Digital BW, The Print

Dana H. Myers wrote:

> Alternatively, all of the high-end DSLRs may soon feature video
> capture anyway - so omitting it would be a disadvantage in the market.

In high end there's competition around the corner from 
companies like Red with its Scarlet.
Casio already delivered the EX-F1, announced the EXILIM 
EX-FH20, both in another market segment.

The Panasonic G1 with its EVF is another step to speed this 
process up. Next step is to abandon that DSLR shape and find 
ergonomic + compact shapes to pack the hybrid functions. The 
Panasonic EVF is the best EVF I have ever looked through 
(including the Minolta A2) but it isn't an optical finder. 
It has other qualities though.

The Fuji 3D concept camera on the Photokina was in a way 
more interesting in its use of a 3D LCD screen at the back 
of the camera than in its output to prints that didn't have 
that quality. I give it more chance in the market if it will 
become a 3D camcorder with output to a 3D LCD screen on the 
wall. Stereo has always been a niche market but in that 
shape it could be everyone's tool.

Replace film with a sensor and all conventions are at stake. 
The engineers will count the bit rate and translate that to 
whatever form of image capture, the marketing men will pack 
as many features possible within the market segment price. 
It will take some time before new conventions replace the 
old ones, the consumers are often more conservative than the 
people delivering the goods. In the market the follies fall 
through.


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Met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst


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