Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Digital photography has made great advances in both the amateur and professional markets. I think when they can produce a digital camera and equivalent print output at the nearly the same price as a disposable camera and processing..... perhaps then film will die. But that's only if digital goes beyond the gadget conscious to the overall masses. I think though, that the Jolly green and yellow giants will continue to make film until the global market dries up. And even then we'll probably be able to get Forte or something. Living in Ecuador, I can tell you that there are a lot of people still using 126 and 110 cameras in Latin America. There are many countries where people do not have the disposable income to buy decent 35mm cameras let alone digital cameras. The majority of people in the world still only shoot one roll or two of film a year. For them traditional film is still the most cost effective approach. Kodak still makes film for Circuit Cameras and let's see, those went out of production 40 or 50 years ago????? It just shows that as long as there is sufficient demand and a profit to be made, products will be manufactured. Great news about the rebate extension..... Leica sales, Leica sales............ Duane Birkey HCJB World Radio Quito Ecuador