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Nikon D800/D4 troubles, and Nikon's response
Canon's fix for the 5D mk III light leak issue is a bit of black tape.
Olympus E-M5 review by DP Review
Adobe Lightroom 4.1 Rc2: Still buggy according to many users.
Nikon D800 VS Canon 5D Mark III: DXO verdict is out, Canboys hide themselves in shame.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Field review by Michael Gakuran
Nikon D800 Review by Nasim Mansurov
Adobe Photoshop CS6 compatibility: Windows XP yes(!), Windows Vista no, Apple 64 bit only.
Patrick Butler reviews the Canon 5D Mark III and shoots a wedding with it.
Canon 5D Mark III review roundup part 1
How Kodak Squandered Every Single Digital Opportunity It Had @ Mashable
"It’s no exaggeration to say Kodak invented digital photography. In 1975 Kodak engineer Steve Sasson created the first digital camera, which took photos with 10,000 pixels, or 0.01 megapixels — about a hundredth of the resolution that low-end cameraphones have today. Kodak didn’t stop
there; it worked extensively on digital, patenting numerous technologies, many of which are built into the digital cameras of today. (Kodak’s primary asset is its intellectual property, which some estimates value at $2 billion.)
“If you want to point back to the most pivotal moment that caused this,” says Hayzlett, “it was back in 1975 when they discovered the digital camera and put it back into a closet. Some of the same people are still there. I actually had an executive from Kodak come up to me last week and say, ‘I think film’s coming back.’”In 1995 the company brought its first digital camera to market, the DC40. This was years before many others would get into the digital game, but Kodak never took advantage of its early start. Philisophically, the company was steeped in the film business, and to embrace digital meant cannibalizing its own business. Others quickly filled the niche, and Kodak didn’t fully rev up its digital business until 2001, when it launched the EasyShare line of point-and-shoot cameras.“It’s a classic business strategy problem,” says Miriam Leuchter, editor of Popular Photography. “Their whole business was tied up in film and in printing. So while they’re developing this business technology, there’s not a big incentive to push it very far.”While Kodak was slow to get into the digital game, it wasn’t the only one. Perennial rival Fujifilm tiptoed as well, not coming out with the FinePix line of point-and-shoots until 2001, so Kodak still had a chance. However, despite having created the category, Kodak digital cameras weren’t anything special. They didn’t have any standout specs or features, and their designs weren’t as eye-catching other manufacturers’ models.“They just weren’t as good,” says Leuchter. “And the cameras themselves weren’t that appealing. Consumers like products that look cool, and [many] Kodak products just do not look cool. They’re bulky, they’re hunky, they’re dorky looking. They had a couple of good EasyShare cameras a couple of years ago, but they weren’t as good as a lot of the point-and-shoots from other companies.”"Links:(Maybe) Related articles
Kodak to focus on lawsuits and layoffs
This is what our marketing-speak to plain english translator says. Quote from Kodak's press-release:
" These actions, which the company has already begun, include more tightly focusing its portfolio of investments, intensifying its emphasis on generating cash, and further streamlining its cost structure. Additionally, today the company announced that where permissible by law its executives would not receive a salary increase in 2009 and that it would temporarily suspend for 2009 the company’s U.S. 401(k) match. Based upon the current outlook, company management also does not expect a payout
Kodak Files for Chapter 11, sues Samsung
"Kodak has succumbed 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."
A Photographer's Eulogy for Eastman Kodak at Luminous Landscape
Is Kodak aware that people are writing eulogies left and right? Is the company even aware of its death? No, not really, according to them they are 'restructuring' and 'focusing on core strategies' and 'enforcing the transformation to an all digital company' and stuff like that. Kodak, welcome to the purgatory, Agfa and Polaroid will be your guides.
