Fuji Will Keep Film Business

Explaining the reason for the decision, he said, "Fujifilm would be the only one that can supply photo films if Eastman Kodak Co. leaves." The U.S. film maker went bankrupt in January.
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I don't get this statement ... is he refering to the motion picture industry or is he just unaware of other companies like Ilford etc?
 
Chriscrawfordphoto said:
Ilford, Foma, and Efke do not make color films of any kind. Fuji and Kodak are the only ones left for color.
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I sort of figured that but he doesn't actually make any reference to colour as such.

I figured it was just another case of an exec having his head so far up his own backside that he was unaware that there is actually film available outside the duopoly that is/was Kodak and Fujifilm! 😛
 
Velvia is really going? I guess I should buy a little bit for one last dance. It was too expensive for me to use regularly, but I do enjoy it when I do use it.

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Not all Velvia. The article says Velvia is being discontinued in certain flavors and formats. Dropping 100F in 135, 120, and 4x5. Dropping Velvia 50 in 4x5 and 8x10.

Fuji is likely dropping the less popular formats and keeping the ones that sell better.
 
Keith said:
I sort of figured that but he doesn't actually make any reference to colour as such.

I figured it was just another case of an exec having his head so far up his own backside that he was unaware that there is actually film available outside the duopoly that is/was Kodak and Fujifilm! 😛
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Film has always been a volume biz and only Fuji and Kodak (and prior, Agfa) have been the only ones capable of sustaining that as such. Ilford, Efke, etc. have always been combined less than 1% of the Kodak/Fuji duopoly.

B/W film has always been a sideline to revenues, and it's not certain that it continuance as a home developed product can exist if the majority supply of C41 proves economically unsustainable. Many of the b/w films spoken of on this forum were only ever economically viable when there was a colossus of C41 product underwriting overhead. This applies at the industrial supply scale, such as raw materials for all emulsions and substrate. It's the dominant issue for the medium term of film, 2-5 years down the road.

And underwriting C41 is motion picture film stock, to a large extent. One hint I see in this article is speculation about Kodak, and there is rumour that Kodak has been shopping its film product line to motion picture investors. Fuji may know better if there is appetite for that.

Fuji never ramped up its production to the same extent as Kodak in the 90's, and so have been able to scale down as demand has wound down. And they don't have the same investor/creditor pressure Kodak has.
 
I posted the following comment to the BJP page in response to their article:
The following statements contradict each other:
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"Fujifilm has announced the discontinuation of two of its professional films – the Fujichrome Velvia 100F and Velvia 50"

"Fujifilm tells BJP that its Velvia 50 will continue to be distributed in 35mm and 120 formats."
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"When the last shipments of Velvia 50 and 100F films will reach the UK, only three types of colour reversal films will remain in Fujifilm's range: Provia 100F, Provia 400X and Velvia 100."
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Your article is downright misleading, in that it shows an image of a box of 35mm Velvia 50, when, according to your own text, this format is not actually being discontinued!
IF the remainder of your article is correct, one film -- Velvia 100F -- is being discontinued, and certain film format -- Velvia 50 in sheet film sizes -- will no longer be cut. This is NOT the same as saying Velvia 50 is being discontinued completely, yet, many attention-deficit-challenged web readers will scan your page and conclude Velvia 50 is out of production. As if the film using community don't have enough problems as it is with incorrect rumour-mongering about films being discontinued, as it is.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Want to correct these glaring mistakes, please?

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One hopes the glaring errors in the article will be corrected.
Regards
Brett
 
Fuji expresses their commitment to film, the next day they phase out "unpopular" formats. Ok, so what are the "popular" formats then and what happens when these become "unpopular" as well?

I have a feeling the end of Kodak AND Fuji film is near.

If I wanted to clear my stocks I´d also "commit to film" until the stuff is sold.

Does anyone actually believe Fujifilm will deliver to a hard core nerd fraction of the market in five years? Those people who call themself "film shooters" but hardly run 2 rolls a month through their camera?
 
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