That many? That surprises me because my future teacher that I spoke to seemed to think I was premature in predicting that the pros were focusing more in digital. She was pretty admant about telling me that I needed to "rethink" my idea of mostly being a digital photographer. Don't get me wrong I do want to learn film, but apres school? I'm going to let the lab do the developing...If I could? I'd probably shoot digital almost exclusively...I know a buddy who works at a lab in Emeryville seems to think film is being overshadowed by CD's and memory cards but I'm wondering just what the % really is....
Me, I honestly think we need BOTH, but that LG and stores like it need to get more into digital than they are. I want more info, more tech stuff, and I'm just not finding it as easily as I'd like...Too many folks hell bent on keeping film as the only "true" artistic medium around here...LOL I don't see why we can't ALL have fun with BOTH, but then again I am a liberal semi-hippie pacifist...That's why I moved here after all...Peace marches, genuine diversity, veggie co-ops, stunning scenery and all that jazz.... I never expected to find myself in a sea of anti-digital bigotry... Not HERE... This is dot.com land after all, the place where the internet was swaddled, where they still openly worship the Macintosh, where "420" apparently isn't an area code, and where stirring a cup of coffee ranks as an Olympic-worthy sport... ;) On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:34:45 -0500, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >The phantom queen said, > >>Film sales are steady > >> among serious hobbyists and pros,... > > > >No way. I look at pro portfolios on a regular basis. I would guess that 90% > >are shooting digital exclusively. Serious hobbyists are going digital at a > >very rapid pace. That's just reality. > > Yep. Film users for the most part now consist of students taking > photography courses, mommies with new babies and people who buy a > throw-away single-use camera every once in a while. The odd hobbyist and > pro who shoots a little film show up once in a while, but they're a > *very* small minority. Less than 5% would be my estimate of what we see. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > >
