You may have something there. It's getting impossible to get anything
slower than 200ASA around here. Even that is difficult - mostly 400 or 800
ASA.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Winsor Crosby
Sent: 08 October 2002 17:14
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [OM] Re: 35mm film lost the battle against digital ? NO WAY
>No so fast about film leaving (Sony just ended support for Beta don't
forget).
>
>Here is something very, very telling:
>
><http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/corp/pressCenter/presentations/2002annu
alMtg.shtml>http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/corp/pressCenter/presentation
s/2002annualMtg.shtml
>
>It is Kodak's shareholder's meeting. Summary:
>
> "Nearly 85 billion film exposures were made last year.
>
> 525 million households worldwide own at least one film camera. That
> compares to about 29 million households which own at least one
> digital still camera.
>
> U.S. film sales grew despite the recession.
>
> Kodak sees great growth potential for film in both U.S. and global
> markets. Expanding the benefits of film is Kodak's #1 strategic
> goal. "
>
>
>Film is here to stay as digital costs (printer, ink, a GOOD camera)
>are too expensive for most. P&S for email seem to rule the day.
>People said VHS would die 10 yrs ago with DVD, it hasn't. Either
>has paper banking. People are far too quick to predict the demise
>of a product, and are usually wrong. Happens all the time in
>marketting.
>
>Hey, people predicted Survior would never last!!!!!
>
>-Bill
>
I did not say film would disappear, just professional film. Of those
525 million households, how many pop for Velvia, Provia, Kodachrome,
Agfachrome or even Ilford B&W? How many own SLRs? How many of those
film cameras are disposable? If my only choice is Kodak Gold, I will
enthusiastically embrace digital.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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