In a message dated 2/27/01 7:11:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< >If the digital version really takes off at $7000, I wonder:
>Assuming the difference is the electronics making this so much more
>expensive then the MZ-S, and realising how much electronics plummets in
>price over time, I wonder if it would take something like 2 years till it
>reaches the price level of the MZ-S? >>
I'm curious:
*If the working lifetime of the new PENTAX digital CCD is 20 years:
*Is the "average" small format owner willing to amortize the $7,000 @ $350
year for 20 years?
How much would the actual "savings" differential be for a person who shoots
20 rolls of film monthly?
*For that same person, assuming they are *not* in business, thus *cannot*
deduct the depreciation on their new digital body, what will it cost them**
to produce the same amount of images as in 20 rolls of film?
**Equivelent amount of "photorealistic" paper, ink cartridges and permanent
(light tight) storage facilities?
STORAGE?
*If they store their images in or on cards, hard drives or tape, will the
contemporary (circa 2001C.E.) playback devices be able to retrieve or even
view their images?
Remember, unless the owner is wealthy and can pay for off-(home) site
storage, the storage problem alone becomes problematically exponential***.
***More storage, more retrieval equipment, more disc-card-drive investments,
more cataloging and archiving costs, more room in absolute terms.
Mafud
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