Re: Demise of film

From: Michael Briggs ^lt;MichaelBriggs@Earthlink.net>
Date: 08/08/05-09:26:55 AM Z
Message-id: <XFMail.20050808102655.MichaelBriggs@Earthlink.net>

> Just saw BBC NEWS24. Dixons, quite a large chain of stores here in the UK
> have announced that film cameras are finished. When current stocks of film
> based cameras are sold, they will cease their retail and sell only digital.
> The dominos are falling

The disappearance of film from mass market stores doesn't mean the the
disappearance of film. The disappearance of the snapshooter market doesn't
mean the disappearence of all demand. I think film is becoming a specialty
item, and fewer types will be available, but it isn't about to disappear.

Was Dixons selling B&W film? US mass marketers have very rarely had B&W film
for many years, yet B&W film still exists.

--Michael
Received on Mon Aug 8 09:24:24 2005

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