Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You are probably right but the problem remains that the physical size of the sensor makes it very expensive because of the scrap rate. Other electronic chips got cheaper as they managed to cram more functionality onto ever smaller chips. If photographers want to use existing lens/ angle of view the one thing that can not change is the sensor size and that is where the majority of the price problem lies. Even full size 35mm chips are hugely expensive to make, never mind bigger ones. Frank On 25 Aug, 2004, at 19:41, Mark Rabiner wrote: > On 8/25/04 10:07 AM, "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com> > typed: > >> I wonder whether 120 or 35mm film will be the more >> popular in the future. I would expect 35mm to be less >> interesting because it is so easily comparable in size >> weight and quality to digital. It would not surprise >> me if mf film continues to have a stronger following >> than 35mm in the long term. >> I almost never use 35mm now that digital is so good. I >> still use MF if I want high quality and scan the >> negatives. >> Frank >> --- Dan Post <dpost@triad.rr.com> wrote: > > I think we need to wait just a little longer for the shoe to drop on > the > medium format digital thing. > They are either going to break that 20 thou price point and get into > the 2-5 > thou price point of a the non Rolls Royce crowd or shrivel. > I predict, having confidence in technology which usually is rewarded, > that > they'll figure the affordable medium format digital thing out. > Existing medium format cameras wont be thrown into the bins with the > Instamatics. > > The Blads and the Brownies.... > > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >