----- Original Message ----- Subject: Re: Ze Masked Enabler Strikes Again!
> > OTOH, when it comes to computer technology there is always a cut-off point, when it is "good enough" to last one for say six-eight years (or more). With PCs Pentium was good enough for me (I have Pentium III). When that level was reached it was obvious there would be no radical change in the technology for several years or longer. A little faster, a bit bigger hard drive, but not a new radical development for quite a while. (Still waiting for a chemical computer here. ;-)) In a most friendly way, I would like to tell you how wrong I think you are. Heres why: I am a fairly recent computer buyer, my first machine was a PII 266. It was a good machine, and I have 384mb of RAM on it. My second machine was a PIII 667 with 512 MB of RAM. It seemed like a fast machine, but not a good one. Bad component quality. (Techtronics, for those of you in Canada). I just finished a new build, and am using a P4 2.4gh, and a gig of RAM. What used to take several minutes is now intantaneous. Last night, I scanned, adjusted in Photoshop and printed, a 4x5 chrome, in about 1/3 the time that it took to do just the scan of a 4x5 chrome using my last box, using the same scanner and printer. You'd have to drag me kicking and screaming back to the Coppermine. > > IMHO, it will be the same with digital. At some point a "good enough" level will be reached that one can stay satisfied with a DSLR for six-eight years. Since I don't know enough about cameras, for me the telling sign will be when 60-80% of most good/experienced/professional/etc. photographers say the resolution is "very close to or as good as film." Right now it still seems to be a pretty divided issue with a lot of photographers claiming, no, it really does reach that level yet. But some day it is bound to be reached. It's probably here now, but the ad agencies will do their damndest to convince you otherwise. William Robb
