Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Gold/Mining/Energy : Silver prices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Giraffe who wrote (6519)	10/19/2003 4:09:47 PM
From: The Vet	Respond to of 8010

judging from what I see around me digital photography is completely supplanting film That's probably true in the places that have the equipment and expertise to support digital, but there will always be a demand for the cheap point and shoot silver halide based photography from those that don't have a complex computer system or for situations where you don't want to carry an expensive camera. I often carry a cheap disposable while skiing because I occasionally want a photo but don't want to fall and damage an expensive camera. As well you have to consider not only the actual loss of silver in photography. A high proportion of photographic silver is recycled, far more than from other applications so the net result in the supply/demand equation, even if no silver was used at all for photographs, is not as great as it may appear to be at first glance.