OT trivia

Hybrids may become one of the future collector cars that's about it. The technology is improving so quickly the current system will be obsolete. In just a few years and nobody will want one used. Who wants to buy an eight rack, 60 min tape player, film camera or floppy disc today? ;)

mike

If you did a search you will find the EV1.was an experimental vehicle that was leased, but owned by GM, not a limited production vehicle like the Toyota. Experimental cars are built with wavers for all federal regulations. They can not be sold to the public and had to be destroyed.

mike

Uh, film still is "king" when it comes to resolution, tonal range etc.

JT

Mike Hunter wrote:

ACtually I was just listening to some supposed photography expert on a local radio show the other day - I think it might have been Kojo Nnamdi? anyway he was saying that while nothing touches large format film for resolution, that some of the newer digitals were actually more accurate in their representation of color than film, and that he felt it was only a matter of time before they caught up in resolution as well.

But your point is well taken, there's still a place for film cameras in the world, at least for now. Don't mind "Mike" half the time he doesn't know what he's talking about either.

nate

Grumpy AuC> Uh, film still is "king" when it comes to resolution, tonal range etc. > > JT

My Leica M2 has the equivalent resolution a 45 megapixle digital. It requires great care but with the appropriate fine grain film, it will enlarge easily to 30x40.

JT

(Who wishes that K-25 would be produced again...)

Nate Nagel wrote:

I expect film will be around for a LONG time yet, some people just aren't going to want to give it up.

I was in a camera store a few weeks ago picking up some digital cameras for work and noticed a big display of film and commented on it.

The guy said they prefer to call it "analog memory"

Jeff DeWitt

Pat Drnec wrote:

I've pretty well given it up but when I want to do serious work, film is still the only option.

It is indeed analog and hence an unlimited color/tone range.

JT

(Who still has a half roll of test film from a year ago that is still in the Leica..)