Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/9/02 B. D. Colen wrote: > >The reality is that digital is here. Film will coexist with it for a while. >But the present is fast becoming the future, and without any doubt what so >ever, the future is digital - except for a handful of hobbyists and maybe a >few documentary shooters. > >B. D. >Who Is Not Happy About This, But Can Tell When A Train Is About To Run Him >Over I certainly hear this argument. But I believe that for the purposes of art the silver process will be around for years to come for one reason alone: it's hand made. Like the cymbals. Like a painting. The market that recognizes that difference, however, will be small. Eventually digital will catch up and everyone will snicker at the limited resolution of film. And yet . . . as a thoroughly digital guy the allure of the analog world is quite strong. Adam Bridge - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html