Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It isn't that consumers have lost faith in Kodak or in film--they've already been lured away by digital, and it's been going on for a long time already. Film sales are way down because consumer digital is way, way, WAY up; it's that simple. Go to Target (if you're in the U.S.) or some other mass-markety discount warehouse and take a look at all the cute little digital consumer-grade cameras that are on display. They're all digital. Canon and Nikon aren't going to be making any small point and shoot film cameras anymore, Olympus has oodles of cool consumer digital goodies, and even more dramatic, all the so-so and even high-end camera-phones that are out are slamming the film world. So the market for consumer-grade film isn't there. People are buying memory cards--Memory Sticks, SD Cards, CF Cards, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. (Say that with a Yul Brynner accent for maximum effect!). Film's not going to die completely, but I think it will become a mostly pro- and dedicated-amateur-only medium. Kit -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Klaus Elmquist Nielsen Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 1:21 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodak closure.... I wonder if Kodak's film sales has been affected by their announcement of the stop for film innovations? In other words that the customers has lost faith in Kodak and seeks other alternative, either digital or other film brands. The times are changing, yes, but why ask people to leave when they would have liked to stay longer if they were invited to do so? Cheers from a film dinosaur (without badge), Klaus On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:11:27 +0800, Matt Morgan <mattmorgan1@mac.com> wrote: > Kodak also just shut down part of their operation in Australia as well. > Not sure how many, but maybe 600 jobs were lost. > > Sign of the times...... _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information