Clendon,
I hate to disillusion you here, but I'm sorry to say that film will die in
the same way that records have died to be replaced by CD's. Any musical
aficionado will confirm that a CD is nowhere as good as a record (apart from
when they get worn out - hey am I arguing against myself here?). This is
because the sampling rate isn't the same as a continuous analogue signal,
and don't produce the same dynamic and tonal range (presumably to keep them
cheap), however CDs are less fragile and a whole lot more convenient.
My own opinion is that film will still be around for a long time yet, but
eventually it'll be consigned to the museums.
btw I do still occasionally get my old '70 records out (..Led Zeppelin,
Jimmy Hendrix etc) to embarrass the kids with. What fun!
Regards,
Sam
> Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 06:44:24 -0800 (PST)
> From: Clendon Gibson <bsandyman@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Death of Film - Not!
>
> I just thought I would throw in my two cents on this.
>
> Film will never die. The reason is that no matter how
> good the technology, CCD elements will never be as
> small as the particals on the film we all use.
>
> At best you may be able to get CCD paccked tightly
> enough together that, for the same size print, the
> unaided human eye cannot tell the difference. This
> breaks down the instant you want to do a blow up.
>
> The future for these two mediums is simple. Each will
> be used where the inherent gualities of the medium
> best serve. Digital will be used where speed, or
> geography (i.e. distance from the lab) make this a
> better choice. The best example of this is perhaps the
> Voyager space probe. Film will dominate where artistic
> concerns are of interest. For instance CCD does not
> currently have the dynamic range of film. Imagine
> trying to get a shot that has subtle shaddings with
> your digital camera.
>
> That's my two cents.
>
>
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