david_sparling1

<blockquote>One of my local drugstores pulled their last minilab out - they just kept their Frontier machine for the old people (those over 40) who like printouts. The younger folks want digital images on their webpages (Facebook) - film just complicates things and adds too much cost.<br /></blockquote>

<p>Interesting...I live in Charlotte, NC and EVERY CVS, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, etc. still have their C-41 processors. They also PRINT volumes, and not just to those ancient "over 40" types.</p>

<blockquote><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=2252550">"Rich C (Riverside, Ca,)</a> , Jun 22, 2009; 10:18 p.m. Isn't it amazing how easy it is to justify a rapid price increase: ie supply&demand, yet the demand for film by most estimates was on the decline since the digital boom, yet the price of film stayed the same or went higher!!!! Where was the s&d then? Oh, I know, cost of production; yeah right...."</blockquote>

<p>Umm, Rich, it's obvious you don't quite understand the concept of "supply and demand". The reason the price of film went higher since the "digital boom" is because when demand goes down, manufacturers naturally decrease production. Cost of production might also increase because of "economies of scale".<br /> Seems to me that many on this forum should stick to photography and stay out of any kind of business...of course you could/may work for govt as they don't understand these simple concepts either!</p>