Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/05

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Subject: [Leica] Is there even a future in high end digital?
From: paul at paulhardycarter.com (Paul)
Date: Tue Oct 5 14:01:01 2004
References: <45.17ce10f5.2e943b11@aol.com>

As someone once said "if books were invented now they'd be hailed as a 
great leap in convenience".

P.

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Paul Hardy Carter
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On 5 Oct 2004, at 19:59, MCyclWritr@aol.com wrote:

> Dan C. writes,
>
>>> So I am wondering what  photographers will require 20 years from 
>>> now, when
> there will be very little  printed magazines etc.<<
>
>
> Actually, the number of magazines in publication is growing, despite 
> our
> online world. I forget where I read that, but the point was that 
> people like the
> feel of a magazine in hand. The convenience of being able to flip to a 
> page
> or  article easily. The ability to flop back on a rainy Sunday 
> afternoon, read
> or  peruse a bit while waiting for the couch monster kidnap the reader 
> to
> snoozeland. Of course, one can do that with a laptop, but a magazine 
> performs
> the inevitable off-belly dismount more quietly and with less expensive
> consequences.
>
> I'm thinkin' photographers will  require whatever magazines demand.
>
> Chris Lawson
>
>
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