Barnabas File

I cannot remember when I last used a Kodak product. On the occasions when I get photos printed from a memory stick at the local drug store (which seems less and less frequently), I have found that they do not use Kodak photographic paper but a Japanese product.  Even so, it came as something of a surprise when I heard the National Public Radio story stating that the Eastman Kodak Company was selling off its patents to produce revenue and was contemplating Chapter 11 bankruptcy filling. The 131- year-old company was such an American icon that it gave us a phrase that we have all used—“This is a Kodak moment.”  I can remember when my folks bought me a simple Kodak black and white camera for me when I was in elementary school so I can take pictures of family and friends.  I moved on to an 8 millimeter Kodak movie camera and created my own masterpieces.  I used Kodak film to take 35 mm slides while I was in Vietnam and still have a dozen metal cases containing h...