Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Look out! I am beginning to be convinced that the frenetic pace of obsolescence that has troubled me may not be by design but attributable to the incredibly rapid cycle of development/discovery that leads to price reductions that in turn flow from an exponential expansion of the numbers produced and sold. Or perhaps a little of both. Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:06 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: A little history > Not only does it bring back memories, it serves as an excellent reminder > of how spectacularly far, and in how short a time, digital has evolved. > It may also suggest - emphasis on the "may" - that some of what many > call marketing ploys and planned obsolescence by digital camera > manufacturers is simply light-speed evolution and a marketing 'space > race,' rather than a ploy to make equipment obsolete on a regular basis. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Slobodan Dimitrov > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:52 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: A little history > > > The article brings back memories. > Back in the early 90's I had decided to cover news for a weekly with > 120 TLR and SLR. I remember being elbow to elbow with the AP folks, > them cursing their digital Flintstone cameras and me cursing reloading > 12 exposure rolls. In the space of 3 years from 95 to 98, everyone was > shooting digital, myself including. > At the beginning of the 90's many news shooters would have an M2, M4, > or an M6 with a 35mm along for the ride. By 96-97, even that practice > fell by the way side. Now, when a news shooter shows up at an event > with Leicas, it's when they're not on the clock, and are pursuing a > personal project that never sees the light of day. > S. Dimitrov > > > > On Jan 24, 2005, at 11:56 PM, Feli wrote: > >> http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6463-7191 >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________________ >> feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > Slobodan Dimitrov > Photography > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >