On 18 Jul 2004 at 22:52, William Robb wrote: > What if gas went to 10 dollars a gallon rather than two? > Would they take the bus then?
Ask Europeans these questions :-) > What if film is 20 dollars a roll rather than two? It almost is here and it's well over that after processing (Provia/Velvia) > Will they still shoot it? > Or will they just go out and buy a digital for a hundred bucks? > Do you think that if the price of ink and paper increases by a huge > factor that the price of getting film printed won't go up by the same > margin? > Or greater? You are just too practical for your own good Bill. > I assure you, I am seeing the demise of film first hand. > It's happening, and no amount of wishful thinking is going to change > it. > I will keep you posted as to how fast it's happpening, but right now, > it seems about 50% dead. I just hope roll film production and processing labs hang on well after the death of 35mm film and all its accoutrements. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
