Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/27

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Just a thought
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 05:21:37 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Pascal [mailto:cyberdog@attglobal.net]
>Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 5:43 AM
>To: LUG
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Just a thought
>

>Yes, this is *the* most important issue with digital 
>photography. If one 
>wants to keep up with the constantly changing (and improving) 
>technology, 
>investments will amount to much more than with traditional 
>photography. 
>Even if one does only replace items once every two or three years.

We said the same thing about CD players in 1985.  Don't assume that the slope of the curve we're on is going to remain constant.  After a period of rapid innovation and change, every technology matures.  Of course that's usually when the new technology shows up to supplant the old...

Paul