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Fujifilm Japan has revealed a discover on its web site informing shoppers that there might be forthcoming shortages of its three remaining 120 format colour reversal slide movie shares.
In keeping with the discover, first noticed by Kosmo Foto and embedded under, FujiChrome Velvia 50, Velvia 100 and Provia 100F in 120 format might see shortages because of points procuring enough quantities of uncooked supplies used to create the movie. It isn’t clear what supplies particularly have gotten tough to obtain, however contemplating that is, not less than for now, restricted to the corporate’s slide movie, it could be an affordable guess to say it’s one thing particular to paint reversal slide movie manufacturing. The choice rationale is that Fujifilm’s slide movie doesn’t promote in addition to the corporate’s different 120 movies, so the corporate is as a substitute diverting the supply-limited uncooked supplies to its extra widespread movies to cut back the affect.
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| The total textual content of Fujifilm Japan’s announcement. |
It’s unclear how lengthy this discount is provide is anticipated to go on, however Fujifilm doesn’t look like too involved it is a everlasting subject, saying (machine-translated) ‘will proceed to take measures to make sure a steady provide of merchandise as quickly as doable.’
This information comes on the heels of Fujifilm’s value enhance announcement final month, which can see movie inventory costs enhance by as much as 60% later this month. Fujifilm cited larger uncooked provide costs, elevated transportation bills and ‘a decline in demand’ as the explanations for the worth will increase, saying the corporate has labored ‘arduous to soak up prices by enhancing manufacturing effectivity and saving prices,’ however in the end can’t bear the elevated prices by ‘company efforts’ alone.
