mike, You ask a philosophical question about what the industry should do, and what users should do. Nothing is different from the photography industry of the past: the industry responds to profit. If you want a particular niche to be developed, speak with your wallet.
There are plenty of options for the user in the domain of digital capture. They don't divide up the same way because the medium is different. These are not "workarounds", they are the ways of achieving the functionality desired with the medium. - Slide vs print is irrelevant ... that's a matter of presentation vehicle. - Fine grain, coarse grain, B&W ... they're not embedded in the medium, they're a matter of rendering. - IR, UV, X-Ray ... all are easily accessible, specialized cameras that expand the capabilities are also available. - there is no dearth of sensor formats ... cameras with sensors from 5x4mm to 16x24mm to 24x36mm to 37x50mm abound. Of course, the formats are different. Expect that to continue to be the case: the medium is different. G On Jul 3, 2006, at 1:00 AM, mike wilson wrote: > When film was the only medium, there was a huge number of options > for the user. Ultra fine grain, ultra coarse grain. B&W, print, > slide. IR, UV sensitive. At least four major formats, subdivided. > > Many photographers became specialist in a specific niche of film > use. Some of those do not yet have a digital equivalent or have to > use some form of workaround. The hobbyist photography industry > works (in theory, at least) from consumer demand. If the people > whose needs are not met do not voice their requirements, how does > the industry know what their demands are? > > Or should the industry now only service the mainstream? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
