Hi, Tuesday, August 24, 2004, 3:22:23 PM, Steve wrote:
> Chris Stoddart wrote: >> Now the BBC gets in on the act: >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3591360.stm >> >> Chris > My crystal ball says that Ilford sells the business as a going concern, > the new owners make big layoffs and drop some of their less-profitable > lines (my money's on PAN-F and SFX), and the cost of Ilford photographic > products goes up. Long-term either they will find a niche in the > dwindling but still-extant market for black-and-white film products, or > they will be unable to cut their overheads enough and die. I hope for > the former, but it may be that in five years' time you'll only be able > to get "Lucky" film and "Oriental Seagull" paper... > Anyone else care to join me in uninformed speculation? :-) > S I mostly agree with you, but I expect Agfa and Ilford to merge, then get eaten by Kodak and in the medium term there will only be Tri-X and D-76. No paper, or any of the printing-related stuff. I would like to know (just out of curiosity) what will happen to the market in collectable Leicas if film disappears. Will it matter? -- Cheers, Bob
