By 1889, however, Farsari estimated that about half of all visitors to Yokohama were amateur photographers; even if this was an exaggeration, the presence of increasing numbers of amateur photographers was obviously affecting the commercial photography business.
Trots allt registrerade Farsari att nästan hälften av besökarna i Yokohama 1899 var amatörfotografer; även om det var en överdrift så påverkade närvaron av ett ökat antal amatörfotografer naturligtvis den kommersiella fotoindustrin.