Hi Tim,
Definitely I agree with you. When I said "they simply thought digital
market was not going to be so successful" I tried to say they were
stuck in the past and when you have written "My guess is the company
was split internally too, and had difficulty deciding to go whole hog
and cannibalize the old business", IMHO you have described it
perfectly! We have seen many times a long the history how huge
corporations can stall harshly in a very short period of time.
Obviously something doesn´t work inside KODAK. Let´s see if they can
keep the flagship floating.
Regards,
Dave
Tim Hughes <timhughes@xxxxxxxx> ha escrito:
> <they simply thought digital market was not going to be so successful>
>
> David,
> I think that Kodak saw the writing on the wall very early,
> but had no idea about how to make a business out of the digital
> camera market. They were absolutely pioneers in developing the
> basic Digital camera technology. Fairchild developed the basic
> CCD image sensor in 1973 for industrial use, but Kodak built the
> very first proto-type digital-camera in 1975, using a Fairchild
> sensor with 10k B&W pixels.
>
> Sony built the first real portable p/s "electronic camera" in 1981
> but it was not a digital camera it recorded analog sensor signals,
> like video analog recording but a single frame.
>
> If you look at the very first pro-digital (SLR) cameras
> (1.3Mpixel) they were all Kodak cameras starting in 1991 and built
> mainly on Nikon bodies using Kodak sensors. see details here
> : http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Kodak/index.htm ;
> It took 8 years (1999) before a major camera vendor introduced an
> in house DSLR (Nikon D1, 2 Mpixels)
>
> Kodak developed a huge amount of early digital camera/sensor IP,
> mainly on CCD technology. This included the Beyer sensor layout
> named after the Kodak scientist who developed it, and which is used
> by all manufacturers now, except Foveon. Also consumer things like
> Photo-cd. Fairly early on Sony, developed a lot of CCD IP too,
> particularly in very fine pixel sensors for video cameras with
> built in electronic rolling shutters etc.
>
> Recently of course (2000 on), Canon and others have developed
> innovative CMOS sensor technology as well, but Kodak had actually
> seen the writing on the wall many years before , they just did not
> know how to transition from film and create a new electronic camera
> mass market business. My guess is the company was split internally
> too, and had difficulty deciding to go whole hog and cannibalize
> the old business.
>
> Tim Hughes
>
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 11/4/09, David Irisarri Vila <div2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> From: David Irisarri Vila <div2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] E-P2 to be announced tomorrow
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:45 AM
>
>
> I still can remember when Kodak had to fire thousands of workers
> because they simply thought digital market was not going to be so
> successful. While Canon was manufacturing their CMOS sensors, KODAK
> was still thinking about film halide.
>
> Obviously something very similar is happening again. DSLR market is
> changing again very harshly. It seems mirrorless cameras will be very
> successful and compact cameras will disappear. One point for Olympus,
> they are aware of market movements.
>
> Kodak is losing market very fast with their Easyshare compact cameras.
> On the other hand Nikon, Canon, Samsung, etc... are preparing their
> attack against micro fourthirds. Kodak must jump to micro fourthirds
> to survive. I am pretty sure they have a new fourthirds sensor
> prepared. Maybe E-P2 won´t take a Kodak sensor but Kodak is round the
> corner for sure. We´ll see again micro/fourthirds cameras with Kodak
> sensors for sure.
>
> Dave
>
>
> El 04/11/2009, a las 16:47, iwert bernakiewicz escribió:
>
>> Hello David,
>>
>> I think you'll be in for a big disappointment. Maybe in the next
>> model,
>> but I doubt superior performance unless new lenses are announced,
>> multispot, probably long forgotten, kodak, who's kodak?, and for the
>> digital viewfinder: these diamonts are way to complicated for
>> point and shooters, so we have no point... I hope there is some
>> information
>> in the finder at all!
>>
>> Iwert
>>
>> ps: YM is in a way better place now probaly, so all this earthly
>> hassle
>> doesn't interest him anymore :)
>>
>> 2009/11/4 David Irisarri Vila <div2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Hey guys!!!!
>>>
>>> I am terribly anxious :)
>>>
>>> The concept behind PEN system is the same one inspired the Olympus OM
>>> System. Precision engineering for compactness and superior
>>> performance
>>> to handle any situation.
>>>
>>> Will E-P2 be the first one to bring back the legendary OM4 multispot
>>> metering?
>>>
>>> Will E-P2 take again a KODAK imaging sensor for ultra high dynamic
>>> range and stunning color rendition?
>>>
>>> Will we able to see through the new VF-2 those lovely diamonds to see
>>> the relative EV values through a 1.15X 100% viewfinder? Ansel Adams
>>> zone system is back!
>>>
>>> Will we able to see the new replacement of Zuiko 50/1.4 MC lens? I
>>> hope so :)
>>>
>>> Let´s cross fingers :) The perfect camera is round the corner !!!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> VIVA Yoshihisa Maitani !!! Your legacy will be continued.
>>>
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