Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] epson digital RF report pages
From: Sam <sam@osheaven.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:29:39 -0500
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No, I'm saying we are going through a period in which just about 
everyone believes they need a digital camera, and if they had one so 
many things would be done better. Even those people who are forced to 
use digital because it's been imposed on them by bosses are merely being 
compelled by the forces of whim. If getting more pictures faster is 
important to a news outlet (for example), why the hell is the news 85% 
nonessential garbage? Are there any signs that digital has improved 
anything? None. To the vast majority it's a novelty made to appear like 
a need. It's much like when the first 8 bit home computers became 
available. How much serious work was done on Atari 800s and Commodore 
64s? Not much, but they were made to sound as if your whole life would 
be dramatically changed. Instead of dramatic change we got Pac Man.

Sam S


mail@steveunsworth.co.uk wrote:

>Sam
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>Are you saying that digital in itself is a fad and will soon go away?
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>Regards
>
>Steve
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>Sam <sam@osheaven.net> wrote on 11.03.2004, 18:29:51:
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>>Besides, digital is faddish at the moment and not dependent on logic.
>>
>>Sam S
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