Kodak

headquarter in Rochester

Eastman Kodak Co., of Rochester, New York, is an American film maker and camera maker. For at least three quarters of the 20th century it played the dominant role in worldwide photography business.

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History

In 1879 George Eastman, amateur photographer and employee of a bank in Rochester, had invented an emulsion-coating machine for mass production of dry plates and got a patent on it in England. In 1881 he and Rochester's local buggy whip manufacturer Henry A. Strong founded the Eastman Dry Plate Company in the town in the north of the state of New York (USA).

1897: innovative strut folder Folding Pocket Kodak (version 1A of 1899) image by AWCam (Image rights)

In 1883, a year after having solved troubles with bad quality gelatine that spoiled film plates, the company moved to a four-story building which later got the address 343 State Street, longtime headquarters address of the company. In 1884 Eastman and Strong transformed their partnership to a corporation for which they gathered the first shareholders. In 1885 the American Film was introduced, a paper roll film which needed a special development process, made usable with the new Eastman-Walker rollfilm holder. This was used later in the first two Kodak cameras. However Eastman knew that he needed a transparent film for the future, and hired the chemist Henry H. Reichenbach as research scientist. The transparent roll film would be delivered in 1889.

Eastman's goal in life was to simplify and to popularize photography. The first step towards that goal was the "Kodak" camera he introduced in 1888 which had a built-in 100-exposure paper roll film costing $25, a huge amount. The box camera had to be sent back to the factory once all the exposures had been used. The customers got their cameras back with new film roll loaded into it, and the image prints. In 1890 a Kodak folding camera with built-in 48 exposure film roll followed. After years of advertising the brand Kodak the company was renamed Eastman Kodak Co. In 1900 Eastman had reached his goal, offering the Brownie rollfilm camera which cost only $1 including a 6 exposure film. Further film rolls cost just 15 cents. The Brownie camera series was continued until 1970.

Through the early twentieth century, Kodak produced an increasingly large range of cameras, in an increasing range of film formats - becoming the dominant supplier of both cameras and film.

industrial centre of Rochester, N.Y., with Kodak headquarter buildings (left) image by Ricky Rosario (Image rights)

Branches

Kodak used to have autonomous branches in other countries, which developed their own lines of products, as Ford did for cars. The German branch Kodak AG, which made the famous Retina models, is discussed in a separate page, as is Kodak Ltd. (UK).
At its peak Kodak's international plants were:

in Canada: Kodak Canada Limited, Toronto in UK: Kodak Limited, several plants in France: Kodak Pathé, several plants in Germany: Kodak AG, Stuttgart (formerly Nagel) in Australia: Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd., Coburg in Argentina: Kodak Argentina S.A.I.C., Buenos Aires in Brazil: Kodak Brasileira Comércio e Indústria Ltda., Sao Paolo in Spain: Kodak S.A., Madrid in Mexico: Kodak Industrial, S.A. de C.V.

Kodak Rio-400, made in Brazil image by John Kratz (Image rights) Girl Guide & Boy Scout - UK versions image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

With exception of the Mexican plant all these international branches made cameras. Most U.S. plants outside Rochester specialized in producing basic materials like gelatine (Peabody/Massachusetts), plastics (Longview/Texas), chemicals (Batesville/Arkansas), polyester fibre (Columbia/S.C.), and basic materials for film making and others (Kingsport/Tennessee). Some of the films and plates were made in Windsor/Colorado.

Success

At its peak, the company was huge and made everything connected with photography: cameras, lenses (including some of the best lenses of the mid-20th century, see Kodak lenses), film, and processing chemicals and equipment, in addition to photographic materials used in the graphic arts industry (for example, for printing). It also conducted important photographic research and development. 60,000 people were working for Kodak in Rochester. In 1966 the company had 100,000 employees worldwide.

The most popular Kodak cameras were the ones for 126 film cartridges. The first of these cameras was launched in 1963. By 1976, 60 million Instamatic cameras had been sold, six times more than all competitors put together had sold of this camera type, and also six times more than Kodak's previous big success, the Brownie Star camera series (10 million Starflex, Starmite, and Starflash sold, made from 1957 to 1962). Another huge success was achieved with Kodak's type 110 pocket film cartridges and pocket cameras which were introduced in 1972. But this time other companies took a larger share of the market by abandoning their own miniature film formats and introducing smart pocket cameras for 110 film instead. Kodak's decline began when it flopped with another miniature film format, the disc film, in the 1980s.

The Star-cameras were million-sellers image by Steve Harwood (Image rights)

Pocket Instamatic 10 image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

Kodak used a sticker in camera backs to remind users of the appropriate sort of film. image by Andrys Stienstra (Image rights)

Decline

In the late 1970s, Kodak developed instant cameras and a new Instant Picture system, in competition with Polaroid. This led to lawsuits, resulting in a loss for Kodak. Damages of over $900 million were awarded to Polaroid.

In 1975 electronics engineer Steven Sasson developed Kodak's first digital still camera (for 0.1 megapixel black&white exposures), based on CCD technology. Kodak didn't pay much attention to this invention as their main focus was film. In 1994 they helped Apple develop and market the Quick Take 100 and 150 digital cameras while Kodak's focus in the digital camera section was aimed at reporters and journalists (Kodak DCS series). Consumer digital cameras were marketed from 1995 on under the brand Kodak (Kodak DC40). In August 2006 they abandoned the production of digital cameras by outsourcing the production to Flextronics, an all-and-everything OEM manufacturer in Singapore.

Bankruptcy

By the 1980s, Kodak's dominant position in photography had begun to erode for a variety of reasons, including more aggressive marketing from Fuji and the rise of sophisticated 35mm point and shoot cameras from Japanese manufacturers. Years of steady profits had led to a conservative, risk-averse management style. During the 2000s, mass photography shifted overwhelmingly to digital cameras, which put sales of Kodak's traditional film, paper, and chemistry into a steep dive. Despite shedding many products (such as black & white enlarging paper and Kodachrome film), by 2011 the company had become a consistent money-loser. A last-ditch effort to sell off the company's war chest of patents (many involving digital imaging) did not meet with much success; and on January 19th, 2012 the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In January of 2013, JK Imaging Ltd. is licensing the Kodak brand for consumer digital camera products. In April of 2013, the personalized imaging and document imaging businesses divisions were acquired by Kodak's UK Pension Plan (KPP). The acquisition will be under the name Kodak Alaris. They will be using the Kodak branding for consumer and professional films along with retail photo kiosks and paper products. Eastman Kodak emerged out of bankruptcy protection in August 2013 and concentrates its business on commercial printing and packaging services.

Advertising

Becoming the only super power in a market of popular and professional products was not just based on product quality. Advertising the big brand was always a not underestimatable factor of Kodak's success.

1898: variety of cameras including Kodak's avantgarde Folding Pocket Kodak.

1905: Hunt with a Kodak.

1909: Kodaks for Christmas.

1911: Cameras for a class society: Brownies for the common people, Kodaks for the better off.

1916: Kodaks for the American Boy Scout.

1921: view cameras

1937: no photo w/o appropriate film.

1938: The Bantam family.

1944: Superior lenses.

1947: Kodak goes Reflex.

1958: Kodacolor 135 rules the World.

1959: Kodak Brownie Starmatic Electric Eye.

1898,1905,1909,1911,1916: images by Greg Foster (Image rights)

1921: image by Nesster (Image rights)

1937,1938,1944,1947,1958: images by Mario Groleau (Image rights)

1959: images by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson (Image rights)

Film

For much of its history, Kodak operated on what has been called the "razor blade" business model. Camera manufacture was not Kodak's primary source of profits; instead, affordable cameras generated an ongoing, steady demand for photographic consumables: film, chemistry, and print paper.

See the article Kodak film for a listing of the company's main film brands.

Cameras

Single-use cameras

110 film models

• Kodak Fling

35mm film models

• Fling 35, Fun, FunTime, FunSaver, Funsaver Telephoto, Funsaver Portrait, MaxHQ , Black & White, Flash, Power Flash
  • Panoramic models
    • Kodak Stretch 35
  • Waterproof models
    • Fun Aquatic
    • FunSaver Weekend 35
    • Sport
    • Water & Sport

APS film models

• Kodak Advantix disposable series

35mm film

image by John Kratz (Image rights)

126 film

See the Instamatic page.

135 film

Kodak 35 RF

image by Steve Harwood (Image rights)

Kodak 35 Kodak 35 EF Kodak 35 RF Kodak 35 AF1 Kodak 35 AF2 Kodak Automatic 35 Kodak Automatic 35B Kodak Automatic 35F Kodak Automatic 35R4 Kodak Ektra Kodak Motormatic 35 Kodak Motormatic 35F Kodak Motormatic 35R4 Kodak Cameo afm Kodak Cameo, Cameo Fixed Focus, Cameo efm Kodak Cameo Motor EX Kodak Cameo Motordrive, Cameo sfm Kodak Cameo Sharp Focus Kodak Cameo Zoom Kodak Cameo 230 Zoom Kodak Explorer Kodak Hobby Kodak Photo fx Kodak Pony 135, 135 model B, 135 model C Kodak Pony II Kodak Pony IV Kodak Prostar 111 Kodak Pro-Star 222 Kodak Prostar 333 Kodak Pro-Star 444 Retina: see Kodak AG Retinette: see Kodak AG Kodak Signet 30 Kodak Signet 35 Kodak Signet 40 Kodak Signet 50 Kodak Signet 80

Kodak Star 35 af Kodak Star 35 sf Kodak Star 235 Kodak Star 275 Kodak Star 320 MD Kodak Star 335 Kodak Star 435 Kodak Star 535 Kodak Star 575 Kodak Star 635 Kodak Star 735, 735R Kodak Star 835AF Kodak Star 875AF Kodak Star 935 Kodak Star 1035Z, 1035ZD Kodak Star 1000 Kodak Star 1075z Kodak Star 500AF Kodak Star AF Kodak Star Auto Focus Kodak Star EF Kodak Star Focus Free Kodak Star Motor Kodak Star Motordrive Kodak Star Zoom 70, Star Zoom 105 Kodak Stereo Kodak VR35, models K2,K2a,K4,K4a,K5,K6,K10, K12, K14, K40, K60, K80, K300, K400, K500 Kodak KB series, models KB10,KB12,KB18,KB20,KB22,KB28,KB30,KB32,KB Zoom Kodak KC series, models KC30,KC50 Kodak KD series, models KD40,KD60 Kodak KE series, models KE20,KE25,KE30,KE40,KE50,KE60,KE85,KE115 Kodak KV250 Kodak S series, models S10, S100 EF, S1100 XL, S300MD, S350, S500AF,S900 Tele Kodak M35 (2019, produced by Sino Promise Group) Kodak M38 (2020, produced by Sino Promise Group) Kodak Super F9 (2021, produced by Sino Promise Group) Kodak i60 (2021, produced by Sino Promise Group) Kodak Ektar H35 (2022, produced by RETO Production) Kodak Ektar H35N (an improved H35, also made by RETO)

Roll film

• Eastman Detective camera

image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)

• Kodak Camera
• Kodak No. 1
• Kodak No. 00 Cartridge Premo
• Kodak K-24
• Kodet

101 film

• No. 2 Bullet Camera
• No. 2 Bullet Improved Camera
• No. 2 Bullet Kodak Camera
• No. 2 Bullet Special Camera
• No. 2 Bulls-Eye and Bulls-Eye Special, all models
• No. 2 Falcon Kodak Camera
• No. 2 Flexo Kodak Camera
• No. 2 Folding Bulls-Eye Camera
• No. 2 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera
• No. 2 Stereo Kodak
• Stereo Kodak Model 1

102 film

• Pocket Kodak Camera

102 film with geared spool image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

103 film

• No. 4 Bulls-Eye Camera
• No. 4 Bulls-Eye Special Camera
• No. 4 Bullet Kodak
• No. 4 Bullet Special Camera
• No. 4 Folding Hawk-eye Camera (Model 1, 2, 3, 4)
• No.4 Panoram, original + models B, C & D

104 film

• No. 4 Cartridge Kodak

105 film

• Folding Pocket Kodak
• No.1 Folding Pocket Kodak Model C
• No.1 Panoram
• No. 2 Cone Kodak

image by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson (Image rights)

106 film

• No. 2 Eureka Camera
• No. 2 Eureka Junior

109 film

• No. 4 Eureka Camera

115 film

• No. 5 Cartridge Kodak

116 film

• No. 1A Autographic Kodak
• No. 1A Autographic Kodak Jr.
• No. 1A Autographic Kodak Special
• No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak
• No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak-RR

No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

• No. 1A Folding Pocket Kodak Special
• No. 1A Gift Kodak
• No. 1A Kodak Junior
• No. 1A Kodak Special III
• No. 1A Pocket Kodak
• No. 1A Pocket Kodak Junior
• No. 1A Special Kodak
• No. 1A Speed Kodak
• Kodak No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie
• Kodak No. 2A Folding Pocket Brownie
• Cartridge Hawk-Eye 2A
• No. 2A Beau Brownie
• No. 2A Brownie camera
• No. 2A Brownie Special
• Kodak No. 2A Brownie Model B
• Kodak No. 2A Cartridge Premo Model B
• No. 2A Hawk-eye

117 film

• The Brownie
• No. 1 Brownie

118 film

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• No. 3 Autographic Kodak Camera
• No. 3 Autographic Kodak Special Model A
• No. 3 Folding Hawk-eye Camera (Models 1-9)
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model A
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model AB
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model AB-EX
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model ABX
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model B
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model B-2
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model B-3
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model B-4
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model C
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model C-2
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model C-3
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model C-4

image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model C-5
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model D
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model E
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model F
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model G
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera Model H
• No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Deluxe Camera
• No. 3 Kodak Series III Camera
• No. 3 Pocket Kodak Series III Camera
• No. 3 Pocket Kodak Special Camera
• No. 3 Special Kodak Camera
• Six-Three Kodak No. 3 Camera

119 film

• No. 3 Cartridge Kodak

120 film:

120 film, folder

image by John Kratz (Image rights)

• No. 1 Autographic Kodak Jr.
• No. 1 Pocket Kodak
• No. 1 Pocket Kodak Junior
• No. 1 Pocket Kodak Series II - Pocket Kodak No. 1 series II with autographic 120 film
• No. 1 Pocket Kodak Special
• No. 1A Pocket Kodak Junior
• No. 1A Pocket Kodak series II
• No. 1A Pocket Kodak Special
• No. 1A Pocket Kodak
• Kodak No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie
• Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie
• Kodak No. 2 Folding Cartridge Premo
• Kodak No. 2 Hawkette
• No. 2C Pocket Kodak
• No. 2C Pocket Kodak Special
• No. 3 Pocket Kodak Special
• No. 3A Pocket Kodak
• Kodak No. 120

120 film, box

• Brownie Junior 120
• Hawk-eye No. 2 & 50th Anniversary version
• Kodak Boy Scout Brownie
• No. 2 Beau Brownie (Art Deco fancy camera)
• No. 2 Brownie Camera
• No. 2 Brownie Junior UK model
• No. 2 Brownie Special
• No. 2 Brownie Special Century of Progress-World s fair souvenir
• Kodak No. 2 Hawk-Eye Junior
• No. 2 Hawk-Eye Special
• Portrait Brownie No. 2

121 film

• No. 0 Folding Pocket Kodak Camera (Model A, B)

122 film

image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

• No. 3A Folding Cartridge Premo Camera
• No. 3A Folding Pocket Brownie Camera
• No. 3A Folding Pocket Kodak
• No. 3A Autographic Kodak Junior
• No. 3A Autographic Kodak
• No. 3A Autographic Kodak Special (1916: Kodak's first rangefinder camera)
• No. 3A Panoram
• No. 3A Folding Autographic Brownie
• Kodak No. 3A Folding Hawk-Eye Model 3
• Kodak Stereo Hawkeye

123 film

• No. 4 Folding Pocket Kodak Model B
• No. 4 Screen Focus Kodak

124 film

• No. 3 Bulls-Eye
• No. 3 Brownie
• Kodak No. 3A Folding Brownie Model A

125 film

• No. 3B Quick Focus Kodak (Models A, B, C)
• No. 2 Stereo Brownie Camera

126 film

No. 4A Folding Kodak image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

• No. 4A Folding Kodak
• No. 4A Speed Kodak

127 film

• Kodak Baby Brownie
• Kodak Baby Brownie Special
• Kodak Baby Hawkeye
• Boy Scout Kodak
• Kodak Brownie No. 0
• Kodak Brownie 127
• Kodak Brownie Auto 27
• Kodak Brownie Fiesta
• Kodak Brownie Holiday (Kodak Brownie Bullet)
• Kodak Brownie Reflex (and Kodak Brownie Reflex Synchro Model)

image by Steve Harwood (Image rights)

• Kodak Brownie Starflash
• Kodak Brownie Starflex
• Kodak Brownie Starlet (Kodak Rio-400)
• Kodak Brownie Starluxe
• Kodak Brownie Starmite & Starmite II
• Kodak Brownie Super 27
• Kodak Bullet
• Kodak Coquette
• Kodak Hawkeye Ace (and Ace De Luxe)
• Kodak Hawkeye Flashfun
• Kodak Petite
• Kodak Pupille
• Kodak Rainbow Hawk-Eye Vest Pocket
• Kodak Ranca
• Jiffy Kodak V. P.
• Vanity Kodak
• Vest Pocket Kodak
• Vest Pocket Autographic
• Vollenda 48, see Kodak AG
• Vollenda 52, see Kodak AG
• Kodak World's Fair Flash

130 film

• No. 2C Autographic Kodak Junior
• No. 2C Autographic Kodak Special
• No. 2C Brownie
• No. 2C Folding Autographic Brownie
• No. 2C Folding Cartridge Premo Camera
• No. 2C Kodak Series III
• No. 2C Pocket Kodak
• No. 2C Pocket Kodak Series III
• No. 2C Pocket Kodak Special

616 film

• Target Brownie Six-16
• Kodak Brownie Pliant Six-16
• Brownie Target Six-16
• Jiffy Kodak Six-16
• Jiffy Kodak Six-16 Series II
• Kodak Brownie Special Six-16
• Kodak Junior Six-16, Series I, II, III
• Kodak Monitor Six-16
• Kodak Senior Six-16
• Kodak Six-16
• Kodak Special Six-16
• Kodak Vigilant Six-16
• Kodak Vigilant Junior Six-16
• Six-16 Brownie
• Kodak Six-16 Brownie Junior
• Vollenda Junior 616

620 film

image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)

Kodak Box 620 Kodak Box 620 model B (periscopic lens) Brownie 620 (made in Germany) Kodak Brownie Bull's-Eye Brownie Flash B Camera Brownie Flash II Camera Brownie Flash III Camera Brownie Flash IV Camera Kodak Brownie Flash Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Kodak Junior I Brownie Junior 620 Brownie Model I Camera Brownie Reflex 20 pseudo-TLR Brownie Target Six-20 Brownie Twin 20 Kodak Chevron Kodak Duex Kodak Duaflex I/II/II/IV Kodak Folding Brownie Six-20 Kodak Hawkeye Jiffy Kodak Series II Jiffy Kodak Six-20 Kodak Medalist & Medalist II Popular Brownie Popular Portrait Brownie Kodak Reflex II (TLR) Kodak Six-20 Kodak Six-20 Brownie (USA model) Kodak Six-20 Brownie (UK model) Six-20 'Brownie' C Six-20 'Brownie' D Six-20 'Brownie' E Six-20 'Brownie' F

Six-20 Boy Scout Brownie Six-20 Brownie Junior (UK model) Six-20 Brownie Junior (USA model) Six-20 Brownie Junior portrait model Six-20 Brownie Junior super model Kodak Six-20 Brownie Junior Kodak Six-20 Brownie Minor Six-20 Brownie Senior Six-20 Brownie Target Six-20 Brownie (UK model) Six-20 Brownie model 4 Six-20 Brownie model B Six-20 Brownie portrait model Kodak Six-20 Brownie Special Six-20 Bull's Eye (trapezoidal Bakelite) Kodak Six-20 Flash Brownie Six-20 Folding Brownie (UK) Six-20 Kodak Junior Six-20 Popular Brownie Kodak Six-20 Portrait Brownie Kodak Six-20 Target Hawk-Eye Kodak Super Six-20 Target Brownie Six-20 Kodak Vigilant Junior Six-20, Six-16 Kodak Vigilant Six-20, Six-16 Kodak Regent, Regent II, see Kodak AG Kodak Special Six-20 Kodak Senior Six-20 Kodak Tourist, Tourist II Kodak Monitor Six-20, Six-16 Vollenda 620, see Kodak AG

828 Bantam film

• Kodak Bantam and Kodak Flash Bantam (strut-folding models)
• Kodak Bantam Special (rangefinder with 'streamline moderne' styling)
• Kodak Bantam F/4.5
• Kodak Bantam F/5.6
• Kodak Bantam F/8 (telescoping rectangular lens tube)
• Kodak Bantam RF
• Kodak Bantam Colorsnap (original, II, 3)
• Kodak Bantam Military Model (British Air Force, U.S. Army Signal Corps)
• Kodak Pony 828/135

Plate and sheet film

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Recomar film pack cameras

• Kodak Recomar 18
• Kodak Recomar 33

Premo film pack cameras

• Film Premo No.1 (3¼×4¼)
• Film Premo 3A (3¼×5½ postcard)
• Film Premo 4x5
• Pocket Premo C
• Premoette Junior (2¼×3¼)

Folding plate cameras

postcard format

• Filmplate Special Premo (3¼×5½)
• Star Premo (3¼×4¼)

large format

• Kodak Master View Camera 4x5
• Kodak Master View Camera 8x10
• Eastman View Camera No. 2-D (5x7)
• Eastman View Camera No. 2-D (8x10)
• Eastman Commercial B Studio Camera

small film formats

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APS film

See the Advantix page

110 film

Instamatic, see Instamatic 110 list. Hawkeye Instamatic, see Instamatic 110 list. Tele-Instamatic, see Instamatic 110 list. Pocket Instamatic, see Instamatic 110 list.

Fisher-Price Camera Kodak 101 Dalmatians Kodak Cameo Motor 110 Kodak Brownie (110 camera) Kodak Brownie II Kodak Cross Kodak Ektra 1 Kodak Ektra 2 Kodak Ektra 10 Kodak Ektra 12 Kodak Ektra 12-EF Kodak Ektra 20 Kodak Ektra 22 Kodak Ektra 22-EF Kodak Ektra 52 Kodak Ektra 90 Kodak Ektra 92 Kodak Ektra 100 Kodak Ektra 150 Kodak Ektra 200 Kodak Ektra 250 Kodak Ektralite 10 Kodak Ektralite 30 Kodak EktraLite 400 Kodak Ektralite 450 Kodak Ektralite 500 Kodak Ektramax Kodak Fling (single-use)

Kodak For Kids Flash 110 Kodak Galactic Kodak Gimini Kodak Graffiti Kodak Hawkeye Pocket Instamatic Kodak Kids Camera Kodak Mickey-Matic Kodak Outdoor 110 Kodak Pazzazz Kodak pocket A-1 Kodak pocket B-1 Kodak pocket Instatech Close Up Kodak Sport Kodak Star Kodak Star 110 Kodak Stylelite pocket camera Kodak Tele-Ektra 1 Kodak Tele-Ektra 2 Kodak Tele-Ektra 32 Kodak Tele-Ektra 42 Kodak Tele-Ektra 300 Kodak Tele-Ektra 350 Kodak Tele-Ektralite 20 Kodak Tele-Ektralite 40 Kodak Tele-Ektralite 600 Kodak Tele-Stylelite pocket camera Kodak Winner "Olympic" Lion King by Kodak My First Camera

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other 16mm film

• Eastman M.B., spy matchbox camera

Cine

• Kodak cine lenses

Special film

Kodak disc film

See also Disc film

• Kodak Challenger
• Kodak Disc 2000
• Kodak disc 3000
• Kodak disc 3100
• Kodak disc 3500
• Kodak Disc 3600
• Kodak disc 4000
• Kodak disc 4100
• Kodak disc 6000
• Kodak disc 6100
• Kodak disc 8000
• Kodak Hawkeye Disc 7000
• Kodak Medalist I
• Kodak Medalist II
• Kodak Medalist Tele-Disc
• Kodak Tele Challenger
• Kodak Tele Disc

Instant film

For Kodak instant film products see Kodak Instant.

Digital

See also Kodak Easyshare.

optical finder, no display

• Kodak DC20, DC40, DC50 Zoom

just display, no optical finder

• Kodak Easyshare C15, C122, C123 (Sport), C142, C143, C180, C182, C183, C190, C195, C433, C613, C713, C763, C875, C913, C1013, C1450, C1505, C1530, C1550
• Kodak Easyshare CD14, CD22, CD24, CD44, CD50, CD80, CD82, CD83, CD90, CD93, CD153, CD703, CD1013
• Kodak Easyshare Fun Saver FD3
• Kodak Easyshare LS755
• Kodak Easyshare M22, M23, M52, M200 (MINI), M320, M340, M341, M380, M381, M420, M522, M530, M531, M532, M550, M552, M575, M577 (Touch), M580, M583, M590, M753, M763, M853, M863, M873, M883, M893 IS, M1033, M1063, M1073 IS, M1093 IS, M2008, M5350, M5370 (Touch)
• Kodak Easyshare MD30, MD41, MD55, MD81, MD853, MD855, MD1063
• Kodak Easyshare MX1063
• Kodak Easyshare One 4MP, 6MP
• Kodak Easyshare SLICE
• Kodak Easyshare V530, V550, V570 (Dual Lens), V603 , V610(Dual Lens), V705 (Dual Lens), V803, V830, V1003, V1073, V1233, V1253, V1273
• Kodak Easyshare Z583, Z700, Z730, Z760, Z885, Z915, Z950, Z1085 IS, Z1275, Z5010, Z5120, Z8612 IS, Z915
• Kodak Easyshare ZD15

display and optical finder

• DC25, DC120 Zoom, DC200, DC200 Plus, DC210, DC210 Plus, DC215, DC220, DC220 Pro Edition, DC240, DC260, DC260 Pro Edition, DC265, DC280, DC290, DC3200, DC3400, DC3800, DC4800, DC5000
• Kodak Easyshare DX3215, DX3500, DX3600, DX3700, DX3900, DX4330, DX4530, DX4900, DX6340, DX6440, DX7440, DX7630
• Kodak Easyshare C300, C310, C315, C330, C340, C360, C503, C513, C530, C533, C603, C643, C653, C663, C703, C743
• Kodak Easyshare CD33, CD40, CD43
• Kodak Easyshare CW330
• Kodak Easyshare CX4200, CX4210, CX4230, CX4300, CX4310, CX6200, CX6230, CX6330, CX6445, CX7220, CX7300, CX7310, CX7330, CX7430, CX7525, CX7530

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• Kodak Easyshare EZ200
• Kodak Easyshare LS420, LS443, LS633, LS743, LS753, LS755
• Kodak Easyshare Z700, Z730, Z760

display and electronic finder

• Kodak Easyshare DX6490, DX7590
• Kodak Easyshare P712, P850, P880
• Kodak Easyshare Z612, Z650, Z710, Z712 IS, Z740, Z812 IS, Z980, Z981, Z990 (MAX), Z1012 IS, Z1015 IS, Z7590
• Kodak Easyshare ZD710

DSLR

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Nikon AF mount

• Kodak DCS 100 (back attached to a Nikon F3)
• Kodak DCS 200 (back attached to a Nikon F801s/N8008s)
• Kodak DCS 410 (back attached to a Nikon F90/N90)
• Kodak DCS 420 (back attached to a Nikon F90/N90 or F90X/N90s)
• Kodak DCS 460 (back attached to a Nikon F90X/N90s)
• Kodak NC2000 (back attached to a Nikon F90/N90 or F90X/N90s)
• Kodak NC2000e (back attached to a Nikon F90X/N90s)
• Kodak DCS 620 / DCS 620x (based on a Nikon F5)
• Kodak DCS 660 / DCS 660M (based on a Nikon F5)
• Kodak DCS 720x (based on a Nikon F5)
• Kodak DCS 760 (based on a Nikon F5)
• Kodak DCS Pro 14n (based on a Nikon F80)
• Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n (based on a Nikon F80)

Canon EF mount

• Kodak EOS-DCS 1 (back attached to a Canon EOS-1N)
• Kodak EOS-DCS 3 (back attached to a Canon EOS-1N)
• Kodak EOS-DCS 5 (back attached to a Canon EOS-1N)
• Kodak DCS 520 (based on a Canon EOS-1N and also sold as Canon D2000)
• Kodak DCS 560 (based on a Canon EOS-1N and also sold as Canon D6000)
• Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c (Based on a Sigma SLR w EF mount)
• Kodak SCS 1000 (back attached to a Canon EOS-1N)

Nikon Pronea mount

• Kodak DCS 315 (based on a Nikon Pronea 600i)
• Kodak DCS 330 (based on a Nikon Pronea 600i)

Digital backs

• DCS 465 (Hasselblads / Mamiya RB67 / Mamiya RZ67)
• DCS Pro Back (Hasselblad 555 ELD / Mamiya RZ67)
• DCS Pro Back Plus (Hasselblad 555 ELD / Mamiya RZ67)
• DCS Pro Back 645 (Contax 645 AF / Mamiya 645AF / Hasselblad H1)

Publications

• The Kodak Magazine (US) - an internal periodical for Kodak employees
  • The Kodak Magazine (1920-21)
  • The Kodak Magazine (1921-22)
  • The Kodak Magazine (1922-23)
  • The Kodak Magazine (1923-24)
• The Kodak Magazine (UK) - a photography magazine for the general public published by Kodak Ltd.
• Kodakery - A US and Canadian magazine for the general public published by Kodak

Resources

Books

• KODAK Milestones, 1880-1980, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester NY, USA: 1980.
• BRAYER, Elizabeth: George Eastman: A Biography, University of Rochester Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1580462471.
• Coe, Brian: Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years; Hove Foto Books, Hove, UK. 1988; ISBN 0-906447-44-5, or 2nd edition, 2003; ISBN 1874707375.
• McKEOWN, Jim & Joan: Collectors Guide to Kodak Cameras, Centennial Photo Service, 1981. ISBN 0-931838-02-9.
• NAGEL, Helmut: Zauber der Kamera: Beispiele aus dem Kodak-Nagel-Werk, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1977. ISBN 3421025169.
• KEMMLER, Karl Otto: Nagel und Kodak Kameras, Gisela Kemmler, 1983.

Links

Websites in English:

• History of Kodak (archived) on Kodak's website.
• Eastman Kodak Company Camera Listing at Historic Camera
• History of Kodak Cameras (archived), a complete list with all the cameras made by Kodak from 1888 to 1999, dates, film sizes and original prices, on Kodak's website; PDF available.
• Kodak Classics by Mischa Koning ~ A site with manuals, historical background information, articles and pictures on nearly 500 Classic Kodak cameras.
• The Kodak Collector's Page by Walker Mangum, with many information including an article about the Kodak roll film numbers by Thom Bell.
• Kodak manuals, booklets and other historical literature (some in PDF and some in HTML) at OrphanCameras.com
• Multiple Kodak booklet and guides from OrphanCameras.com
• Kodakery booklets and magazines from OrphanCameras.com
• On-line Magazines, Newspapers, Books, etc. of the Eastman Kodak Company at GenWeb of Monroe County, NY
• Kodak DCS series DSLRs at Photography in Malaysia.
• Flickr group "Kodak".
• Kodak Cameras Price Guide by CollectiBlend.
• Many Kodak Camera Manuals : Photo-Manuals.com

Websites in French:

• L'histoire de Kodak-Pathé at Kodak en France homepage (archived)