Eastman Kodak





Eastman Kodak Company is a large multinational public company producing
photographic equipment. The basis of Eastman Kodak was the Eastman Dry Plate
Company founded by inventor George Eastman and businessman Henry Strong in
1881.

The developers of roll film and the first camera suitable for nonexpert use,
such as the Brownie and Instamatic, the company remains one of the largest
supplier of films in the world both for the amateur and professional
markets. It has also diversified into various other imaging-related
industries (such as medical imaging), and continues to work at gaining a
stronger foothold in growing use of digital photography and digital imagery
in general.

After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak left the instant camera
business on January 9, 1986.

The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, USA.