1984年“英国照相观察”杂志报道,英国于1983年用于照相方面的消费金额大约为610百万英镑,比1982年超出8%。在英国至少有一台照相机的家庭占全国家庭总数的70%,在美国是85%,日本是90%。在英国照相材料的销售金额,幻灯片占7%、一步摄影占6%、黑白胶片占4%;而彩色胶片的 In 1984, the British Photographic Magazine reported that the amount of money spent on photography in Britain in 1983 was approximately £610 million, which was more than 8% over 1982. In the United Kingdom, at least one camera family accounts for 70% of the total number of households in the country, 85% in the United States, and 90% in Japan. The amount of photographic materials sold in the United Kingdom is 7% for slides, 6% for one-step photography, and 4% for black-and-white films; and for color film