[filmscanners] RE: Filmscanners - is this about as good as itgets?

["Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>]

> I don't think there is such a thing as a slowing down of
> producing "better"
> products in a market that is growing, and I believe film scanners
> are still
> a growing market in number of units sold, even if it's always going to be
> small compared to flat-bed scanners (almost every other computer has a
> flat-bed scanner, and I only know one or two other people who has a film
> scanner).

This was part of my point - I've no idea what the figures would be, but my
sense is that filmscanners are probably coming close to not being a growing
market anymore - at least not in a significant sense.

When you see major, established film based pro labs closing down because
their clientele has all gone digital (whether they should have diversified
is another question...), one has to question where any major growth in
filmscanner sales will continue to come from?

To simplify it - most of those who will use a filmscanner have got one by
now... and the market of potential users is probably decreasing.

tim

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