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Subject: Re: [OM] Gold 100? [OT Rant]
From: Roger Wesson <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:54:23 +0000
> Hi George,
> 
> I heard a rumour on the weekend that Black's, a major photography chain here
> in Canada, is close to filing for bankruptcy protection. I'm wondering to
> what extent these losses are due to consumers migrating to digital.
> According to InfoTrends Research Group, it has been estimated that 13.9
> billion digital images were captured in 2000 by consumers in the US alone.
> That's a large chunk of lost market.
> 
> Bruce
> 

Is that such a huge figure?  I reckon that works out to about 1.5 rolls
of film per US citizen.  I'd love to know how much film was actually
used.  Any ideas?

Roger

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