Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rather, we are in a period of transition in photography in which the main mode of image capture shifts from film/chemical to electronic/digital, just as transitions from one capture media to another occurred in earlier ages. Film will certainly be around for a long time to come, but it will be less and less relevant to a larger and larger percentage of photo hobbyists and pros. That doesn't mean film isn't good, it just means that the end of an era is upon us. ;-) --B. D. - ------------------------------------------ BD, I think the jury's still out on this one. The jury isn't the pro or the semi-pro or the advanced amateur or the art photographer. The jury isn't us. It's the consumers of the world. What they buy remains in the market. What they shun or put away in their bureau drawer or dusty closets becomes an artifact. To put it more plainly, the camera they instinctively grab to take those birthday shots and vacation images is the camera technology, roughhew it as they may, is the technology to which WE must eventually return. So, what we think in our heart of hearts makes no difference. How much soul searching or chatting we do on the Leica list will make no difference. The development I like in LUG now that transcends all other issues is that we're showing our work to each other on a routine basis. That extra quality that Leica bodies and lenses lend to those images gives us our common bond and makes LUG LUG. Gotta leave it at that. br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html