patrick_mont Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 "Um well there is still a film production plant in the FSU. And they still make film by the miles both C-41 E6 and B&W.... Mostly for Movie 35mm but they still have the 120 machines.... All coating machines and welll the price is not right at the moment........... Still running the machines and coating and cutting.... TASMA.. is the name..." What company are you referencing? I'm a little confused I think. Where is the FSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin O Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 <p>FSU = Former Soviet Union</p> <p>Tasma used to make photographic film, but I'm not sure they do anymore.<br> <a href="http://www.tasma.ru/en/">http://www.tasma.ru/en/</a></p> <p>Search for Tasma on eBay to see some retro boxes.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_vitello1 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 <p>My heart bleeds for Canon and Nikon.Yeah sure.They did everything in their power to kill film (cameras,lenses,scanners, support for those products,etc,etc) and now they are in world of hurt like Kodak.I don't trust any of them anymore.They jammed this 'legacy' down our throats and wonder why many of us refuse to drop 3 or 4 grand on one of their new systems.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 <blockquote> <p>My heart bleeds for Canon and Nikon.Yeah sure.They did everything in their power to kill film (cameras,lenses,scanners, support for those products,etc,etc) and now they are in world of hurt like Kodak.</p> </blockquote> <p>I just took a look at Canon's World wide financial results for 1st quarter 2012 and their projections for the year. They expect increased sales and profit for their camera division.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbright Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 <p>Whether a Hobby or Profession, Photography has always been expensive. There was a time in the world, pre-war, even in the 50s, if you had a camera you were considered a rich man, or one who was, 'With it'. Yes, a suit, and a camera, you were happening. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_sander Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 <blockquote> <p>I just took a look at Canon's World wide financial results for 1st quarter 2012 and their projections for the year. They expect increased sales and profit for their camera division.</p> </blockquote> <p>I expect a large tax return every year, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna get it. I rarely see anyone with Canon, Nikon, Pentax or any other major camera name when I'm traveling. People are mostly using their cell phones to take vacation and family pictures.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 <blockquote> <p>I expect a large tax return every year, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna get it.</p> </blockquote> <p><br /><br> Terrible analogy. Unlike you and your tax return, Canon has to project reasonable results, it's called "guidance." Failure to do so will result in a major stock hit. I seriously doubt that the rest of the world will have any effect on your failure to accurately predict your tax return.<br> <br /></p> <blockquote> <p>I rarely see anyone with Canon, Nikon, Pentax or any other major camera name when I'm traveling.</p> </blockquote> <p><br />And this matters in what way? Please explain how it is statistically meaningful.</p> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 <p>I look at my shelf and then load a camera with film. I go out and shoot it. I expect a return from myself. I am not worried about what others want or invest in. No in fact my worry is I will not keep my meager standards up after I process the film I shot.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I remember seeing an old photo of the entrance and admission price to Frank James' ranch. There was a sign "No Kodaks Allowed". At one time Kodak meant "camera" much like Kleenex meant "tissue" and Xerox meant "copy", as a verb, noun and adjective. Kodak was doing the first pioneering work in digital cameras but, alas, somewhere along the way they dropped the ball. Now they are dropping the ball with film. James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Luttmann Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 <p>I don't know where he's travellng Jeff, but I just spent some time in San Diego and San Francisco with my kids. All I saw everywhere were consumer DSLRs from Nikon, Canon and Pentax. Lots of point and shoots from a multitude of companies...and just a few people using their cell phones.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_sander Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 <blockquote> <p>...Canon has to project reasonable results, it's called "guidance." Failure to do so will result in a major stock hit.</p> </blockquote> <p>You're right Jeff. Ever hear of inflated profits?</p> <blockquote> <p>I don't know where he's travellng Jeff, but I just spent some time in San Diego and San Francisco with my kids. All I saw everywhere were consumer DSLRs from Nikon, Canon and Pentax. Lots of point and shoots from a multitude of companies...and just a few people using their cell phones.</p> </blockquote> <p>Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego, Ft Collins...and I've been to many family reunions, birthdays and weddings and people are using the cameras on their phones over SLR's and point and shoots. This is relevant to the person who commented on how the once profitable camera companies are losing ground.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francois_p._garnier Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 <p>To the original topic: Fuji increases prices:<br> Well they <strong>had to</strong>. The Yen increased by <strong>45%</strong> compared to the Dollar. Oil and silver prices have risen over the last two years.<br> All nuclear power plants in Japan are currently shut down (because of the Fukushima catastrophe).<br> Therefore electric power prices in Japan increased.<br> I started my photographic career 30 years ago. In the "golden days of film". But they were not as golden. Shooting film was more expensive than today even after the prices updates of Ilford, Kodak, Fuji. I remember very well that I quite seldom took CN film because of the high price, especially of the prints. Now I get prints for only 1 Cent (!!), even small quality prints are only 15 Cents.<br> AgfaPhoto CT Precisa slide film (now made by Fuji) is sold here for about 3,20€. That is much much cheaper than 20 years ago.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_f11 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 <p>Film or Food? Which prices are rising faster? Speaking of commodities, what's the predictions for silver, or, as ther say "precious metals"?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_dulaney1 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 <p>Retail pricing reflects Fuji film has increased .50 to .75 cents per roll in the last few days. I've not checked WalMart to see if their prices have yet increased. I guess this puts cheap 400 speed color print film at around $2.50-$2.75 per roll. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbright Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 <p>Velvia 50-120, $5.99<br> Velvia 50-135-36, $6.95<br> Provia 100F-135-36, $6.49<br> Provia 100F-120, $3.79<br> Provia 400X-120, $6.99<br> Provia 400X-135-36, $10.99<br> Acros 100-135-36, $4.25<br> Acros 100-120, $3.20<br> Neopan 400-135-36, $4.50<br> Just received the Summer 2012 B&H catalogue in the mail yesterday. These are just some of the prices of the hundreds of films posted in their catalogue to date.<br> Hardly anything to get in a twist over. Film is cheap! The sky isn't falling!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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