Because there hasn't been an analog resurgence.
Your usual facts ignoring comment about that topic.
For years you are telling us here that film is doomed, that film companies will collapse, that there will be less film choices in the future ....and so on.
But the reality has proven you wrong.
There is indeed a film revival in several major areas. Let's have a look at the facts:
1. Instant film photography is booming for years. Fujifilm Instax has increasing demand each year sind 2004!!
Fujifilm sold about 6.5 million (!!!) Instax cameras in the latest fiscal year. So Fujifilm alone sold more than double (!) Instax cameras than all 10 DSLM manufacturers sold of their DSLM models in 2016 (which were only 3.1 million for the whole global DSLM market).
Fujifilm is prodiucing instant Instax film in three shifts a day, 24h each day to satisfy demand.
They even had to build a new plant to cope with the boom.
And you are telling us there is no revival: How ridiculous!
2. Polaroid films (former Impossible Project) are also booming, with a growth rate of about 20% p.a.
Because of that the main shareholder of Impossible bought Polaroid this spring, invested more and transferred Impossible Project into Polaroid Originals. And they have already a new camera and improved films on the market.
3. Eastman Kodak has hired 10% additional staff for film production. Kodak Alaris is reporting increasing demand for prof. colour film and BW film. And they intend to bring an Ektachrome film back. Why that? Because there is "no analogue resurgence" as you said? No, because they see increasing interest in film.
4. Ilford is reporting increasing demand for their films. Same for Adox, Bergger and Rollei-Films.
5. The big film distributors like B&H, Fotoimpex, ars-imago, Maco etc. are all reporting increasing demand.
6. Lots of succesful film related Kickstarter and Indiegogo projects in the last years. Why? Because there is interest!
7. Adox is doubling their factory space. Film Ferrania is marching on and investing. Would they do that and take all the risks if there is no resurgence as you say? Of course not!
They are building their new plants because their market data is clear and showing rising interest in film.
8. JOBO has introduced two new film processors. Simply because of increasing demand.
9. In your latest post you've said there is no professional lab equipment anymore. That is simply wrong: Professional lab equipment is produced e.g. by Noritsu, Fujifilm, Hostert, Colenta, JOBO.
And there are several specialised companies for refurbishing lab machines. And companies who have enough spare parts for decades.
There are even several manufacturers (most from Asia) which are now producing new spare parts for Agfa, Fuji and Noritsu machines.
I've seen them and their products at the last Photokinas (biggest photo fair in the world).
10. The next week a new 'brick and mortar', physical shop for
- used photo film cameras
- used small format film cameras (S8, 16mm)
- repairs of all these cameras (with a young repair specialist)
will open in Berlin:
http://clickundsurr.de/
Why? Increasing demand.
11. Recently a new camera store (Leistenschneider) opened in Frankfurt. Mainly a digital store.
But:
They also offer the complete film programmes of Fujifilm, Ilford and Kodak Alaris on big shelves!
And not only that, but also photo chemistry and lab goods for self-developing.
Would they do that if there is no new interest in film?
That are only some aspects. There are more indicators for the fact that we are in the beginning phase of a film revival (in instant photography we are already in a full boom).
Cheers, Jan
