Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/25

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Subject: Re: digital news photos/concerns
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 21:55:45 -0500
 
At 08:00 PM 25-11-97 -0400, Paul wrote:
[major snip]
>Right now, film can still record much more information than digital, and 
>can simply be re-scanned if newer technology comes along. I'm a serious 
>digital weenie, but I don't think that we are there, yet. Digital does 
>have advantages: you can make unlimited numbers of first-generation 
>copies, can transmit photos electronically, and no nasty chemicals are 
>involved. I'm not buying into digital cameras, though, until the quality 
>gets better.

Of course, as digital cameras improve in quality, so too will film
scanners.  And don't forget the constant improvements being made in film
technologies.

Dan C.