Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: Byron Rakitzis <leica@rakitzis.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 22:13 Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Users digest V12 #57 > Isn't it ironic that Lucas is working on completely > digitalizing the film business, at least on the > distribution end? I'm not even talking about all > the production aspects which have already gone digital. > As far as I know the theater moguls would dearly > LOVE to get out of the business of distributing > prints from one theater to the next. Digital is inevitable, even for the motion-picture industry. It's just that the infrastructure is a lot heavier and more complicated, so it takes longer to change it, and the advantages of digital are not realized as quickly and as dramatically. But that day will come. > I love film. I really do. How do you feel about photography? > But if I had to bet I would bet that my film habit will > get more expensive in years to come as film photography > becomes a part of an industry dominated by digital imaging. I agree, although it may continue to get cheaper for a while before it starts going up in price again. In any case, film is already a hundred times more expensive than digital, at least for still pictures in consumer and low-end amateur markets. -- Anthony