I don't think anyone should get rid of there film cameras unless digital offers them some advantage, either in terms of workflow or cost. Bu there is not question that the industry is shifting toward digital, and that will affect the advent of new film cameras and film. Kodak has bluntly announced that it is cutting back drastically on the money it invests in film. The very innovations you cite below may be threatened by this shift in R&D money. I think you will be able to purchase film for a long time to come, but the selection may narrow. The most important part, however, is that I think the range of NEW high end film cameras will narrow considerably. I'm not going to hold my breathe waiting for that new Pentax film flagship.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/20/03 04:16PM >>> Steve Desjardins wrote: I think this "obsolete next year" is more of a mentality than a technological issue as long as the images are satifactory in the first place, which I think 6MP is. OTOH, there's no question in my mind that these *ist D's won't be around as long as any film body. 10 years? That's one thing that's very cool about film cameras: you "upgrade the sensor" by using an improved film, which is why my 30-year-old 6x7 is able to produce state-of-the-art, 2003, 160Mb images. Who knows what films will be out in five years? Medium-grained 3200-speed, ultrafine-grained 400-speed? I'm keeping my film cameras. Pat White
