Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] digital experience
From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 20:11:29 -0600 
Steven 

>I saw results from several new top of the line, pro, semi-pro
> digital cameras and I predict  one thing...get accustomed to not finding
> your favorite film (not just Kodakchrome) waiting you at your local camera
> shop.  Film is dying, if not yet dead, sorry I thought I would never say
> that.

I agree that digital cameras have come a long, long way. And progress
continues. But saying film is dead because of digital is a bit like saying
paper is dead because of CRTs. Film and digital files have different
strengths and weaknesses. Enough that I don't think film is going away. 

Dave