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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: revaaron on September 05, 2009, 11:41:23 pm

Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: revaaron on September 05, 2009, 11:41:23 pm
from a thread on DPR:
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The news has come out via a group on LinkedIn (and I've had this confirmed via an e-mail from a contact there) that Kodak is closing its CMOS imager division.
    This is rather sad. They've come up with some pretty interesting innovations recently.


not surprising, but still
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: mikeseb on September 06, 2009, 11:13:36 am
Is this another of those tiresome "know someone who knows someone" third-hand rumor threads, or something else?
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: michael on September 06, 2009, 11:43:12 am
It appears to be factual, but do note that this is their CMOS group, not the one that makes CCDs, which are used in some Leica, Phase One, and Hasselblad cameras.

Michael
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: marcs on September 06, 2009, 12:22:58 pm
Kodak isn't departing.  Please update your post title.
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: BJL on September 06, 2009, 03:28:50 pm
Looking at this list of Kodak's now discontinued CMOS sensors, I see little loss for LL forum readers; they were all cheap, small, low-res. sensors for phones and industrial uses.
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/business/IS...937/11938/15009 (http://www.kodak.com/global/en/business/ISS/Products/DiscontinuedProducts/index.jhtml?pq-path=11937/11938/15009)


P. S. To clarify; look at the first box with the heading "DISCONTINUED CMOS Image Sensors"; the rest are old CCD's.
No CMOS bigger than 5MP, 1/1.8",and most are video res.
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: christian_raae on September 06, 2009, 03:52:22 pm
KAF-16802
   
KAF-18000
   
KAF-22000


I though these sensors had been used in several mediumformat units? Large CCD Sensors.   
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: Graham Mitchell on September 06, 2009, 05:05:17 pm
Quote from: christian_raae
KAF-16802
   
KAF-18000
   
KAF-22000


I though these sensors had been used in several mediumformat units? Large CCD Sensors.

Those are CCD, not CMOS, so they are not affected.
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: EricWHiss on September 06, 2009, 07:19:20 pm
Quote from: foto-z
Those are CCD, not CMOS, so they are not affected.

No these are older CCD sensors which have been retired.  They are shown on Kodak's discontinued list, but had been announced long ago.   Kodak had some innovative technology for CMOS sensors that was pretty interesting so its a shame they shuttered that part of their program.  However I am happy that they'll still be making CCD based sensors.    

Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: revaaron on September 08, 2009, 01:08:39 pm
I can't figure out how to change the subject.
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: antonyoung on September 08, 2009, 06:14:11 pm
Quote from: revaaron
I can't figure out how to change the subject.

Nice weather we're having, wouldn't you say?
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: revaaron on September 09, 2009, 02:40:24 pm
wow... I never thought anyone on LL would have a sense of humor.
bravo.
Title: Add Kodak to the "buh-bye" list
Post by: Steve Hendrix on September 09, 2009, 02:43:03 pm
Quote from: revaaron
wow... I never thought anyone on LL would have a sense of humor.
bravo.

Actually one of the best ways to change the subject on a LL thread is to not respond....just let it sink to the bottom....

Uh, oops.



Steve Hendrix