Skiff
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I'm not going to stop anything because I've done nothing wrong. I'm not the one posting "the sky is falling" threads about digital all of the time nor do I disparage film ever.
Same here. I've never posted a "sky is falling thread". I've only posted the current facts concerning the photo industry.
The data is clear and obvious. The challenges there are affecting me as professional and all enthusiast photographers, too. Especially in the coming years.
We have to face the situation. Naive denial of the facts isn't helpful.
I just do not see the HUGE resurgence that others see based on anecdotal evidence.
No one here has claimed a huge film resurgence based on anecdotes.
The film revival is explained and confirmed by the film and photo chemistry manufacturers, by the film distributors and some manufacturers of film equipment like JOBO, which have introduced new products because of increasing demand:
- Eastman Kodak has reported increasing film demand, and they increased their film staff recently by 15% to increase the production; Ektachrome comeback is in the works
- Ilford has reported increasing demand for the last three years
- Adox has reported increasing demand in the double digit area, and they are now building a new plant and doubling their factory space in Germany
- Fotoimpex has reported increasing demand
- Film Ferrania started their business because of increasing demand
- Fujifilm has invested millions of dollars in Instax because of increasing demand (increasing since 2004, by the way)
- Impossible project reported increasing demand, introduced improved films and introduced their own first camera last year, more cameras will follow
- Jobo is reporting increasing demand, introduced new products
- Maco / Rollei-Film has also reported increasing demand
- Bergger reported increasing demand, introduced therefore their new Panchro 400 film
- Tetenal and Spur have reported increasing demand, both introduced new products
- ars-imago has got more than 300.000€ in only three days for their daylight developing tank.
And so on......there are even more examples.
The industry is sending very clear signals about the beginning film-revival.
But some forum members are alwas ignoring these facts and say that is only "anecdotical".