[Leica] enough with Olympus DSLR postings PLEASE

[bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)]

Sorry if I offended you, Peter. But I still disagree with what you wrote -
other than stating that there are plenty of good photographers on the LUG.
:-)

> 
> 
> B. D. Colen wrote:
> 
>> Oh please, Peter. Get a grip.
> 
> I really resent being talked to like that. I think you missed the point of
> what 
> I was saying.
> 
> To re-iterate, there will always be good photographers; irrespective of the
> technology. You are an example and there are plenty of others on the LUG. 
> The
> art of photography won't die. It's about image capture. It is, per se,
> technology-independent.
> 
> 
>> As to current cameras having a six month shelf-life, ...
> 
> Again, please read what I wrote, not what you would like to imagine I 
> wrote.
> 
>  From the point of view of a manufacturer the status of an imaging chip as
> "cutting edge" is at present running at between six months and a year,
> depending 
> on the market sub-sector (P&S, DSLR, Prosumer DSLR, Pro DSLR etc.). In a
> "leapfrogging"/"me too" market they feeled compelled to release new 
> products
> on 
> a similar timescale. That "shelf-life" is technology driven and beyond a
> certain 
> point, which we passed two to three years ago, has little to do with the
> user's 
> real need for the capability that the new technology can deliver.
> 
> Whether or not there is **actually** a new technology in the offing, the 
> rise
> in 
> performance of DSP chips, CPUs, memory and levels of integration which give
> rise 
> to the phenomenon above are opening new alternatives that make it 
> reasonable
> to 
> suppose that the lifespan of the digital camera in its present shape and 
> form
> will be shorter than that of previous technologies. I was merely musing on
> that 
> observation.
> 
> Peter Dzwig
>> 
> 
> 
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