Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 5/6/98 5:33:24 PM, you wrote: <<Make NO mistake about this. An almost total digital take-over is very much closer than many folk realise. There is a lot of jockeying for position in the old and emerging industries, and cards are being held close to the chest. >> Alan, Issue 3/98 of Leica Fotografie has an editorial by Heiner Hennings that deals specificaly with this issue. I quote, " in the space of the next 25 years and perhaps beyond, digital technology will not be able to replace silver halide photography entirely... However we must resign ourselves to the fact that "photography" as we have known it will then no longer exist." We live in interesting times. I sure hope silver based potography doesn't become extinct. I love the process. I can't believe digital has the same magic as spending hours in a darkroom presiding over the alchemy of light and chemicals. Hold onto your hats, we're in for a wild ride on this rollercoaster! Richard Wasserman