Re: OT - Film CAMERAS are dead.

[Herb Chong]

it isn't profitable now for the big 5. Olympus doesn't make one. film SLR 
body sales for 2004 were down to about 30% of what they were only three or 
four years ago. that should drop to half that within a year.

Herb....
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From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 10:29 AM
Subject: OT - Film CAMERAS are dead.


A bit dramatic, but it raises an interesting question.  Given the used
equipment market, how long will it be profitable for the bigger
companies to make film cameras?  The Nikon F6 is an interesting case.
And, can smaller companies arise that make smaller batches of very
expensive "custom"  film cameras?