Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Regarding the comment "but for my own inner, personal ambitions I seek a medium that will change little over time." I recall an article by a writer for, I believe, the New Yorker whose premise was that technological change was coming too quickly for even the manufacturers to master. In the old days some new innovation, say automatic transmissions, would last long enough for manufacturers to perfect and for users to master, until finally the product was near flawless and void of quirks and bugs. Now, computers and software are not around long enough for that process to occur. Computers freeze, crash, have glitches, and this is regarded as common and with no one able to figure out what's wrong. Software is the same--new products come out with patches following in weeks. Bugs are common, followed by products having new bugs. Mastering the use of these products becomes difficult and may affect its use for artistic purposes. The people I've seen buying digital cameras are already considering buying the new, improved versions. Of course, there will be a new learning process. Lee England Natchez, Miss.