Re: PMA processing survey

2004-08-12 Thread jtainter
Interesting that 35 mm. SLRs are 25% of unit volume, but 54% of dollar value. Perhaps we have been too pessimistic about the future of film SLRs, and film to put in them. It's possible that 35 mm. SLRs and 35 mm. film may be among the last to go. Joe

Re: PMA processing survey

2004-08-12 Thread Mark Roberts
"Butch Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mark wrote: > >This is being watched with interest by everyone. Eckerd pharmacies last >year pledged to eventually put a Fuji Frontier lab in each one of their >stores. Eckerd has since been bought (by J.C. Penney, IIRC) and it'll be >interesting to see if

Re: PMA processing survey

2004-08-12 Thread Butch Black
Mark wrote: This is being watched with interest by everyone. Eckerd pharmacies last year pledged to eventually put a Fuji Frontier lab in each one of their stores. Eckerd has since been bought (by J.C. Penney, IIRC) and it'll be interesting to see if they hold to this plan. I'm betting they cut it

Re: PMA processing survey

2004-08-12 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Interesting read, thanks for sharing Butch. Digital is a disrupting technology. Interesting to see is the decrease of digital camera sales between 1 and 3 MP. I wonder how long film will be available everywhere, together with processing. On Thursday 12 August 2004 03:46, Butch Black wrote: FJW>

PMA processing survey

2004-08-11 Thread Butch Black
Hi The photo marketing association (PMA) just released their processing survey through Jan 2004. The statistics are scary. The link: http://www.pmai.org/pdf/e2558color.pdf Butch