minoltist7
pussy photographer
We have cost of film rolls increased to 1,5x - 2x. Same for developers & other chemicals.
It always was a niche market last 2 years, and now film technology is in big danger.
It always was a niche market last 2 years, and now film technology is in big danger.
dmr
Registered Abuser
Prices seem very consistent here in the States at least.
sevo
Fokutorendaburando
Why should it? Settled niche industries don't operate on substantial loans, so that a economic crisis does not affect their financing particularily.
If any, fewer bulk amount users will shift over to digital these days, which should delay the predictable end of cinematic print and industrial recording film, and give film manufacturers a few years of added business they had not hoped for.
The stuff that will fail are things that have been heavily loan-financed over several instances based on future prospects which are already overdue - i.e. the crisis will spell the death on some already struggling digital camera manufacturers.
If any, fewer bulk amount users will shift over to digital these days, which should delay the predictable end of cinematic print and industrial recording film, and give film manufacturers a few years of added business they had not hoped for.
The stuff that will fail are things that have been heavily loan-financed over several instances based on future prospects which are already overdue - i.e. the crisis will spell the death on some already struggling digital camera manufacturers.
bmattock
Veteran
Kodak is a struggling digital camera manufacturer - and a film manufacturer.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a9ALFicoKeso&refer=us
Polaroid makes (actually, resells) digital cameras, and will end their film production in a few short days.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/digitalcameras/?p=373
Fujifilm is also a digital camera maker and a film maker.
That leaves, what, Ilford, Ferrania, Lucky, and Foma? Wow. Big playahs.
