[Leica] Re: Digital cost

[LRZeitlin@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/5/04 1:20:24 AM, owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 
writes:

<< On Mar 4, 2004, at 9:29 AM, John Collier wrote:

> This whole exercise goes a long way to illustrate just how expensive 

> digital is. For the average family that shoots under twenty rolls a 

> year, film makes much more economic sense.


I disagree. Your average family doesn't need a $600+ printer, monitor 

calibration, scanner, tablet device or, really, anything else mentioned 

here aside from a computer with a USB/Firewire input and basic image 

viewing software. (Most families buying a digicam probably already have 

a computer anyway.)


For most people, the only cost is a 4MP+ digicam of reputable quality 

and a couple of storage cards. Still more expensive than a film P&S and 

processing for most people, but a lot of not-even-amateurs shoot more 

once they have a decent digital camera.

 >>

Digital photography is even cheaper than that. My local drugstore (CVS) has a 
kiosk that reads directly from memory cards and produces prints for 29 cents. 
WalMart does the same at a cost of 19 cents a print. You can even get a CD of 
an entire memory card, no matter how many exposures, for $2.49. 

No printer, no scanner, no computer required. Just a digital camera. Why the 
annual savings would almost pay for the cost of a Digilux 2.

Larry Z
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