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Old February 11th 14, 05:54 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
J. Clarke[_2_]
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On 02/11/2014 08:31 AM, Scott Schuckert wrote:
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sful (only available 1982-1989), but also
disagree they contributed much to Kodak's downfall. There were far
worse failures to follow...




If you have ever seen a video of a lion hunting an antelope, it's pretty
rare for them to bring them down with a single charge. The antelope's
demise starts with just a small wound, which slows them down.

That camera alone did not bring Kodak down but it was the start.
The disk of course was easy for the consumer but the image quality was
horrible and most people who got the camera did not use it long. OTOH:
Those 35mm disposable cameras were way superior and certainly easy from
a customer perspective. I always kept one under my driver's seat just in
case I forgot my "real" camera.


As to Advantix, I investigated it when it first came out and as soon as
I realized the film was smaller than 35mm any possible interest ended at
once. Though I did see a few people using those disk cameras, I don't
recall ever seeing anyone use Advantix.


"Advantix" was just Kodak's brand for APS, which was a fine idea that
lives on in the digital world.

Digital. I still have my very first digital camera, a 1MP Kodak. The
damn thing is indestructible, I've dropped it on the sidewalk several
times and it just bounced. Kodak got off to a good start but did not
follow through.