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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / Australian Photography / January 2006fuji's statement on FILM
January 19, 2006 Since our foundation in 1934, we have been developing our business in photosensitive materials on a global scale, thanks to the support and patronage of general consumers, retailers, photograph wholesalers, and various others. The unexpectedly rapid shift toward digitalization has greatly reduced demand for films and photographic products. The entire photography industry, including our company, has been put in a difficult market situation. In order to respond these difficult market changes, we are currently proceeding with comprehensive structural reforms. Despite the current challenges, we believe that photography is indispensable to humankind because of its ability to express such precious things as joy, sadness, love and the full spectrum of emotions. Our mission is to preserve and nurture the culture of photography to meet the needs of our longtime customers. Silver halide photography, which is fundamental to photography, has advantages over digital in such areas as power of expression, long term storage capability, reasonable prices, easy handling and a highly established and convenient photo development and print infrastructure. We intend to continue our silver halide photography business and to further cultivate the culture of photography, and in so doing, continue to support our customers and retailers and all those who enjoy photography. http://home.fujifilm.com/news/n060119_2.html k > We intend to continue our silver halide photography business and to further > cultivate the culture of photography, and in so doing, continue to support > our customers and retailers and all those who enjoy photography. Could this be a "Mark Latham has my full support" sort of thing? >>We intend to continue our silver halide photography business and to further >>cultivate the culture of photography, and in so doing, continue to support >>our customers and retailers and all those who enjoy photography. > Could this be a "Mark Latham has my full support" sort of thing? I think it's more likely a public statement that they're staying with film, in the hope that others abandon it - leaving Fuji as the only film supplier. If supplier X was wondering "oh Fuji might give up, we'll stay" they're now reconsidering their position. It might be a shrinking market, but as manufacturers leave there's still plenty of scope for production and profit. Still, I wouldn't expect the full range to survive. In article <43d8d3ca$0$18613$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, > January 19, 2006 > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > k Geez. talk about sticking with a dead horse. > In article > <43d8d3ca$0$18613$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > Geez. talk about sticking with a dead horse. Go and have a look at medium or large format silver halide print then come back to me. The detail and emotion is amazing. Absolutely sh.ts all over what some prosumer digital is going to give you. >> In article >> <43d8d3ca$0$18613$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > back to me. The detail and emotion is amazing. Absolutely sh.ts all over > what some prosumer digital is going to give you. But how does it stand up against pro-digital SLR or digital back? Digital is moving at a fast pace too and I doubt if even if large format film will compete in the not to distant future. I love Fuji film as it was my film of choice for my entire career, but unless Fuji can be the sole survivor who provides what will inevitably become a niche market, there may be some truth in the "dead horse" statement. I guess none of us know for sure what the future of film will be and we will simply have to wait and see what happens. Cheers Rusty > But how does it stand up against pro-digital SLR or digital back? Digital > is moving at a fast pace too and I doubt if even if large format film will [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Rusty Tall Poppies "POTD.com.au" < | But how does it stand up against pro-digital SLR or digital back? Digital | is moving at a fast pace too and I doubt if even if large format film will | compete in the not to distant future. lets see.. I read some blither in a photo rag by some dude who was wowed by his wondrous LF digi back and how it only took 35 minutes to make a wonderfully massive 4x5 scan of the scene in front of him. (I think it was mid 2005) made me giggle. 110, 16mm, 8x10 - makes no diff - f16 @ 1/60 and bob's yer auntie :-) I suppose storing 390ish 640Mb images from a 8x10 digi on a 250Gb hdd is reasonably cheap, probably cheaper than buying the film.. but you'd need a rather cracking PC to manipulate the buggers, and I'd guess the back would cost a bit more than a double dark that's of course assuming we're talking the same res in an 8x10 as an upsized 12Mp camera. if you were scanning from film you'be be talking 1280Mp of data to play with. hmm - a terrabyte hard drive per image now does NOT seem so economical (!) nah. I'll stick with film for the 4x5 and the 8x10. for the 'convenient' format (35mm), I guess film is too much of a nuisance for many and digi certainly seems like a better way to go. but. I still find printing b&w from neg and getting real blacks quicker and easier in one of them old, smelly dark rooms ;-) | I love Fuji film as it was my film of choice for my entire career, but | unless Fuji can be the sole survivor who provides what will inevitably | become a niche market, there may be some truth in the "dead horse" | statement. I shouldn't worry - Stirling (formerly Agfa India) will probably keep making film for a while, I read somewhere that the Indians are rather happy with film, and sooner or later someone will probably bring some of it here I miss the APX 100 (agfa) and I'm still in shock re Koni's departure (the SRG 3200 and 160 were AWESOME films!) - and their 750IR with the antihalation backing beat the living crap out of Kodak for scientific stuff | I guess none of us know for sure what the future of film will be and we will | simply have to wait and see what happens. You're probably right Rusty, but then they still make oil paints and watercolours ;-) k > "POTD.com.au" < > | But how does it stand up against pro-digital SLR or digital back? [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > You're probably right Rusty, but then they still make oil paints and > watercolours ;-) Ah... but do they still make deguerreotypes? ;-) LOL "POTD.com.au" | Ah... but do they still make deguerreotypes? ;-) LOL not commercially (would anyone accept liability for fuming mercury?? ;-), but cyano paper is still alive :-) k >Go and have a look at medium or large format silver halide print then come >back to me. The detail and emotion is amazing. Absolutely sh.ts all over >what some prosumer digital is going to give you We had a members' slide night at our bushwalking club the other night and for this film still sh.t's on digital slide shows (mind you, a lot of them were mine so they were terrific). >>Go and have a look at medium or large format silver halide print then come >>back to me. The detail and emotion is amazing. Absolutely sh.ts all over [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and for this film still sh.t's on digital slide shows (mind you, a lot > of them were mine so they were terrific). yeah... unfortunatley you can't get anything to show them with now! Australian electrical approval is prohibitively expensive.... unless enough projectors are going to sell in australia to make it worthwhile. if you have one... better keep it in good nick! Leica p-150 no longer coming to australia due to an Aus only pain in the backside rule. Reflecta probably on the way out due to prohibitive costs.... kodak... forget it! While I'm all for film to cintinue..... the tools associated with it may die out before film itself does! kosh > In article > <43d8d3ca$0$18613$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Geez. talk about sticking with a dead horse. films not dead, sorry. (what am i apologizing for?) > > Geez. talk about sticking with a dead horse. > > films not dead, sorry. (what am i apologizing for?) yeah...not dead yet........ That whole company statement was sad. They must be bleeding through the eye balls. >> In article >> <43d8d3ca$0$18613$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, >> >>> January 19, 2006 >>> We intend to continue our silver halide photography business and to >>> further [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>> >>> http://home.fujifilm.com/news/n060119_2.html Just so long as I can still get film for my Kodak 4000 disc camera. But then maybe it is time to update to APS. > Just so long as I can still get film for my Kodak 4000 disc camera. But > then maybe it is time to update to APS. I have a 626 Box Brownie. Is film still available for that? > I have a 626 Box Brownie. Is film still available for that? Do you mean a 620 Box Brownie? If so, then yes... or with a 1 min modification to a roll of 120, use that. Cheers, Nige. >> I have a 626 Box Brownie. Is film still available for that? > > Do you mean a 620 Box Brownie? If so, then yes... or with a 1 min > modification to a roll of 120, use that. > > Cheers, Nige. works a charm... did it myself on an old Agfa folding camera. > > I have a 626 Box Brownie. Is film still available for that? Do you mean a 620 Box Brownie? If so, then yes... or with a 1 min modification to a roll of 120, use that. Cheers, Nige. > Do you mean a 620 Box Brownie? If so, then yes... or with a 1 min > modification to a roll of 120, use that. Yes, don't really have one, but I remember as a child loading film in them. >January 19, 2006 > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >k I'll bet that their supermarket range will die off fairly quickly but a cannot imagine them giving up the professional films that they make. It's too good a market even if it has reduced a bit. |
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