I got some new Provia 100F with development for free, and a bunch of new Agfa RSX II 100 for less than $3 each. Analog photography is getting cheaper.
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På 2. nov. 2003 kl. 08.51 skrev John Coyle:
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
