On this topic, I noticed that my better local camera store, Photo Continental, has dropped it's cool storage for film, where you could buy film batches in ten-packs, and all film is now relegated to tumble displays without the option - a definite indicator that they consider digital to be more important. In addition, a recent store revamp has given two-thirds of the space to digital, and film SLR's are now occupying the rear corner of the floor!
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 8:37 AM Subject: Anyone want to buy a film fridge? > ...because it looks as if a lot of camera shops are going to be selling > them soon. I just stopped in at my local store and discovered that > they've cut down from three film refrigerators to one, and that one is > only about 1/3 filled. I think I'm probably going to be *forced* to buy > my film by mail order before too long. > I'm wondering if we're hitting the "knee" in the curve of digital > replacing film. As more people go digital the demand for film drops, > causing retailers to stock less film...which gives more people incentive > to go digital...which makes the shops reduce film stock further...and so > on in a self-stoking cycle. > This kind of process starts out slow but accelerates wildly once a > certain threshold is crossed. I expect professional-grade films and > consumer films will hit this point at different times but I think it may > be happening now with respect to the good stuff. > > Time to start scrounging money for an *ist-D. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >
