On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:05:31 +1000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Do you seriously think that film manufacturers are going to keep > non-profitable > film production lines on ice for those people across the globe who still don't > have electricity (let alone the ability to afford cameras/film/processing or > prints)? > > I think you'll find that low end (but capable) digital cameras will very > quickly become more cost effective than film cameras and all film but those > destined for a for few niche markets will die out. Forgive me if it's been mentioned here (I haven't really been following this thread until now), but Kodak Canada's Toronto manufacturing facility has all but closed down. I think something like 600 jobs have been lost (announced last in the last week or two) - but that's the last 600 manufacturing jobs of what was once a workforce of many thousands. Basically, all that's left is sales reps. Digital is doing to film what CD's did to vinyl. They said it would take about 10 years for them to phase out records - it took far less. Soon (two years max, is my prediction), film will be a boutique industry, just as vinyl currently is. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
