Digital BW, The Print

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:)

mark

> 
> You're right - prices have gone way down... except for the good 
stuff: Rollei F's & E3's, 
> Leica M3's, Sinar Normas, Alpa 9's etc. are still going up. What's 
really going down is 
> darkroom equipment - Leitz enlargers etc. It seems serious 
photographers are still 
> shooting film, but printing digitally.
> 
> Phil