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Second-hand Fujifilm shortage on ebay & prices going up?

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Barbarus
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Re: Care to support that theory with some real data...?
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robert1955 wrote:

AyeYo wrote:

How about evidence for this quote:

Why take my word for it when the CEO himself made it abundantly clear that the camera division isn't a money maker and is likely a money loser?

I remember reading an interview some time back that is similarly summarized in my recollection - Consumer imaging is viewed almost as a "public service" by Fujifilm due to corporate history, culture, and passion, but their "real business" is all of their other businesses. Their public financial data makes this point fairly plainly.

ff_ir_2021_alle_a3_006.pdf (fujifilm.com)

ff_ir_2021_alle_a3_002.pdf (fujifilm.com)

In the CEO's 27-page summary of his vision for the company's FY 2022 priorities and growth strategies, there are precisely 23 instances of the words "camera" and "photo":

ff_ir_2021_alle_a3_004.pdf (fujifilm.com)

Like Kodak, the film>digital transition almost killed Fujifilm. Unlike Kodak, they managed to evolve, diversify, and recover, but they'll never again allow themselves to go all-in on any one industry - least of all imaging.

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