This is excluding 1,52 billion smartphones sold in 2019. We all very well know they are replacing compact digital cameras that once sold in millions and are about to extinct, hence the drop in "digital camera production".
It even could be the case that 2020 will be the first year since 2003 in which in total more film cameras will be sold again than digital cameras. The current published data for digital cameras for 2020 indicates that this year the digital camera production will likely be in the 7.5 to 8.5 million units area (a historical low). Fujifilm alone has sold 10 million instax film cameras in their 2019 fiscal year.
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About the 5 digit number photographers in the pro business: I’m probably counted in there. My film usage is 100-200 a year. Hardly the 5000 a year before digital. And it will never be 5000 rolls per year, because of digital.
All in all, adox is surviving because of the craft and arts market, not because of the pro market.
This is excluding 1,52 billion smartphones sold in 2019. We all very well know they are replacing compact digital cameras that once sold in millions and are about to extinct, hence the drop in "digital camera production".
The smartphones are responsible for the almost complete collapse of the digital compact camera market. But that was not the point.
The market for digital ILCs has lost about 75% of its volume since its peak in 2012. And considering the global economic growth in the last 20 years, and setting it in relation to the former market size in 2000 (film ILCs), we get the result that in relative terms the digital ILC market today is meanwhile even smaller than the film ILC market in 2000.
There is a reason why lots of big companies have already left the digital camera market (like Kodak, Epson, Casio, Samsung, Olympus has started this fading-out process recently, and they won't probably be the last).
ADOX - Innovation in Analog Photography.
.. A new FM3A is still a desirable object, and the technology is still relevant. No fading LCD displays, sluggish autofocus or banks of AA batteries for power....
The FE/FM10 are sufficient cameras for most users, and I for one prefer AA's over more expensive ones that are harder to come by.
FE is nothing like the FM10. One is a beautiful, well made, desirable piece of kit that is a joy to use. The other is an FM10.
Neither of which take AA batteries.
FE1O? And the battery thing was a reply to those who indicated that they prefer the CR types.
The comparison was with professional AF Nikon and Canon cameras, all of which required multiple AA batteries for film advance.My F75, F80 and F6 only take 2 CR2 batteries. Maybe one of them uses CR123, I forget which.
None have fading LCD displays. All focus a million times faster (yes I measured this) than an FM3A or any other manual focus camera ever made.
The comparison was with professional AF Nikon and Canon cameras, all of which required multiple AA batteries for film advance.
The comparison was with professional AF Nikon and Canon cameras, all of which required multiple AA batteries for film advance.
I use both a FM2N and the F100 which are obviously rather different but have there own merits to my way of thinking. The FM2N I originally bought as wanting something much more compact and less reliant on battery operation, it came in handy for shooting my last stocks of Kodachrome while hiking in the mountains back in 2010. See: https://tomkershaw.com/gallery/kodachrome/
Thanks.Very nice pics!
about vogue: a vogue assignment requires 10-50 rolls film. At least that was the count of films needed per assignment when I used to work for mags. How long can Adox survive from a magazine buying 10-50 rolls of film, monthly? Not long.
All in all, adox is surviving because of the craft and arts market, not because of the pro market.
edit: actually, I don’t know what and how adox survives and I wish you guys all he best.
I can think of two things, first is that in order to know the craft well enough to shoot those 50rolls of film with a high price Vogue Model, the photographer has probably shot hundreds of rolls of film a month for a long time to be able to reliably get the look that they want, remember that their is no cheating by looking at an LCD. when that film comes back, the model is already in the next city, the clothes have gone back, and their are no Muligans or Gimees.
and figure that their are a LOT of folks who would like the privileged of being asked to work at that level. so Just that niche is good for a good market for film.
Second, their is a definite film look that is not faked on a digital that is in demand. Here in Canada, the Globe and Mail often with make it a point to run a totally legitimate film image, complete with Black borders and Kodak or Ilford edge print, when they are doing a feature of an executive in business, or an essay about issues. These are generally shot by a gentleman by the Name of Fred Lum, (who is on this board but I can't remember his user name) Again, this is someone who can nail a shot, and uses anything from a folding Brownie, to a haselblad or a 5X7 camera. When flipping through the paper, any of Fred's shots will instantly stand out on the page. (and yes, he also uses "Un Camera Numeric" if that is what makes the shot)
And lets face it, photographs for publication are only one small part of the market.
if Team Adox is seeing an increse in film sales, I would give the statement credit, as they are one of the major dealers in many brands of particularly B&W film. (besides the heroic project of bringing back many of the "special - out of the ordinary" products made famous by Agfa and Forte.
The F6 was conceptually different to the Nikon F, F2, F3, F4 and F5. By 2004 everyone* who used Nikons professionally had migrated to digital.Nikon F6 requires two CR123 cells.
I don't quite understand this post. What is the point then? I guess you are not assuming that digital ILC dropped because of film ILC, are you?
Nikon F6 requires two CR123 cells.
A source for this claim would be invaluable.- Enthusiasts who have used digital ILCs intensively for about 10-15 years are coming back to film, and are investing in (used) film cameras instead of new digital ILCs.
A source for this claim would be invaluable.
You can get the F3 and run it on AA's. I think you can get the 8 AA's for about the same price as 2 MS76.The FE/FM10 are sufficient cameras for most users, and I for one prefer AA's over more expensive ones that are harder to come by.
You can get the F3 and run it on AA's. I think you can get the 8 AA's for about the same price as 2 MS76.
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