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Re: [Digital BW] RE: a full-frame Nikon digital SLR this fall? (was Re: [DigitalBW] digital)

2003-05-20 by Anthony Atkielski

Peter writes:

> Most of the commercial and PJ and stock
> photographers I know are using digital.

Why do so many people think that photojournalism and a few types of
commercial photography are all there is?

> There are very few areas where digital still
> doesn't cut it.

If I want high image quality at a low price, digital is out of the running.

> Within a few years film-shooters will have to buy
> their film mail-order and do their own processing
> because the market for those things will be too
> small to support local labs and film stores.

Most of the world will be shooting film for many years to come, and
disposable film cameras represent the bulk of camera sales these days.

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