Exhibit 5 to Form S-3 July 22, 1997 Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester, New York 14560 Gentlemen: I am General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company, a New Jersey corporation ("Kodak"). With respect to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed today by Kodak with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), relating to shares of Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share (the "Common Stock") of Kodak that may be offered for sale from time to time pursuant to the Eastman Kodak Shares Program, I have examined and relied upon the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in my judgment are necessary to enable me to render the opinion set forth below. Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the shares of Common Stock proposed to be offered for sale from time to time pursuant to the Eastman Kodak Shares Program have been duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable under the laws of the State of New Jersey. I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to me under the caption Legal Opinion in the Prospectus. Very truly yours, /s/ Gary P. Van Graafeiland ------------------------------ GARY P. VAN GRAAFEILAND General Counsel and Senior Vice President