Good point. The difference, of course, being that digital photography is already more pervasive than instant photography ever was or will be. Instant photography never became anything more than a fringe activity (albeit, an important part of that fringe), whereas digital will very soon BE mainstream photo-imaging, and it will be film that will be on the fringe. regards, frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think Edwin Land was a mass marketing genius. > > George Eastman popularized having pictures of your family and past. > Some 50 years later, Edwin Land took it one step further...instant pictures. > And nearly 50 years after that, digital photography is moving the mass market > again. > > Regards, Bob S. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Your early Polaroid camera was called a "Land Camera" after it's > inventor, Edwin Land, who started the Polaroid company. He was a > prolific inventor/scientist with over 500 patents to his name, second > only to Edison. He not only developed (pun intended) instant > photography, but researched and made important discoveries in optics and > colour vision, and worked for the US military/government, perhaps most > notably contributing to the U2 (the spy plane, not the rock group). > > He died in 1991. > > regards, > frank theriault >> > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit >http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org
