Film is “dead”. And by “dead” I mean niche market and replaced by digital cell phone cameras. Film equipment plants have shut down. E.g. https://petapixel.com/

Film is “dead”. And by “dead” I mean niche market and replaced by digital cell phone cameras. Film equipment plants have shut down. E.g. https://petapixel.com/2021/07/01/fujifilm-to-close-four-u-s-photo-equipment-plants-and-cut-400-jobs/ https://petapixel.com/2021/07/01/fujifilm-to-close-four-u-s-... So yeah if you want cheaper prices, more demand is required and more economies of scale.