----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Todd" Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying?
> From what I see, Mr. Robb, you live outside of the USA, and I'd suggest > that what you are seeing and experiencing is relative to your market and > those in similar situations I will have to agree with Bill on this one. Film count is down and increasing numbers of the film we see are one time use cameras. My fear, and I'd like to get Bill's feeling on this, is that now that a very large portion of 1 hour processing is done by drug store and big box chains, a lot of independent labs are closing. My fear is that after most of the independents are out of business the chains will decide there is not enough volume (read $) to warrant keeping the labs open and will either close them completely or provide a small kiosk where customers can print from their media cards self service. The strange irony is that it may be the one time use cameras that help keep film around a little longer. Butch
