Because of the glutted dry plate market, Eastman now tried to perfect the film itself. The dry plates had been backed by glass; this was expensive and inconvenient. So, Eastman searched for a flexible backing. In 1884, Eastman patented a paper-backed film. Soonafter, he developed roll holders for the new film. Later, he developed a camera that was sold already loaded, allowing novices to take pictures. He called his camera Kodak, which had one hundred exposures and sold for twenty-five dollars. The Eastman business was now once again successful.
After the film from the Kodak camera had been exposed, it as sent to Rochester where it was unloaded and developed in a darkroom. To combat the necessity of the darkroom to load and unload film, Eastman developed a camera that had a black paper attached to each end of the film. Then the film at the end would not be exposed to open light; the film was then not ruined. This further improved the Kodak camera and made it more popular. Eastman also developed an amateur motion-picture camera. By his death, his company was a successful multi-million dollar company.<\P>