----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Reese" Subject: Re: Nikon to abandon film...
> > > I also believe that slide film provides something that digital does not and > can't because of the nature of the medium. I believe that slide film will be > around after print film disappears. I believe that digital is better if you > want prints but there is no digital replacement for transparencies if that > is what you want. I could be wrong about slide film demands too. Pro film use accounts for about .5% of the market, slide film accounts for about 5% of the pro film market. Pro directed equipment and film are corporate pride items, not money makers. How long pro directed film equipment stays on the market is dependant on how long the companies feel the pride of having it on the market is important to them. The rich amateur is going to digital now, not pro directed film cameras, and the real pros are going to digital in droves, mostly completely abandoning film. If a company has the resources and willingness to put a very expensive product on the market (such as an "F6" class camera) knowing that they will sell a half dozen worldwide, more power to them. I just don't see it happening. William Robb
