Re: [photo-3d] Re: aftermarket sales (was camera coupling)

[Mike Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

CanterMike@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> I'm a little behind in my reading so I apologise
> if someone else has already addressed this.
> 
> --- In photo-3d@xxxx, pd@xxxx wrote, in part:
> 
> > But their bread and butter is film and chemicals.  I believe they do
> > digital because they have to in order to be "future compatible", but
> > film is what keeps their repeat business going.  Once they sell a
> > digital camera, there's no (or very little) aftermarket business.

> How about output?  I am sure that Kodak is making far more
> profit from their sales of printer consumables(both ink jet
> and dye sub) than from their darkroon division.  Other

I think you're on the right track, but getting a bit too esoteric.
For the masses, when they go to digital, they're still going to
want prints, and they're still likely to get it from wherever they
get film-sourced prints now.  Some will go to web places,
some will email images, etc, etc, but
for the masses, generally speaking, they need to get it from the
1-hour lab in their store and have it cost the same dirt-cheap amount
per print they pay now (which at Costco is nearly "free" for the
overnight service).

IMO, anyway. :-)

Mike K.

 

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