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Fuji Instax sales healthy
« on: November 11, 2015, 06:43:18 PM »
Yes I read digital film sites on occasion  ::)

Some interesting articles on how instax sales are one of the bright lights for fuji...

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2799146766/fujifilm-s-latest-financials-show-strong-sales-of-instax-products-shrinking-sales-of-digital-cameras
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/10/29/fujifilms-instax-x-series-sales-shine-pulling-in-2.7x-the-profits-of-last-y

The imaging-resource article points out that the two parts of fuji that are making the cash are quite far apart -- the lowly instax and their reasonably premium high end line (The digital line I would buy into if I had the spare $$).

(For the record, I take not pleasure in any camera company going through hard times, so there is not gloating here. For full disclaimer I do have a relatively ignored but lovely OMD-M5.)
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Re: Fuji Instax sales healthy
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2015, 09:24:58 PM »
The OMD is a nice camera... especially with a c-mount adapter and a super fast and cheap cctv lens ;)
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Re: Fuji Instax sales healthy
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2016, 12:31:29 AM »
Even my local DPE lab sells the film, and its generally available at much less specialist shops than regular film in Japan... Roll on! Or Sheet on perhaps!

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Re: Fuji Instax sales healthy
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2016, 04:26:45 AM »
Instant ON!! Perhaps.  ;D
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Re: Fuji Instax sales healthy
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2016, 11:44:37 AM »
Indeedy!

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Re: Fuji Instax sales healthy
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2016, 12:13:42 PM »
Very pleasant reading, hope the keep on doing the fp100c thing! Same up here in Norway with the Instax, it´s sold places that no film has ever been sold. Never seen anyone use the cameras though, except the two I have given away.
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Re: Fuji Instax sales healthy
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2016, 01:11:18 PM »
I went to Adorama to buy some FP100C, and found that they have jacked the price by $2 :( I got 10 boxes anyways, but when I told Peter, he found a supplier online who is still charging the old price. I'm sure they'll raise their prices as well soon enough...

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Re: Fuji Instax sales healthy
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2016, 03:22:29 PM »
Very pleasant reading, hope the keep on doing the fp100c thing! Same up here in Norway with the Instax, it´s sold places that no film has ever been sold. Never seen anyone use the cameras though, except the two I have given away.
Like the old polaroids, I guess they're mostly bought as "social cameras" and mainly used at parties...
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