Dixons Ends Sale of Film Cameras
Yet another sign that film is on its last legs as UK high street retailer Dixons announces that is ending sales of 35mm cameras in its 221 shops. Sales of digital cameras will this year beat those of film cameras by a massive 15 to 1. Dixons may not be the first name that springs to mind when you think of film camera retailers in the UK, but the stats behind the decision are revealing…
“We have decided that the time is now right to take 35mm cameras out of the frame.” In 1989, sales of 35mm cameras peaked at 2.9 million in the UK, but now Dixons says it is an “increasingly niche” market.”