Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Film "died" for me this week
From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:50:02 +0000

Yes but more megahertz in a computer gives a useful increase in speed  
(for some users) more pixels just uses more storage space. Anyone happy  
with 35mm film should be happy with 10 megapixels in practice.
Frank

On Monday, February 2, 2004, at 11:24  pm, Feli di Giorgio wrote:

> On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 06:35, Félix López de Maturana wrote:
>
>> And, perhaps only in my opinion, digital photography, however it will
>> enormously improve in the next years, has already reached the point  
>> where is
>> accepted as a consumer culture object.
>
> Yes, I think that in the past two years digital photography has gone
> mainstream, as the price / performance barrier has been broken and
> digital cameras have become commodity items.
>
>
>> Under this point of view I firmly believe that digital photography has
>> reached maturity.
>
> Acceptance, but not maturity.
>
> I think we will have reached that point in about 4-5 years, when full
> frame 10-20 MP (35mm) cameras are the norm for a mid range SLR. At the
> very high-end there may be some uber-pixel monsters, but even that race
> may slow down as the law of diminishing returns takes it's toll.
>
> I still think we are in too much of a technology race. Things may
> eventually settle down, but looking at the megahertz wars in the
> computer field, it may not happen.
>
>
> feli
>
>> Regards
>>
>> Felix
>
>
>
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