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When was Kodak film born?

Since the establishment of 1886, Kodak has experienced a hundred years of vicissitudes. After a hundred years of hard work, Kodak has always occupied the leading position in the world photosensitive industry.

1886, george eastman developed the first automatic camera and named it "Kodak", and Kodak Company was born. Kodak solemnly promised in the first advertisement: "You press the button and I'll take care of the rest!"

From 65438 to 0930, Kodak occupied 75% of the world photographic equipment market and its profits accounted for 90% of this market. The earliest cameras were so huge that a horse was needed to carry them. Kodak has spared no effort to make the camera "for everyone" and achieved remarkable results.

1964, automatic cameras went on the market immediately, and 7.5 million cameras were sold that year, setting a world record for camera sales.

1966 overseas sales of $265,438 +0.5 billion, ranking 32nd in Fortune magazine, and net profit of 10. At that time, the second sales volume of Agfa in the photosensitive industry was only 1/6.

From 65438 to 0996, Kodak ranked fourth among the top ten brands in the world by world-renowned consulting companies, second only to McDonald's, Disney and Coca-Cola. "This is Kodak moment, don't let it slip away" and other household slogans spread all over the world.