cliff Hilbert Loc: Plano, TX

On this day in 1888 George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film box camera, and registered his trademark:“Kodak”.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Neat, 135 years ago.

It would be funny if he perceived the shutter noise as "Kerchunk".

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

My first photos were taken with a Kodak 2A brownie at age 4... sorry no film in it. My first camera was Kodak Hawkeye. Still have some Grade School photos from it.

Randyfrieder Loc: Long Island, New York

Eastman chose the name KODAK, because he specifically wanted a hard k at the beginning and end of the word.
He felt it was a strong sound,
and that it would catch on.
He did okay!!!
And, for all of us ‘togs, I personally am grateful for all the film and technology that George Eastman and Kodak made, to make us do our jobs or hobbies better.
As a 65 year old, I have fond memories of being in my darkroom, developing film and making prints, with Kodak film and chemicals.
Although I enjoyed every minute of my time in the darkroom, I absolutely love the fact that I use a digital camera, the Z9 and I can develop and print my work, while sitting in a chair, looking at a monitor, pushing buttons and a trackball.
No more mixing chemicals, temperature control, timers, tongs, paper trays, stainless steel film developing reels and cans, hanging prints and film, all over to dry and get dusty.etc.
I don’t miss any of that stuff.
Additionally, I can now make as many duplicates prints, as I want, that are exactly the same as the original. That never happened in the darkroom. Sometimes you burned in or dodged an area differently than before, the time under the enlarger varied, or the chemicals were stronger or weaker.
Way too many variables, but somehow we managed.
Digital is so much better. For so many reasons. I have no desire to go back to film, even though I still have 25 Nikon film cameras.
Kodak also introduced the first digital camera, but they lost their way, sticking to film, way too long.

The photo is of my mini museum, which lives in my living room.

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JD750 Loc: SoCal

I remember the Brownie Hawkeye. My mom had one! She loved it and showed me how to use it. Of course back then you had to stand in sun and face the sun (maybe not but that's what my mom thought) to get a good picture which resulted in everyone looking squinty eyed.

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

I guess almost everyone had a Brownie Hawkeye, didn't they? These are some that I believe were taken with my Hawkeye, based on the dates and the square format. I probably took these, except for the one I'm in.

I have started the restoration process on many of our old family photos, most of which were taken by a cousin who was an avid amateur who processed and printed his own. Negatives for mine are long gone, and we never saw any of his negs.

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RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

That Simon & Garfunkel song would have been "Kerchunkachrome."

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

I really like your mini museum. Did you have a favorite film camera?

GeneG

My first "camera" was a fake that I acquired at the 1939-40 NY World Fair. It had a bit of film attached to the inside of a wooden box and a bit of glass in front, with a shutter. But it got me interested in photography, and my parents gave me a "real" camera - a plastic box shaped like a Leica, with 2 speeds ("Instant" and "Bulb") that
helped me learn a little about things like exposure. My first REAL camera was a Kodak Brownie Reflex with a flashbulb attachment, that I received when I graduated from 6th grade. That led to a lifelong hobby and a series of increasingly better equipment. I agree that digital processing is much more convenient than film processing, and a little easier for me as I approach the age of 95.

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

Ok, I know that these images aren't up to what Ansel would have shot had he the latest Zed Nine and the most recent Photoshop, but I really like this sort of look back into family life of our past that is just before the most recent past. While I can agree that there is much we have gained, there is also much we have lost.

cliff Hilbert Loc: Plano, TX

On my honeymoon in 1975 at the bottom of Yellowstone Falls, my now ex was going to the bathroom behind a huge bolder. I just decided to snap a pic of the bottom of the falls (not her bottom). Six years later I entered it into the Heard Museum of Natural Science photo contest in McKinney, TX. and won first place. When I spoke to a couple of the judges and told them that I took the picture with a Brownie Hawkeye, they said that they thought it looked a little soft - it certainly was 😄.

With today’s cameras and post processing that kind of photo would never win a prize. But it did back then and it was the first time I had ever entered a photo contest.

spaceytracey Loc: East Glacier Park, MT

I agree, mostly. I do miss the darkroom with the lovely chemical smells. Some definitel skills were needed to get just the print you wanted. Will not go back though. Still have a Pentax 6X7 If I ever get the urge to shoot film again though. W/not be developing it myself.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

I'm 69 and still have several film cameras that I could run film thru, 35mm and 4x5". But if I ever do again I'll be sending the film out for processing. I disposed of my enlargers a few years ago.

twowindsbear

Which rf Nikons do you have? Would you post a pic or 2 of them, too? Thanks

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Pentax has a ‘film project’ - the main output so far has been interviews with various well-known {in Japan} artists who still use film. Apparently, they use film because it tends to be softer.