Hi Paul - I was quite interested in your comments about the studios in Detroit. I also shoot large format (4x5) but with the cost of a digital back for my Cambo I would have to take a second mortgage out if you know what I mean! Anyway, being interested in digital I purchased a Nikon 990 to see what it was all about and I am really having a blast with it. Of course my little camera does not compare with medium or large format but it does pretty good. I got rid of my 35mm stuff years ago because I did not like the quality I was getting but like I said this little camera, given its limitations is fun. I think digital will take a good share of the point-and-shoot market in the next 5-10 years. Like you I think the demand for that market will drive the suppliers rather than the high end. Oh well, I think it will be interesting to see how things go for the film camera market. Like how long will Pentax support the 67II? Will they develop a digital back for the camera, will another manufacture make a camera that I can use my 6x7 lenses with, or will I throw it all away because I can not find film or paper to use in my darkroom?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 6:21 PM Subject: Re: Pentax 6x7II/Digital Back > I'm not sure the digital SLR is in limbo. I think it's gaining more acceptance with the working pros every day. And the manufacturers will have to meet that demand. There are about a dozen major studios in the Detroit area that shoot large format. These are the really big studios, the ten to fifteen thousand dollar per day guys who shoot the car company print advertising and other commercial jobs. Almost all of them are working exclusively in digital, with the multi CCD backs on the large format cameras. Their clients are loving it for a number of reasons of which time > and immediate evaluation are two of the more important ones. These same clients hire a lot of field photographers who shoot mainly MF. I've heard that many of the clients are asking for digital. > I won't be shooting digital for a long time to come, perhaps I never will. And I think a lot of other hobbyists and lower tier pros feel the same way. So the market for high end digital won't be gigantic. But it is important, and there's a need that has to be filled. This market can only grow. It won't get smaller. > Paul - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
