It is interesting that the company perhaps the most closely
associated with photography in the 20th Century, Kodak, is now in
Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Not that no-one
could see it coming, but it was still a bit of a shock when it finally
did.
For me the biggest question is what will happen to it’s
digital sensor division. Kodak sensors
are used in most medium format digital cameras, and famously in the Leica
M9. Kodak have announced that they are
wanting to sell off their digital imaging patents for around $2 billion to fund
their emergency restructuring loan from Citibank. I highly doubt that they will get anywhere
near the money they are looking for as most of the world have managed to figure
out how to produce this technology with minimal infringement on Kodak’s
patents.
So what will happen to the M9? No idea, but hopefully it will give Leica an
opportunity to put in a decent sensor, like the Sony sensor in the Nikon full
frame digital cameras.
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