Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe the % of non-pro photographers that shoot 120 or 220 (or even 35mm) and that take photography seriously (as opposed to family-holidays-... point and shooters) is a bit too small to keep the traditonal film factories turning? The majority of people that take photos don't care about the quality most in this forum are talking about. They don't even know such a quality exists, and certainly won't spot the difference. So even your well thought strategy of making a top notch scanner would only interest a very small amount of people, I'm afraid. I'm not saying that analog will disappear completely, but I do think that it will become a medium used by a minority of people, who will be paying a lot more for it than they do now. But then again, what's wrong with that? ;) --- > From: "Ruben" <ruben@rhodos.dk> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:14:12 +0200 > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost > > In other words - if you are an eager amateur and shoot two rolls of 120 a > week at 15 USD or 104 rols a year you wil have earnt the P25 back in only > 18 years give and take a little - with over how many million MF cameras of > good quality around I do see a film future at least for EFKE and perhaps > Fuji - who knows - of all the digital equipments I have seen, tried or read > about only the new backs from Phase ONE, Imacon and Leaf and the two top > Canons seems two be able to handle the task - The point and shoots and the > digital rebel and the Hybrids from Sony frankly does not live up to the > pleasure of shooting Leica, Rollei or Hasselblad IMHO ETC :-) Perhaps there > is a new market for regaining the leading role on film - like polaroid did > with the cameras sold them cheap and made money on film - Kodak or Fuji > could produce a top notch filmscanner, sell it cheap in order to sell more > films - it must be much easier to produce a filmscanner the a digiback that > has two go anywere etc. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 10:02 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost > > >>> From the review: >> >> suppose 10 rolls of 220 film a day costing about 15$ each everything >> included = 150$ >> suppose 15 days of work per month = 15 x 150 = 2,250$ >> so 16,990/2,250= 7,5 months >> so 29990/2250= 13,5 months >> >> So these backs pay themselves back in a relatively short period of time, > if >> you're a professional photographer. >> >> No more lab, no more time losses, immediate results on the spot, and a >> quality equal to or higher than analog. >> >> I'm afraid the end of the analog era is nearing. >> --- >> >>> From: George Lottermoser <george@imagist.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:30:24 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost >>> >>> Feli di Giorgio7/13/04 >>> >>>> "The P20 carries a list price of USD $16,990. The P25 costs $29,990." >>> >>> And let us remember that these are "camera backs" no body, no shutter, > no >>> lens, no meter. Just the digital equivalent of film. >>> >>> Fond regards, >>> >>> G e o r g e L o t t e r m o s e r, imagist? >>> >>> <?>Peace<?> <?>Harmony<?> <?>Stewardship<?> >>> >>> Presenting effective messages in beautiful ways >>> since 1975 >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> web <www.imagist.com> >>> eMail george@imagist.com >>> voice 262 241 9375 >>> fax 262 241 9398 >>> Lotter Moser & Associates >>> 10050 N Port Washington Rd - Mequon, WI 53092 >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >