Hi Rob,
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From: "Rob Brigham"
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I read the original article in addition to your message. The things I got
out of it are different than what was presented.
Digital will come, but it is not here yet. In the consumer area, it has
arrived - much like the 126 and 110 of years ago. It is hot due to the
instant nature of the medium. Quicker than Polaroid!
Digital in MF, at present, is not a digital back, but a scanner that
will digitise the image. The photographer still has the original image and
the image is not threatened by a system crash or sloppy editing - where the
original has been edited beyond recognition.
I have been involved with personal/hobby computers since 1976. My
system, as of 1981, had an overall investment of over $5,000. It was fast,
twin 8" floppies and a whopping 96K of ram. Digitals are at that level now.
Agreed, with the exponential rate of development in the electronics
industry, it won't take 20 years for the digital industry to make the same
advances. Pentax, and other conservative manufacturers will pace themselves
while the others spend all their profits on outpacing the others.
Film is not dead and digital is coming. We need to recognise the fact
but be patient and conservative on our direction.
Regards,
Bob
