[filmscanners] Nikon scanner availability

["Francis Corvin" <francis_@gmx.net>]

The past few years have seen a regular erosion of the silver-based
photography products. The names are too numerous to mention: Agfa,
Kodak, Fuji... all made announcements that either their will stop
making new products, or that they are altogether shutting down they
traditional photography production.

In the recent months, it seems that the movement has accelerated:
Canon has quietly stopped producing some film bodies; Konica Minolta
is dead; and Nikon has openly terminated all its 35mm cameras (except
the FE-10 in developed countries, and the F6).

There is, however, an area where silence has been conspicuous:
scanners. I feel it is legitimate to ask how long before Nikon ceases
producing scanners. The day they will, I expect a few people who have
been postponing their purchases will rush to buy: sudden demand,
limited supply, you can guess what that's going to do the prices. I
am one of those people, and. So how to guess when is the right time
to buy (I can't right now)?

We know that they are not going to produce new models; but ongoing
production depends on the stock of film taken. If there aren't any
films to buy, any bodies to use them, any labs to process them, then
all Nikon can rely on to make some money is the conversion of old
film stocks. Big as they are, that's not going to last.

Are there any market watch people on the list with an idea of when
the tipping point is for the scanner market?

Regards,

Francis

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