posted 08-08-2005 03:54 AM                       

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High Street retailer Dixons, which started by selling 35mm cameras, is to stop stocking the items because of the popularity of digital cameras.

The company has said it will not be stocking any more after the current stock of the film cameras runs out. Marketing director Bryan Magrath said the decision was a "sentimental event".

"35mm cameras were the first products we ever sold and film processing has been a part of our lives for several decades," he added. Mr Magrath said digital cameras were now the rule rather than the exception. "We have decided that the time is now right to take 35mm cameras out of the frame." [I wonder how long it took him to think up that pun?!]

In 1989, sales of 35mm cameras peaked at 2.9 million in the UK, but now Dixons says it is an "increasingly niche" market. Improved quality and lessening prices have seen digital cameras grow in popularity and this year sales will outstrip the 35mm by 15 to 1. However, the firm will continue to sell some 35mm cameras at its airport branches, to cater for professional photographers looking to buy duty-free products.

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posted 08-08-2005 11:42 PM                       

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-- NOTICE -- Discontinuance of KODAK PROFESSIONAL Black & White Photographic Papers

Due to the ongoing transition to digital output technologies in both professional and educational markets, Kodak has announced manufacturing discontinuance of Black & White Photographic Papers. Sales will cease by the end of 2005.

KODAK Black & White Films and Black & White Processing Chemicals will continue to be produced.

The final availability of specific Black & White papers will vary based on type, size, configuration and surface. Please contact your normal supplier of KODAK PROFESSIONAL Products for the latest information.

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posted 08-09-2005 09:28 AM                       

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Corporate Profile
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images - for memories, for information, for entertainment.

With worldwide sales of $13.5 billion in 2004, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on the following businesses: Health Imaging -- supplying the medical and dental industries with traditional and digital imaging-information products and services, as well healthcare IT solutions and services; Graphic Communications - offering on-demand color and black and white printing, wide-format inkjet printing, high-speed, high-volume continuous inkjet printing, as well as document scanning, archiving and multi-vendor IT services; Digital & Film Imaging Systems - providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; and Display & Components - which designs and manufactures state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode displays as well as other specialty materials, and delivers imaging sensors to original equipment manufacturers.

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EI Strategy Summary
Vision
• Be acknowledged leader in services and film for creation,
management, distribution, display and preservation of
professional multi-media entertainment content
Path Forward
• Continue to generate revenue/earnings through film and services
– Film/hybrid/digital
• Leverage core film business to attain competitive advantage in
industry transition to more digital pipeline
– Build off existing industry relationships, image science, etc.
• Continue to selectively invest in D-Cinema technologies,
services, and partnerships to position for future growth

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posted 08-09-2005 10:44 AM                       

quote: Leo Enticknap

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Would it not be possible to produce inkjet cartridges with a high silver content in the ink, in order to try and reproduce the look of photochemical b/w paper prints?

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ENDURA Metallic Paper opens a whole new dimension for commercial and portrait output. Its glossy finish and metallic appearance creates images with exceptional visual interest and depth that will appeal to both photographers and display designers seeking a unique look. And it delivers rich, vibrant colors and flattering flesh tones.

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This true photographic material gives you these kinds of outstanding displays with stopping power...day and night, indoors or outdoors, with or without backlighting. Kodak's Day/Night Display Material can be viewed with both transmitted and reflected illumination. Offer your customers a compelling and unique photographic display that makes their message stand out above the competition.

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Thermal media from Kodak Professional, along with KODAK PROFESSIONAL Thermal Printers, delivers the same high-quality photographic prints that you have built your reputation on. Whether you are producing digital portraits in the studio, creating high-quality transparencies for presentations, selling digital photos at an event or making CMYK proofs for your next offset print client, Kodak has a thermal output solution to meet your needs. From 4 x 6” photo prints on the 4720 printer up to 9-1/2 x 14” professional prints on the 8670 PS printer, Kodak offers a media and printer to suit your digital application. If printing professional pictures is your business, Kodak provides layout choices in the printer drivers so you can print standard or custom package prints that are ready to sell.

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With KODAK PROFESSIONAL Inkjet Photo Paper, you have the freedom to print in your studio, and the quality to back it up. KODAK PROFESSIONAL Inkjet Photo Paper is universally compatible and will work with both pigmented and dye based inkjet printers.

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Ultima Picture Paper with KODAK COLORLAST Technology delivers significantly longer print life compared to other leading brands of inkjet photo paper.

Locks in color so the brilliant, vivid photo you see today will stay that way
Shields photos from the key factors that lead to fading – light, air pollution, moisture and heat
Photos last no matter how you display them - in a frame, photo album or on a table at home

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