https://www.scmp.com/rss/56031/feed Kodak Eastman was founded in 1880 by George Eastman, inventor of the hand-held camera and rolled photographic film. Kodak’s market value topped US$31 billion in the mid-1990s, but it filed a US$6.75 billion bankruptcy in January 2012, weighed down by high pension costs and badly lagging in the digital camera technology race. In August 2013, it was cleared to emerge from bankruptcy. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Reporter SCMP Reporter Looking for fun things to do in Hong Kong this weekend? Our recommendations include a quirky poster design exhibition, retro selfies pop-up, and a baking event where you can eat and raise money for a good cause at the same time. 1. Postapalooza “Postapalooza” is a month-long poster exhibition and festival showcasing “the best, worst, most outrageous graphic design from Asia” at Heath, the venue in the basement of Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui. Pop in to get inspired by experimental... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3309668/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-weekend-may-9-11-including-selfie-taking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3309668/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-weekend-may-9-11-including-selfie-taking?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 May 2025 04:45:08 +0000 Until the early 20th century, few tourists took their own photographs – or had the requisite skills and equipment to do so. Cameras were expensive, bulky and temperamental. Photographic negatives, whether metal or glass daguerreotype plates, were fragile. Eventual chemical processing and printing required technical skill. In consequence, local photography shops typically produced and sold photograph albums that depicted popular Hong Kong views. From harbourfront and rural landscapes to city... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3290320/inside-evolution-travel-photography-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3290320/inside-evolution-travel-photography-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:15:10 +0000 Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might – or might not – have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest, a century after their attempt on the world’s highest peak, according to an expedition led by National Geographic. Ahead of the release of a documentary film, the television channel said on Friday that the expedition found a foot encased in a sock embroidered with “AC Irvine” and a boot that could be that of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3282083/uk-everest-explorers-remains-believed-found-100-years-after-disappearance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3282083/uk-everest-explorers-remains-believed-found-100-years-after-disappearance?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Oct 2024 17:00:03 +0000 Photo industry giant Eastman Kodak will get a US$765 million loan from the US government to produce pharmaceutical ingredients and reduce dependency on other countries, in what US President Donald Trump called a “breakthrough” in bringing such production back to the United States. The loan is the first of its kind under the Defence Production Act in collaboration with the US Department of Defence. It is intended to speed production of drugs in short supply and those considered critical to treat... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3095072/kodak-gets-us765-million-drug-business-move-cut-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3095072/kodak-gets-us765-million-drug-business-move-cut-us?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:38:25 +0000 Kodak, the one-time film giant and inventor of the digital camera that emerged from bankruptcy protection in September, has been reincarnated as a commercial and digital printing company focused on Asia and China. Evandro Matteucci, Kodak's general manager of graphics business and vice-president of marketing in the Asia-Pacific, said the firm had completed its restructuring and been born anew. "The filing of bankruptcy protection in January 2012 was not an easy choice but a very necessary one as... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1370435/snappier-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1370435/snappier-outlook?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:15:00 +0000 You can feel the spirit of George Eastman in Antonio Perez’s office. A picture of Eastman, who founded Kodak in 1880, sits among the current chief executive’s collection of family photos. The outer areas of Perez’s office, built and first inhabited by Eastman about a century ago, include some of Kodak’s Oscar and Emmy awards, along with a collection of historic photos. A large portrait of Eastman, who died in 1932, hangs near the entrance. Perez’s surroundings serve as a constant reminder of... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1303084/kodak-boss-talks-companys-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1303084/kodak-boss-talks-companys-future?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Sep 2013 02:13:18 +0000 Eastman Kodak, once a mighty photography pioneer, has earned court approval for a plan to emerge from bankruptcy as a much smaller digital-imaging company. The green light from US Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper in New York puts Kodak on track to exit bankruptcy in about two weeks. “It will be enormously valuable for the company to get out of Chapter 11 and hopefully begin to regain its position in the pantheon of American business,” Gropper said. Kodak was for years synonymous with household... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1298292/us-judge-approves-kodak-plan-exit-bankruptcy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1298292/us-judge-approves-kodak-plan-exit-bankruptcy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Aug 2013 03:17:10 +0000 Eastman Kodak, the one-time film giant and inventor of the digital camera recently humbled into bankruptcy protection, was a victim of its foolish policy of outsourcing key operations far from its factory floor in the United States, says Willy Shih, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School. Before joining Harvard, from 1997 until early 2005, Shih was president of the consumer digital and applied imaging business at Kodak. He says that although there may be short-term... https://www.scmp.com/article/993288/giving-too-much-away?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/993288/giving-too-much-away?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Hong Kong prides itself on the flexibility to remain competitive as a finance and services hub. Long may it be able to. The fate of Eastman Kodak, a faded icon of American capitalism now filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors, is a reminder of the need to adapt to change and innovate to avoid becoming an also-ran. Kodak, the company that invented the box Brownie - whose pioneering technology empowered ordinary people to capture images of a century of change, from fashions... https://www.scmp.com/article/991095/hk-must-adapt-stay-picture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/991095/hk-must-adapt-stay-picture?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Eastman Kodak was once the epitome of American corporate might and inventiveness. Last Friday, its shares fell below US$1 after the 131-year-old maker of film and cameras announced it had hired lawyers to restructure the company. Investors fear that may be a code word for bankruptcy. It is a sad fate for a once-mighty hi-tech company that failed to adapt. For decades, Kodak was synonymous with quality. Its silver halide film and paper were musts for professionals and Hollywood. And with its... https://www.scmp.com/article/980922/film-faded-kodak-didnt-develop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/980922/film-faded-kodak-didnt-develop?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0000 This point-and-shoot digital camera is a pretty good deal. It offers good image resolution at 12 mega-pixels, has a 5x optical zoom lens - equivalent to 35mm; 175mm on a regular camera - and does a lot of things you'd expect your camera to do. The shutter speed range of 8 seconds to 1/1400 seconds, combined with the ISO range of 64-1600, should meet most shooting requirements, even fast-action sports scenes. There are features that can be better, like the f3.0 aperture on the lens, which means... https://www.scmp.com/article/700892/kodak-easyshare-c190?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/700892/kodak-easyshare-c190?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Why frame one photo and hide the rest of your digital snapshots in a computer? With digital picture frames, you can skip printing and display your favourite photos in brilliant colour and crisp detail. One of the best on the market is Kodak's versatile SV1011 EasyShare digital picture frame, which plays photos and videos with music. It provides a 10-inch (diagonal) 800 x 480 high-resolution digital display in 16:9 aspect ratio and 128 megabytes of memory. It also has built-in speakers,... https://www.scmp.com/article/611570/frame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/611570/frame?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:00:00 +0000 With digital technology so dominant these days, it's rare to see someone showing off their holiday snaps in print form. They're more likely to offer you an on-screen slide show, complete with musical soundtrack, on a laptop. Luckily, for those who are unwilling to attach sentimental feelings to megabytes, a slew of new Kodak booths has made it quick and convenient to obtain hard copies of your memories. These self-service booths accept digital photos from almost any medium - CDs,... https://www.scmp.com/article/559280/picture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/559280/picture?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Aug 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Goodyear's Asia-Pacific president Pierre Cohade is tapping into the explosive growth in the mainland's car industry THE KEY PERIOD in the life of Pierre Cohade came in 1979 when as a student he served a four-month internship in Tokyo with Marubeni Corp, one of Japan's giant trading houses. 'I came from a France that was enclosed on itself. The internship helped me to discover the world and convinced me to leave France and work on the international stage. I decided to study in the United... https://www.scmp.com/article/547043/frenchman-sees-asia-driving-seat-business?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/547043/frenchman-sees-asia-driving-seat-business?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Children hold copies of some of the 1,065 personal photographs selected to create the giant collage behind them of Hong Kong Disneyland. The pictures, mainly of babies and families, were chosen from more than 4,000 images submitted in July. The collage will be on display just inside the theme park's entrance until October 28. Eastman Kodak, which produced the collage with the theme park, is planning another display, which will combine pictures of visitors enjoying themselves at the park. https://www.scmp.com/article/518454/frame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/518454/frame?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:00:00 +0000 ONCE A HOUSEHOLD name sets up shop in the mainland, its China business development is often phenomenal, and as the company grows, so does its demand for talent. That certainly appears to be the case for one premier multinational corporation whose brands are readily recognised in virtually every country around the world. Photography and info-imaging giant Kodak sees China as the centrepiece of its US$2.5 billion greater Asian region business, and although the company has had a research and... https://www.scmp.com/article/486441/develop-career-kodak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/486441/develop-career-kodak?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:00:00 +0000 Photographic giant says unions must be 'voluntary associations of employees' Kodak yesterday rejected allegations made in a mainland newspaper that the company had failed to comply with China's labour regulations. A statement issued by the photographic company said an article published in the Legal Daily yesterday was 'inaccurate' and 'misrepresented Kodak's positions' on the issue. The newspaper article alleged that multinationals such as Kodak, Wal-Mart, Dell and Samsung had used their... https://www.scmp.com/article/474982/kodak-snaps-back-claims-it-dodging-labour-laws?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/474982/kodak-snaps-back-claims-it-dodging-labour-laws?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:00:00 +0000 High-level techies with superb interpersonal skills and proven leadership qualities are just what a household name's Hong Kong office has in mind for a regional management-level position. A market superpower in the field of digital and film imaging systems, health imaging, graphic communications, commercial image and display and components would like to hire a new regional manager - information technology (IT). A subsidiary of the Eastman Kodak company, Kodak (Hong Kong) is the leader in... https://www.scmp.com/article/471823/kodak-looks-snap-top-level-it-manager?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/471823/kodak-looks-snap-top-level-it-manager?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Product: Kodak EasyShare DX7440 Price: $2,690 Pros: Ergonomic design Cons: None of significance Product: Kodak EasyShare CX7530 Price: $2,490 Pros: Five megapixels, easy to operate Cons: Cheap-feeling plastic housing Product: Kodak EasyShare CX7330 Price: $1,490 Pros: Cheap, takes reasonable pictures Cons: Three megapixels is so last year The digital age has not been kind to Eastman Kodak, the company that put the first true point-and-shoot camera into consumers' hands. Don't get me wrong -... https://www.scmp.com/article/463562/trio-snappers-easy-hands-eye-and-pocket?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/463562/trio-snappers-easy-hands-eye-and-pocket?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Q It seems as if there are 'antique' Hong Kong photos everywhere. But how do you tell the difference between cheap market finds and high-quality original prints? How old are the oldest ones? WHAT THE EXPERT SAYS: Dennis George Crow specialises in sourcing old photographs of Asia and has returned to Hong Kong for his latest exhibition, Historic Photographs of Hong Kong, showing at 10 Chancery Lane Gallery in SoHo. 'It's always a challenge to find fresh original and unusual early photographs of... https://www.scmp.com/article/453321/expertadvice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/453321/expertadvice?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Douglas Gerber is a 'passion and customer service' consultant and was formerly an executive with Kodak and Pepsico. He has lived in Hong Kong for 13 years and worked in Asia for more than 20 Years. I'm originally from Oregon and I went to a school called Thunderbird, which is an international business school. Straight out of there I joined Kodak. I was with Kodak for 20 years, and was posted to Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, the mainland and Hong Kong. Then I joined Pepsico in... https://www.scmp.com/article/447728/first-person?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/447728/first-person?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Kodak EasyShare CX6330 Specifications Price: HK$2190 Pros: Very easy to operate, just point and shoot Cons: Minimal features so you have little control over how your pictures will turn out Kodak has pumped out so many of these entry-level, point-and-shoot digital cameras that consumers could be forgiven for thinking that they are all the same. The Kodak EasyShare CX6330 has many similarities to earlier models, such as LS633. The main difference is that the CX6330 is cheaper than the LS633... https://www.scmp.com/article/420929/snapper-keeps-it-simple?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/420929/snapper-keeps-it-simple?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2003 16:00:00 +0000 The main selling point of the EasyShare LS633 Zoom is that it is apparently the first digital camera to come with an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display, which won it an award for innovation at the recent CeBIT trade show in Hanover. OLEDs are hotly tipped to replace the present generation of liquid-crystal displays, thanks to their brighter, clearer colours, wide viewing angle and lower manufacturing cost. They also enable you navigate the camera's menus more easily on a sunny... https://www.scmp.com/article/411113/innovative-snapper-cut-above-rest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/411113/innovative-snapper-cut-above-rest?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:00:00 +0000 Product: Kodak EasyShare LS633 Zoom Price: HK$3,290 Pros: Compact, high-quality, easy mid-range camera Cons: Poor software, several unnecessary features The main selling point of the EasyShare LS633 Zoom is that it is apparently the first digital camera to come with an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display, which won it an award for innovation at the recent CeBIT trade show in Hanover. OLEDs are hotly tipped to replace the present generation of liquid-crystal displays, thanks to their... https://www.scmp.com/article/411210/innovative-snapper-cut-above-rest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/411210/innovative-snapper-cut-above-rest?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:00:00 +0000 Just for a change, I thought we'd take a look at an old piece of technology. It is something that was cutting edge this time last century, but now seems, finally, to be on its way out. What is widely acknow-ledged to be the world's first photograph was taken in 1827, but it wasn't until George Eastman had the idea of making roll film in 1889 that photography became something accessible, if only to a select group of people. The prototype of today's film was made of large, delicate plates of... https://www.scmp.com/article/390731/current-developments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/390731/current-developments?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Sep 2002 16:00:00 +0000 The Hong Kong Companies Registry has unveiled plans to build a multi-million-dollar system to archive its records electronically and update its information technology infrastructure. When the first phase of the system is launched in November next year, it will allow Internet-based searches. A second phase will add electronic application functions. From January to the end of July, the Companies Registry had nearly one million requests for information - usually from people seeking to verify a... https://www.scmp.com/article/389661/registry-invests-open-access?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/389661/registry-invests-open-access?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:00:00 +0000 It is just a lot easier when you let your fingers do the clicking. I think among the best services available on the Internet are online photo services. These are Web sites that process, scan and print your photographs, often at a low price and sometimes free. You'll have to pay for shipping, though some sites do waive shipping charges for loyal customers. How does it work and how do you get started? The service I use most often is Ofoto.com. I have used Shutterfly, which is apparently the... https://www.scmp.com/article/373373/photo-sites-putting-you-online-price-picture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/373373/photo-sites-putting-you-online-price-picture?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Mar 2002 16:00:00 +0000 IN THE MAIN entrance of Kodak's X-ray film factory in the eastern Guangdong port city of Shantou, a large map shows the location of various office buildings, workshops and industrial facilities such as an oil-fired burner and a water-treatment plant. Most of the structures are within a large, walled perimeter and were once wholly owned by Shantou Era Photo Materials Industry, one of the mainland's few surviving film producers. However, in March 1998, the map had to be redrawn. This was when... https://www.scmp.com/article/369340/search-profit-kodak-style-exposes-waste-penny-pinching?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/369340/search-profit-kodak-style-exposes-waste-penny-pinching?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jan 2002 16:00:00 +0000 The Kodak DX3900 3.1-megapixel digital camera is idiot-proof. It aims to please first-time digital-camera users with its responsive performance, automatic exposure control and easy, point-and-shoot operation. Because it lacks many advanced features other three-megapixel models boast, there are fewer buttons to confuse. This is one case where many users can skip reading the manual because no one can possibly get it wrong. Smaller and lighter than many three-megapixel models, the DX3900 is a... https://www.scmp.com/article/358514/kodak-serves-digital-camera-dummies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/358514/kodak-serves-digital-camera-dummies?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2001 16:00:00 +0000 Investment company Multi-Asia International Holdings plans to open 20 photo-developing outlets in the mainland this year. The outlets, to be opened under the Pistache name and backed by photographic giant Kodak, will require investment of about one million yuan (about HK$934,800), according to Multi-Asia chairman Carman Li. The investment will be partly funded by the proceeds from Multi-Asia's latest rights issue. The first outlet will be opened in Shenzhen later this month, followed by... https://www.scmp.com/article/307551/multi-asia-develop-photography-outlets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/307551/multi-asia-develop-photography-outlets?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Feb 2000 16:00:00 +0000 Our first Best Buy goes to Kodak's DC280 Zoom, which offers superb focusing and exceptional image quality. The DC280 may not be the best-looking device here but its simple design and easy-to-use LCD menu and functions puts this camera on our Christmas wish-list. The DC280 offers a 2 megapixel CCD and can produce photo image sizes at 8x10-inch without comprising quality and detail. Two unmatched and highly desirable offerings come with the Kodak. The first is a USB interface in addition to... https://www.scmp.com/article/302858/kodak-stands-out-crowd?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/302858/kodak-stands-out-crowd?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:00:00 +0000 I see so many printers, cameras and odd bits of computer technology that many just whiz past. But I have been charmed. Everyone I showed the Kodak DC260 wanted to pick it up, something that does not always happen with digital cameras. But the comment it seemed to draw most often was 'ugly'. It may not be the prettiest design, but the DC260 is by far the most practical. It marks something of a coming of age for digital cameras, because it has the first chassis not modelled on a conventional... https://www.scmp.com/article/265093/ugly-duckling-lifts-digital-image?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/265093/ugly-duckling-lifts-digital-image?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Dec 1998 16:00:00 +0000 In the dirty, overcrowded alleys of Qianmen, everything is cheap and most goods are stolen or smuggled - socks, shirts, puppies and even workers from distant corners of the country for hire are on offer. Just as it was when the emperor lived in the Forbidden City, on the other side of Tiananmen square, Qianmen is famous for its poor, and bargain shopping - a good place to ask what has happened to the government's anti-smuggling campaign. It was launched with much fanfare by Premier Zhu... https://www.scmp.com/article/261653/lucky-strikes-it-rich-smugglers-targeted?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/261653/lucky-strikes-it-rich-smugglers-targeted?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Nov 1998 16:00:00 +0000 I don't know maybe I'm nuts but as I sit here with the long hand on the clock working its way up to join the short hand at midnight, a crystal tumbler holding an amber single malt - my reward for having scratched the last of the imperative 'to do's' off my list - I am at peace. I am at one with the universe. I'm OK, you're OK. I am strong, I am invincible, I am wooooooooo . . . whoops. As I did a Helen Reddy open-armed spin around the living room I spotted the photo albums sitting on the... https://www.scmp.com/article/247746/million-tasks-do-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/247746/million-tasks-do-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jul 1998 16:00:00 +0000 Spending $145,000 for a camera is beyond the budgets of most of us, but just because you drive a Ford does not mean you cannot dream about owning a Ferari, and Kodak's new DCS 520 is the Testarossa of the digital field camera world. The professional digital still camera market is still in its infancy, a fact which has turned digital still camera makers into beggars at the door of the film camera industry - most units are add-ons, backs or something which is basically a jury-rigged afterthought... https://www.scmp.com/article/241581/digital-camera-takes-big-step-long-road?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/241581/digital-camera-takes-big-step-long-road?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 May 1998 16:00:00 +0000 Printing photos with an ink jet can become very expensive very quickly. One 8x10 means basically 100 per cent of the page covered with ink, and that means frequent replacement of expensive ink cartridges. Paper is the other part of the cost equation. Epson used to sell paper which was so expensive that one 8x10 print cost more than a print from a $80,000 dye-sublimation printer. There are lower-cost alternatives in papers from third-party manufacturers. I tend to be demanding as far as... https://www.scmp.com/article/241277/best-printing-paper-decided-photo-finish?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/241277/best-printing-paper-decided-photo-finish?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 1998 16:00:00 +0000 Three years ago, a European explosives manufacturer approached the State Planning Commission for a mainland production licence. A section director frowned and said: 'Explosives? Definitely not. What if terrorists use them?' In 1993, the Government had invited foreign investment in mainland explosives manufacturing, but with one key condition: foreign investors were barred from establishing wholly owned enterprises. Today, the European company is still conducting feasibility studies and... https://www.scmp.com/article/236448/no-big-bang-reform-explosives-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/236448/no-big-bang-reform-explosives-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 1998 16:00:00 +0000 For some purposes, Kodak Photo CDs will not fill the bill. The quality may not be what you need. What do you do if you want to scan a print? Well, if you still have the original negative, no problem. But if not, you do not need to go out and buy your own scanner. Here are some tips. 1. Any full-service print shop - a business which can layout a brochure or flyer on a PC - will have some type of scanning service. Costs will vary, depending on the shop and the type of scan they do for you.... https://www.scmp.com/article/226519/affordable-services-your-local-print-shop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/226519/affordable-services-your-local-print-shop?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:00:00 +0000 A year or two back, I asked a photographer friend if he owned a scanner or if he planned to integrate digital images into his work. 'Nope,' he replied. 'I believe in the old American business adage which goes 'never buy what you can rent'.' It is not a bad idea. If you do not need to scan pictures regularly, why bother buying a scanner? Let someone with more experience and better equipment do it for you. 'Ah,' you say, 'why would I pay a service centre HK$200 to do a scan when I can buy my... https://www.scmp.com/article/226518/providing-clearer-image-photo-cd-technology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/226518/providing-clearer-image-photo-cd-technology?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:00:00 +0000 Lucky Film, a Chinese photography company which had turned down Eastman Kodak's offer for a joint venture, says it will raise 432.9 million yuan (about HK$402.6 million) selling shares for the first time to mainland investors. The company says it will sell 70 million A shares at 6.42 yuan each from Friday. That includes seven million shares to be sold to employees. https://www.scmp.com/article/224285/lucky-film-issue-shares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/224285/lucky-film-issue-shares?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:00:00 +0000 Kodak has signed joint-venture agreements with two ailing mainland colour-film producers that will enable it to begin substantial production in one of the world's fastest growing markets, industry officials said. They said the investments in Fuda, of Xiamen, and Gongyuan, in Shantou, with Kodak taking a controlling share in both ventures, would total hundreds of millions of US dollars, they said. A Gongyuan official confirmed it had signed a joint venture agreement with Kodak but declined to... https://www.scmp.com/article/224084/kodak-jv-deals-ailing-producers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/224084/kodak-jv-deals-ailing-producers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Dec 1997 16:00:00 +0000 YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR The winner of the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Lawrence Chan, began his professional career 11 years ago as a freelance photographer fresh out of Baptist College. After starting out with $30,000 in a small shop in Mongkok in 1986, the 37-year-old now owns 10 wedding studios, including his 10,000-square-foot headquarters, a coffee shop and a beauty salon. It is Lawrence Chan Digital, the company set up last year which has 20 outlets providing digital... https://www.scmp.com/article/222452/photographer-focuses-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/222452/photographer-focuses-future?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 1997 16:00:00 +0000 Emerson Electric, the world's largest maker of air-conditioner and refrigerator compressors, said it will spend US$180 million in China. The United States' company expects its new plant in Suzhou to produce a million units a year, it said. Emerson's announcement comes as US companies like Procter & Gamble, Eastman Kodak and Coca-Cola step up mainland investment, at a time when other Asian economies are in crisis. https://www.scmp.com/article/217102/emerson-build-suzhou-plant?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/217102/emerson-build-suzhou-plant?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 1997 16:00:00 +0000 US film giant Eastman Kodak Co says the mainland will dominate its overseas business within three years, Xinhua news agency said, quoting Kodak's China division chief, David Swift. The mainland would account for 70 per cent of overseas sales by 2000 as demand surged due to increasing travel by Chinese. Kodak has about 4,000 mainland outlets. https://www.scmp.com/article/216796/mainland-clicks-kodak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/216796/mainland-clicks-kodak?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 1997 16:00:00 +0000 Detectives arrested one of two men who tried to glue the locks of an office in Kodak House, Java Road, North Point. https://www.scmp.com/article/211036/glue-suspect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/211036/glue-suspect?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 1997 16:00:00 +0000 Film manufacturer China Lucky Film Corp, has won preferential government treatment to help it compete against international giants, the People's Daily said yesterday. Company officials refused to give further details. The announcement came during a visit by Premier Li Peng to the plant. China Lucky is third behind Fuji Photo Film and Kodak. https://www.scmp.com/article/204131/lucky-film-wins-backing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/204131/lucky-film-wins-backing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jul 1997 16:00:00 +0000 PERFECT Treasure Holdings imports and distributes photographic products and consumer electrical products under well-known brand names. Brokerage Lippo Securities recently put a buy on the stock, saying China's annual camera sales are estimated to surge over the next three years. Perfect Treasure is the authorised distributor of brands such as Ricoh, Nikon, Kodak and Aiwa and of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries air-conditioning systems. The company has an effective distribution network as its... https://www.scmp.com/article/195465/surging-camera-sales-lift-perfect-treasure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/195465/surging-camera-sales-lift-perfect-treasure?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 May 1997 16:00:00 +0000 Eastman Kodak has launched a digital camera designed to incorporate new technology from CompactFlash storage cards. The Kodak DC25 digital camera has a display for viewing pictures directly after each shot. Pictures can later be viewed on a PC or transmitted to other PCs. The DC25 also has a built-in slot for CompactFlash storage cards. CompactFlash was developed by SunDisk Corporation and operates like a SmartCard for stored images. It will be sold under the Kodak Picture Card label. https://www.scmp.com/article/176189/kodak-adds-card-feature?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/176189/kodak-adds-card-feature?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 1996 16:00:00 +0000 EASTMAN Kodak has hired ad agency Ogilvy & Mather to create a new advertising and marketing campaign to bolster the Kodak brand name. https://www.scmp.com/article/132101/kodak-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/132101/kodak-move?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Sep 1995 16:00:00 +0000 GEORGE Fisher, the head of Eastman Kodak, is touring Kodak's operations in Hong Kong, China, Australia and Japan. His tour is partly to reassure the faithful and partly to see for himself the magnitude of the task ahead for him. Mr Fisher moved to Kodak last year to get the company out of its doldrums. Non-essential assets, such as its pharmaceutical company Sterling Winthrop, have since been sold as Mr Fisher works to make Kodak solely an imaging business. PHILIP DUTCHAK spoke to... https://www.scmp.com/article/93400/kodak-focuses-asian-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/93400/kodak-focuses-asian-market?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Oct 1994 16:00:00 +0000