Perhaps we've reached the point where most of those who want to go digital
have done so, and there now remains a hard core
of film afficionados that may dwindle gradually over a longish period.
But there is one question to ask. Bill, are you aware of other labs in
your vicinity which have closed during the past year, and from whose
business you may have benefitted?
John
On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:48:16 -0000, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Every year, I do a 'snapshot" of where my lab is, in relation to past
years.
In 2003, we processed more film than we had ever done before.
I track the 2 weeks before Christmas to the middle of January for my
Christmas rush volume numbers, since the rush seems to die off around
the 10th, for the most part.
Film processing volumes (C-41) have been dropping off steadily for the
past couple of years.
If we treat 03 as 100%, 04 was 57%, 05 was 50%.
I was surprised to find film processing volumes had only dropped off
another 7% from the 03 numbers, although the % drop from 04 to 05 is
somewhat higher.
Print volumes are also dropping, but not as fast, 03 being 100%, 04 was
71%, 05 was 69%.
For those who think I am not looking past my front door, the PMA
projections are pretty close to what is happenning in my lab.
William Robb
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