I love the vintage "corporate disco" music. I kept expecting the A-Team to show up. This film is also a reminder that mimes were a REALLY big thing in the 1970s.
In this 1970s version, their "Man Cleaner" has been renamed "Person Cleaner." I wonder what it would be called in 2023 if the company hadn't been scuttled by criminally bad management for it's last 3 decades, despite being the inventor of the digital camera...
Film is making a comeback partially out of a resurgence in things “retro”, partially because some folks are worried about their photos security on electronic devices. Then you have diehard photographers who will take their film cameras to their graves.
Kodak spent a fortune developing the Instant Photo system, to compete with Polaroid. It was a worthy competitor. Unfortunately for Kodak, Polaroid determined that Kodak had pirated some of their technology to make Kodak Instant film. The courts decided that Kodak was guilty, and prohibited Kodak from making, marketing and selling their Instant film. Which was a shame because the Instant film was a very good product.
Lawsuits and poorly conceived products were rare while George Eastman was alive. After his death in 1932, they became more likely. Kodak invented digital photography but didn't take advantage of it. Thinking that traditional photography would never be superseded, they leased the technology out to other companies. I don't think George Eastman would've made that mistake. 📷
@@ganzonomy More irony: in 1976 Kodak launched their own line of instant film products, were sued by Polaroid for patent infringement, lost the drawn-out legal battle, and got out of the instant film market in 1985. 😐
very cool how similar this is to the current process in the same factory, and fascinating how many people seem to think kodak isn't still making film
This was illustrative and informative, thank you for sharing
I love the vintage "corporate disco" music. I kept expecting the A-Team to show up. This film is also a reminder that mimes were a REALLY big thing in the 1970s.
man this is just beautiful,don't know what more to say
thanks for sharing this with us! really enjoyed this
In this 1970s version, their "Man Cleaner" has been renamed "Person Cleaner." I wonder what it would be called in 2023 if the company hadn't been scuttled by criminally bad management for it's last 3 decades, despite being the inventor of the digital camera...
Film is making a comeback partially out of a resurgence in things “retro”, partially because some folks are worried about their photos security on electronic devices. Then you have diehard photographers who will take their film cameras to their graves.
Kodak spent a fortune developing the Instant Photo system, to compete with Polaroid. It was a worthy competitor. Unfortunately for Kodak, Polaroid determined that Kodak had pirated some of their technology to make Kodak Instant film. The courts decided that Kodak was guilty, and prohibited Kodak from making, marketing and selling their Instant film. Which was a shame because the Instant film was a very good product.
Lawsuits and poorly conceived products were rare while George Eastman was alive. After his death in 1932, they became more likely. Kodak invented digital photography but didn't take advantage of it. Thinking that traditional photography would never be superseded, they leased the technology out to other companies. I don't think George Eastman would've made that mistake. 📷
Also, kodak initially made the instant film for polaroid. The irony
@@ganzonomy More irony: in 1976 Kodak launched their own line of instant film products, were sued by Polaroid for patent infringement, lost the drawn-out legal battle, and got out of the instant film market in 1985. 😐
@@TheStockwell yup. That's what I was getting at. They made the papers for polaroid, tried to make their own, and got sued and lost $900 million
I heard this is based on a true story.
How the mighty have fallen!!!
Awesome, obselete