Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Now Departing...Your Favorite >Specialty Camera Store
From: Afterswift@aol.com
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 03:08:12 EDT

In a message dated 9/20/03 10:58:48 PM, jplaurel@nwlink.com writes:

<< Digital photography is indeed about to be crammed down our

throats - not by any evil conspiracy, but by a market driven by people who

mostly care about being able to produce thier every day garden variety

pictures more easily.  When these people cause film to cease being

profitable to produce, it will be all over. >>
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The camera mfgs have saturated the market with film reflexes and P&S. The 
digital camera was heaven sent to restore volume by generating repeated sales 
using the computer SOP of obsolescence by the month. The media is pushing digital 
because ads pay well. A publishing how-to genre is revived. For all we know 
all the hoopla could be skin deep. 

br 
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