Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I think it's too early to tell whether digital is an infatuation or a > marriage with the public. It certainly was embraced by the > commercial professional > for very good reasons: savings of time and money. Please realize > that for every > digital sold, there is a P&S already bought and available should > the digital > fail. The digital pedigree involves a very complex technology even in the > simplest of electronic cameras. We don't know whether that > Achilles heel will > disenchant the general consumer. And we haven't even touched on a > comparison in > quality between film and digital, or whether the negative is > significant to the > public or to even certain professional groups. The jury is still > out. During > the holidays a lot of digitals will be bought. I don't know, > after the initial > exuberance, the digitals might find their way into the Polaroid niche. Methinks thou livest in another, distant, sphere br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html