The film market did shrink in the past and this impacted all major manufacturers, in particular Kodak and Fuji.
However, after this reduction, the demand has only gone up, and up, and up, and up, as @Henning Serger duly noted here, every year, every month.
sorry for my misunderstandingHuh? I don’t only use Kodak stuff. I like Ilford and Fuji films also. I’m just saying if Kodak shut down building 38, and either offshored film production or just sold the brand/trademarks I wouldn’t use Kodak film anymore.
Using kodak film for only important shots is greedy or Kodak's raising their prices to deal with the increased cost of manufacturing and distributing film is greedy ?Greed eventually leeds to ones demise.
Have you considered going into film manufacturing? Sure there are a few barriers to entry, but nothing a guy with a couple of hundred million dollars can't handle. You know there is a revival going on and existing manufacturers can't keep up with demand. And you can raise prices as often as you want. People will pay anything for a roll of film.Or I could go digital, except it’s so expensive to get into and I get poorer every year, so I’d need a get rich quick scheme.
What about Bezoschrome?So I’ve heard. Perhaps I will write to Elon (pardon the obscure pun) for some funding.
Greed eventually leeds to ones demise.
Greed also plays a part in compulsive bargain-hunting.I doubt it's greed. They want a certain amount of profit from what they manufacture - as all companies do. Their film is expensive to manufacture, though. The more expensive the thing you make, the more you have to charge per unit to maintain a good margin. The problem is the demands of their margin. If they exceed the price people are willing to pay and remain inflexible in terms of their demands for profit (which is different from greed) for that product, they'll have to stop making it. Realistically, no one can expect Kodak or anyone else to manufacture the film for nothing.
So the other option to raising prices is reducing cost. That would be a lower-quality product or the same product made using a cheaper workforce.
Greed also plays a part in compulsive bargain-hunting.
True, but then digital is the real bargain here, unless you're shooting film with an off-brand or unpopular camera. Certainly film is not cheap when you're shooting larger than 35mm. But there are folks who will hunt down the absolute lowest price on film--meaning someone is getting the short end of the stick. Either the buyer, getting short-dated or expired film, or the seller, cutting margins razor-thin. There is no free lunch. If Kodak decides they need higher profits to continue to make film, so be it. Or they could go the way of Agfa.I doubt bargain hunting has anything to do with it.
Another great fallacy. Who is paying?if they charged minimum wage for their time
Where is this graph from? What do the colors refer to?fao 2019View attachment 289997
the trend is clear. All emulsions through transship
Kodak is banking on their deals with CVS and Google photo
You made it seem as if you were an inventor millionaire in a previous post/posts not quite sure why someone who lives in a mansion is complaining about film prices…
It's too bad people like you don't recognize how good digital is. Whether photography or CDs.
He’s the cook, not the owner.
I’m curious - do you really believe this crap or are you just trolling everyone here? Nothing wrong with trolling. I’m just asking.
An interesting point Matt. Could it be that Kodak's increase to reflect all the reasons that have been given is in fact in the high single figure range and that it is KA ,whose aim is the health of the Kodak pension pot, that is the one that has added on what many see as as an unreasonable/unaffordable margin?And don't forget that the price increase isn't coming directly from Eastman Kodak. It is coming from Kodak Alaris, which means increased costs relating to distribution issues are also influencing the results.
sorry about prying, I hope things get better.It has been many years since I have been wealthy (I live in a campervan).
Using kodak film for only important shots is greedy or Kodak's raising their prices to deal with the increased cost of manufacturing and distributing film is greedy ?
That is an expense that part of the cost of doing business. If you had worked a lifetime at EK, wouldn't you like to know your pension check wouldn't bounce? I would be more upset if it were to go to shareholders or the CEO's pocket.health of the Kodak pension pot is the one that has added on
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