Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/22

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Subject: RE: [Leica] was Minolta made R9. now: demise of film cameras!
From: "Jonathan Borden" <jborden@mediaone.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 21:27:50 -0400
 
Ted Grant wrote:
>
> Let's put it this way, I'm not holding my breath until it happens, just as
> I'm not holding my breath at the "perceived" demise of Leica cameras
> either.  Both film and Leicas will be around for along time into the new
> century! :)  IMHO. :)

	I wish I could find the fairly recent Kodak ad to the effect that the
combination of film and a scanner is a great way to store high res "digital"
images.

	On the other hand, once CCD res goes to 4k x 4k and such a device fits into
a film canister, and/or becomes cheap enough for a throw away camera,
digital film will become a practical reality. Until that time, conventional
film is much more cost effective.

Jonathan Borden