[Leica] An observation

[feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli di Giorgio)]

Usually I buy my Tri-X in bulk from places like B&H, but today I needed 
a roll of
color slide film. So, down I went to my local store here.

Arriving at the film counter I noticed the following:


The black and white section looked about the same as usual. A broad 
selection of Agfa, Ilford, Fuji
and Kodak stocks.

The amount of stock in the color section was down about 50% from levels 
4-5 months ago.

The big fridge where they keep the 120 stock was also down 50%.


I chatted a little with the sales guy and he had the following to say.


- Digital is killing color film; slides and negative. Mostly because 
regular consumers
have dumped their 35mm point and shoots for digital compacts.

- Black and white is holding steady.

-  Sales for 120 color neg and slide are down.

- 120 B/W sales are down a little, but holding steady.


So, there it is.

Feli