Around here there are no dealers of film cameras anymore. To me that
seems like the safer (if smaller) marketplace. Dealing in new and
used film cameras and supplies is a relatively safe business. It's a
Fine Art business now and giving classes and dealing in repairs
targets a very specific market. Digital stuff almost seems like a
waste of time for a mortar and bricks store. There's no way to beat
the prices of online retailers and it's way too easy to get stuck
with obsolete inventory. The market changes too fast.
On Aug 3, 2005, at 2:22 PM, GFaulk7376@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Owning a camera store has to be difficult in today's times. With
> every new
> release comes the potential for obsolete inventory. If your core
> business is
> Nikon, Canon, and Minolta SLR's, you've got full frame lenses and
> reduced
> frame lenses to stock. There are digital cameras with highly
> recognizable brand
> names sold through volume retailers who never really competed in
> the film
> camera business who are now major players in digital(Sony, Samsung,
> Panasonic,etc..). I think the greatest threat to Olympus and other
> established camera
> manufacturers is from somebody like Samsung who musters up the
> courage to build
> a small, economical, Digital SLR, with a small selection of
> lenses. If the
> tiny sensors now used in the digital point and shoots get
> sufficiently good, it
> could happen.
>
> Gary Faulkenberry
>
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