Film will die as a consummer item.
How long it will take is anybodies guess. As a specialty item it should last a long time. However, Wal-Mart and such do not sell specialty items. They depend upon volume for profit. The only single roll of film the local Wal-Mart is now carrying is Kodak Max. Everything else is in 4 packs. 90% of consumers only use 1 or 2 rolls of film per year. So from Wal-Marts point of view they are nonexistant, and will soon not be able to buy film for their cameras.
Us film diehards must resign ourselves to buying mail order. Here in a small city (15K) that is the only way to get roll film, sheet film, or B&W film (has been for a couple of years already).
However, just the other day there were 4 attractive young ladies photographing the local Post Office (a historic building). The were all using film cameras. The very most attractive one smiled at me, but she was using a Nikon so I did not speak to her...
graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" -----------------------------------
William Robb wrote:
But it is starting to breath really slow in Consumerville. Yesterday seemed to be the end of the rush.
I can't give volume numbers, but we are down 37% for film, 34% for prints from last year.
William Robb
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