Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah, but Karen, if a company such as Kodak is already producing film for all the 35 mm and 120 cameras, and they have the infrastructure to use the same raw materials to churn out whatever amount of 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 film is called for, there's no problem; they may even keep producing it as a loss-leader to show that they are a full-service film manufacturer. But what happens when the 35 mm operation itself is no longer worth their time and investment? I'm not suggesting that that point will come today or tomorrow, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see the number of film choices decline sharply over the next five years. And then what? B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Karen Nakamura Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 10:22 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost >Maybe the % of non-pro photographers that shoot 120 or 220 (or even >35mm) and that take photography seriously (as opposed to >family-holidays-... point and shooters) is a bit too small to keep the >traditonal film factories turning? Considering that 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 sheet film is still available, I don't think we have anything seriously to worry about for the next 5-10 years. Talk about a small market. Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information