[LargeFormat] Kodak to Stop Making Film-Based Cameras!

[Vince Dobson]

      The big yellow dog is dying!
  Fuji is better and I'm not lying.

               With a huge freezer full of frozen film.
            The chance of running out is rather slim.

                                                    If the truth be told.
                                                 And I may be so bold.

                              This move of theirs was quite expected.
      I'm prepared to keep on shooting and not be dejected!

Vince Dobson
Visions In Nature
www.visionsinnature.com

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	largeformat-admin@f32.net [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net]  On
Behalf Of Clive Warren
Sent:	Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:36 PM
To:	largeformat@f32.net
Subject:	[LargeFormat] Kodak to Stop Making Film-Based Cameras!

Seven hours ago, Kodak announced to the world its withdrawal from the
traditional-camera market in Western Europe, the US and Canada. They will
still be making film, but this is another nail in the coffin of film as
Kodak concentrate on their digital products.

However they will still be supplying film-based cameras to other parts of
the world:

"'Kodak said that it plans to continue making reloadable cameras that use
35mm film for emerging markets, such as China, India, Eastern Europe and
Latin America, and that it will introduce six new cameras in those markets
this year."

"(We) estimate that there are 60 million Chinese consumers who have the
purchasing power to participate in photography, but have not bought their
first camera," Kodak spokesman Charles Smith said.

This seems to be part of the current management thinking for Kodak in their
strategy to pursue the market for digital cameras.

The message for us is to continue buying and using large format film -
where there is a demand, supplies will continue.

Cheers,
            Clive



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