Re: [photo-3d] Pie Chart / Industry Stats

[Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxxxxx>]

If you reread the stats, note that "35 mm film cameras", (presumably
point and shoots, and perhaps including disposables?), are the largest
group at 43.3%, and apparently this figure excludes "35mm SLR's", listed
later at 3.8%. I am still surprised that 110's would be almost up there
with APS format cameras, though. Perhaps there are some cheapie or even
disposable 110's out there that have escaped my notice?

Clearly the stats would look quite different if weighted for dollar
amount rather than number of units sold, especially if one-time-use
cameras are included. A comparison of film sold or processed would be
interesting, but would be hard to compare with reusable media as with
digital or videotape.

Perhaps Mark can clarify the origin of these stats and answer your other
questions. -Linda

Herbert C Maxey wrote:
> 
> >35mm film cameras 43.3%
> >all camcorders          23.6%
> >APS format                8.6%
> >110 format                  7.2%
> >digital still cameras     5.8%
> >instant/Polaroid           5.25%
> >35mm SLR                  3.8%
> >med/large format         2.5%
> 
> You have to be careful with numbers and their interpretation. I note that
> 110 format cameras seem to be more popular than 35mm cameras. How can
> this be? I never see them advertised and film, compared to yesterday, is
> also virtually nonexistent, compared to other formats. I think more
> people use 35mm than 110, but the above seems to disagree with the facts
> shown above.
> 
> Are there any comparisons between this survey and ones done a few years
> ago? Where is the above info from?
> 
> Bob