I was in my local camera shop recently, and they said they were now
handling 50% more film d&p as they were five years ago.
Sounded impressive, until I remembered that five years ago we had four
camera shops within a mile or so. Now we have one.
Statistics always need interpretation.
John
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:00:42 +0100, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That had happened already with 4x5 B$W in some markets. When processing
went up to $5 a sheet in Charlotte (2001), it was time to think about
setting up a darkroom again. Heck processing a 100 sheet box of film
will pay for a pretty nice darkroom setup these days.
graywolf
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Bruce Dayton wrote:
That has been my thought all along - basically that price of
processing and time (mail order) will be big factors in the decline of
film use. For the masses, taking their card or cd into Walmart and
getting inexpensive prints back almost immediately will easily win
out. That will further drive up the cost of film processing and
developing as fewer rolls will go through. My local lab (Pro Lab) has
seen a significant drop in the number of rolls processed per day - I
think they are down about 40-50%. Their E-6 is now saved up and run
once a week unless someone brings in a bunch of rolls.
I don't think the price will jump rapidly, but it will go up slow and
steady. The consumer will be the ultimate decision maker.
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