Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Just when the market is apparently on the rise with flightly millenial shooters of film,
they go and sabotage it by
pushing the price of a roll to what, $15?
Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Just when the market is apparently on the rise with flightly millenial shooters of film, they go and sabotage it by pushing the price of a roll to what, $15?
https://petapixel.com/2023/01/11/kodak-poised-to-raise-the-price-of-film-by-up-to-40/
On 2023-01-11 12:56, RichA wrote:
Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Just when the market is apparently on the rise with flightly millenial shooters of film, they go and sabotage it by pushing the price of a roll to what, $15?
https://petapixel.com/2023/01/11/kodak-poised-to-raise-the-price-of-film-by-up-to-40/Capital costs sunk.
Material costs up.
Labour costs up.
Supplier costs up.
Operating costs up.
Volumes down.
What would a competent businessman do?
On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 14:47:16 UTC-5, Alan Browne wrote:rise? They look for alternatives or do without the product, if feasible.
On 2023-01-11 12:56, RichA wrote:
Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Just when the market is apparently on the rise with flightly millenial shooters of film, they go and sabotage it by pushing the price of a roll to what, $15?Capital costs sunk.
https://petapixel.com/2023/01/11/kodak-poised-to-raise-the-price-of-film-by-up-to-40/
Material costs up.
Labour costs up.
Supplier costs up.
Operating costs up.
Volumes down.
What would a competent businessman do?
Make less profit until the cost structure stabilized. Rather than threaten sales by just taking the money in an attempt to keep margins as high as possible. Cause? Short-term strategies that impact long-term prospects. What do people do when costs
On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 14:47:16 UTC-5, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-01-11 12:56, RichA wrote:
Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Just when the market is apparently on the rise with flightly millenial shooters of film, they go and sabotage it by pushing the price of a roll to what, $15?Capital costs sunk.
https://petapixel.com/2023/01/11/kodak-poised-to-raise-the-price-of-film-by-up-to-40/
Material costs up.
Labour costs up.
Supplier costs up.
Operating costs up.
Volumes down.
What would a competent businessman do?
Make less profit until the cost structure stabilized. Rather than threaten sales by just taking the money in an attempt to keep margins as high as possible.
On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 14:47:16 UTC-5, Alan Browne wrote:rise? They look for alternatives or do without the product, if feasible.
On 2023-01-11 12:56, RichA wrote:
Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Just when the market is apparently on the rise with flightly millenial shooters of film, they go and sabotage it by pushing the price of a roll to what, $15?Capital costs sunk.
https://petapixel.com/2023/01/11/kodak-poised-to-raise-the-price-of-film-by-up-to-40/
Material costs up.
Labour costs up.
Supplier costs up.
Operating costs up.
Volumes down.
What would a competent businessman do?
Make less profit until the cost structure stabilized. Rather than threaten sales by just taking the money in an attempt to keep margins as high as possible. Cause? Short-term strategies that impact long-term prospects. What do people do when costs
On 2023-01-11 16:51, RichA wrote:rise? They look for alternatives or do without the product, if feasible.
On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 14:47:16 UTC-5, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-01-11 12:56, RichA wrote:
Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Just when the market is apparently on the rise with flightly millenial shooters of film, they go and sabotage it by pushing the price of a roll to what, $15?Capital costs sunk.
https://petapixel.com/2023/01/11/kodak-poised-to-raise-the-price-of-film-by-up-to-40/
Material costs up.
Labour costs up.
Supplier costs up.
Operating costs up.
Volumes down.
What would a competent businessman do?
Make less profit until the cost structure stabilized. Rather than threaten sales by just taking the money in an attempt to keep margins as high as possible. Cause? Short-term strategies that impact long-term prospects. What do people do when costs
Once prices have gone up, they don't necessarily settle - other than volatile commodities.
Which is not Kodak's case (I doubt raw material input is a large part of
the overall product cost. I'd surmise further that they also have very little buying power for source material).
And since it's a dwindling market overall (over time), they're not about
to invest in cost reductions in production (capital investments that
would reduce labour and operating costs).
So the right move may indeed be to milk it until it's time to send it to
the glue factory.
Business, rightly or wrongly, is there to serve the business first, the shareholders second and the customer last.
--
“Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present
danger to American democracy.”
- J Michael Luttig - 2022-06-16
- Former US appellate court judge (R) testifying to the January 6
committee
On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 19:34:26 UTC-5, Alan Browne wrote:rise? They look for alternatives or do without the product, if feasible.
On 2023-01-11 16:51, RichA wrote:
On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 14:47:16 UTC-5, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2023-01-11 12:56, RichA wrote:
Talk about killing the Golden Goose. Just when the market is apparently on the rise with flightly millenial shooters of film, they go and sabotage it by pushing the price of a roll to what, $15?Capital costs sunk.
https://petapixel.com/2023/01/11/kodak-poised-to-raise-the-price-of-film-by-up-to-40/
Material costs up.
Labour costs up.
Supplier costs up.
Operating costs up.
Volumes down.
What would a competent businessman do?
Make less profit until the cost structure stabilized. Rather than threaten sales by just taking the money in an attempt to keep margins as high as possible. Cause? Short-term strategies that impact long-term prospects. What do people do when costs
Once prices have gone up, they don't necessarily settle - other than volatile commodities.
Which is not Kodak's case (I doubt raw material input is a large part of the overall product cost. I'd surmise further that they also have very little buying power for source material).
And since it's a dwindling market overall (over time), they're not about to invest in cost reductions in production (capital investments that
would reduce labour and operating costs).
So the right move may indeed be to milk it until it's time to send it to the glue factory.
Business, rightly or wrongly, is there to serve the business first, the shareholders second and the customer last.https://www.marketplace.org/2022/11/30/film-photography-has-made-a-comeback-can-manufacturers-keep-up-with-demand/
--
“Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to American democracy.”
- J Michael Luttig - 2022-06-16
- Former US appellate court judge (R) testifying to the January 6 committee
Just like to add, it's not an expensive hobby.
I saw a fine condition
Nikkormat EL and a 50mm f/1.4 lens going for $55 the other day. There are MILLIIONS of used cameras out there. Film isn't digital, you don't machine-gun it.
A 36 exposure roll and a thinking shooter can do a lot and the total cost
of it development and basic (4x6) printing is about $30.00.
In article <f4ebbe2d-919d-47b0...@googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rande...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just like to add, it's not an expensive hobby.yes it is.
I saw a fine condition
Nikkormat EL and a 50mm f/1.4 lens going for $55 the other day. There are MILLIIONS of used cameras out there. Film isn't digital, you don't machine-gun it.
nothing about digital requires 'machine-gunning' it, which could also
be done with film:
<https://i.redd.it/0buk0u3grpa81.jpg> <http://www.nicovandijk.net/nikonFback1.jpg>
but for those who lack discipline, get a very small memory card that
holds 20-30 photos.
A 36 exposure roll and a thinking shooter can do a lot and the total cost of it development and basic (4x6) printing is about $30.00.which quickly adds up.
In article <f4ebbe2d-919d-47b0...@googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rande...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just like to add, it's not an expensive hobby.yes it is.
Just like to add, it's not an expensive hobby.yes it is.
I've spent over $100k on telescope stuff and a friend's wife spent almost $1M on horses.
Photography is NOT expensive.
On Wednesday, 8 February 2023 at 23:23:37 UTC-5, nospam wrote:
In article <f4ebbe2d-919d-47b0...@googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rande...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just like to add, it's not an expensive hobby.yes it is.
I've spent over $100k on telescope stuff and a friend's wife spent almost $1M on horses. Photography is NOT expensive.
Just like to add, it's not an expensive hobby. I saw a fine condition Nikkormat EL and a 50mm f/1.4 lens going for $55 the other day. There are MILLIIONS of used cameras out there. Film isn't digital, you don't machine-gun it. A 36 exposure rolland a thinking shooter can do a lot and the total cost of it development and basic (4x6) printing is about $30.00.
On Wednesday, 8 February 2023 at 23:23:37 UTC-5, nospam wrote:
In article <f4ebbe2d-919d-47b0...@googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rande...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've spent over $100k on telescope stuff and a friend's wife spent almost $1M on horses. Photography is NOT expensive.Just like to add, it's not an expensive hobby.yes it is.
On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 19:34:26 UTC-5, Alan Browne wrote:
And since it's a dwindling market overall (over time), they're not about
to invest in cost reductions in production (capital investments that
would reduce labour and operating costs).
So the right move may indeed be to milk it until it's time to send it to
the glue factory.
Business, rightly or wrongly, is there to serve the business first, the
shareholders second and the customer last.
https://www.marketplace.org/2022/11/30/film-photography-has-made-a-comeback-can-manufacturers-keep-up-with-demand/
On Friday, 10 February 2023 at 06:59:00 UTC, RichA wrote:
On Wednesday, 8 February 2023 at 23:23:37 UTC-5, nospam wrote:
In article <f4ebbe2d-919d-47b0...@googlegroups.com>,I've spent over $100k on telescope stuff and a friend's wife spent almost $1M on horses. Photography is NOT expensive.
RichA <rande...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just like to add, it's not an expensive hobby.yes it is.
Sex hasn't cost me much, but Trump spent how much on keeping Stormy daniels quiet ;-)
Sex hasn't cost me much, but Trump spent how much on keeping Stormy daniels quiet ;-)
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