Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just happened to open the June 2003 Shutterbug (page 60) where it is mentioned that film will be around for a long time. The author mentioned the billions of film cameras around the world still in use, plus the fact that in 2002 there were "more than twice as many film cameras as digital cameras sold in 2002." That number includes single-use cameras. Ted - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 5:31 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital usage > Marc, > The statistic comes from PMA the Photographic Marketing Association. The > market turned sometime in the late fall and has held steady in the 85 to 92 > range since the Christmas market season. Again, the number excludes > disposable cameras although for the first time ever disposable camera sales > increased in single digit numbers. > > Don > dorysrus@mindpring.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html