Digital BW, The Print

Hello Mark,

In general I agree with what you said, but here's what I'm hoping for:
Moore's Law will continue alive and well. That is, a few years from now
maybe the cost of 16-22 megapixel medium format backs will be in the price
range of where the Canon 1Ds is now--uh, where "normal" folks might be able
to afford it--and I'll break out the Hassey outfit with its wonderful Zeiss
glass, and be creating images that no small image sensor could touch. Me
thinks that all of a sudden those used Rollei's and Hassy's that everyone is
dumping now will mysteriously become very valuable again.

One can only hope, right?

Alan Huntley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Hahn" <markhahn2000@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 5:54 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Do most of you still shoot b&w on film?


Most commercial work has gone or is going digital and more and more
serious photographers are drifting into digital which I think most
people expect to increase as newer, better and cheaper serious DSLRs
etc. make it to market.  There are lots of Leicas and Roleis out
there and after more people "go digital" it is hard not to image that
the market will be somewhat flooded and you either sell cheaper or
not at all.  Yes, the good stuff is still going up now, but I
wouldn't doubt that it is somewhat driven by the desire to have used
the good stuff before going digital (I feel this desire).  I think
most people already recognise that they are going to be seriously
shooting digital very soon (if not already).  Film will more or less
die except for clinging on as a niche market for a while.  Everyone
expects most serious Polariod films to vanish any week, Agfa has
already gotten out of 4x5", emulsions are being dropped... the
writing is on the wall.  Fun times ahead is what I think:)