, they will remain available and unchanged.  Some time in
> the future, Kodak will stop making film.
>
> The only way I can see to predict the end for these films is to identify
> where Kodak's present market is for these films (who is using them and for
> what?) and see if those users are likely to convert to other (digital)
> imaging.
>
> So, for TechPan, who are the major users?  It's not us, but I
> don't know it
> is.
>
> Don
>
> >
> > Did any of you see this? I think this does not bode well.
> >
> > http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/040122/tech_kodak_earns_2.html
> >
> > Loke
>
>
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