Yet more evidence of the dominance of digital/demise of darkroom?
 

Data point: in the latest Costco catalog (no, I'm not a member, it's someone
else's), out of their offering of 36 cameras, only *one* is not digital. (It's
a Konica Minolta Maxxum 70 SLR.) Can you say "nails in the coffin"?

DISCLAIMER: I'm no fan of digital. I love "traditional" wet photography. I
love old cameras. But I also try to recognize reality. I rue this trend the
same way I rue the results of the recent election.


--
.... voting for John Kerry now is like voting for LBJ in 1964 with full
precognition of what he was going to do in Vietnam for the next four years.

- Alexander Cockburn in _Counterpunch_
(http://counterpunch.org/cockburn10282004.html)

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message ...
Data point: in the latest Costco catalog (no, I'm not a member, it's someone
else's), out of their offering of 36 cameras, only *one* is not digital. (It's
a Konica Minolta Maxxum 70 SLR.) Can you say "nails in the coffin"?

DISCLAIMER: I'm no fan of digital. I love "traditional" wet photography. I
love old cameras. But I also try to recognize reality. I rue this trend the
same way I rue the results of the recent election.


--
... voting for John Kerry now is like voting for LBJ in 1964 with full
precognition of what he was going to do in Vietnam for the next four years.

- Alexander Cockburn in _Counterpunch_
(http://counterpunch.org/cockburn10282004.html)

In the same time, Sanyo (a big maker for Olympus and Nikon) and Canon reduce their production of
digital cameras because demand is lower than expected ...

Regards,
--
Claudio Bonavolta
http://www.bonavolta.ch

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message ...
Data point: in the latest Costco catalog (no, I'm not a member, it's someone
else's), out of their offering of 36 cameras, only *one* is not digital. (It's
a Konica Minolta Maxxum 70 SLR.) Can you say "nails in the coffin"?

DISCLAIMER: I'm no fan of digital. I love "traditional" wet photography. I
love old cameras. But I also try to recognize reality. I rue this trend the
same way I rue the results of the recent election.


--
... voting for John Kerry now is like voting for LBJ in 1964 with full
precognition of what he was going to do in Vietnam for the next four years.

- Alexander Cockburn in _Counterpunch_
(http://counterpunch.org/cockburn10282004.html)

In the same time, Sanyo (a big maker for Olympus and Nikon) and Canon reduce their production of
digital cameras because demand is lower than expected ...

Regards,
--
Claudio Bonavolta
http://www.bonavolta.ch

Aw, this digital argument is getting soooo old.

I'm a Vector fanatic. Anybody wanna argue Vectors vs. Raster? Come on. Make
my day.;)

--
graphic artist off duty

Aw, this digital argument is getting soooo old.

I'm a Vector fanatic. Anybody wanna argue Vectors vs. Raster? Come on. Make
my day.;)

--
graphic artist off duty

In article ,
David Nebenzahl wrote:

Data point: in the latest Costco catalog (no, I'm not a member, it's someone
else's), out of their offering of 36 cameras, only *one* is not digital. (It's
a Konica Minolta Maxxum 70 SLR.) Can you say "nails in the coffin"?

DISCLAIMER: I'm no fan of digital. I love "traditional" wet photography. I
love old cameras. But I also try to recognize reality. I rue this trend the
same way I rue the results of the recent election.

If you want lots of agreement you could post it in rec.photodigital where it probably
belongs, since this in fact is rec"darkroom" for which unless you have the shades
drawn does not apply to digital photography.
--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

"Gregory W Blank" wrote in message
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In article ,
David Nebenzahl wrote:

Data point: in the latest Costco catalog (no, I'm not a member, it's
someone
else's), out of their offering of 36 cameras, only *one* is not digital.
(It's
a Konica Minolta Maxxum 70 SLR.) Can you say "nails in the coffin"?

DISCLAIMER: I'm no fan of digital. I love "traditional" wet photography.
I
love old cameras. But I also try to recognize reality. I rue this trend
the
same way I rue the results of the recent election.

If you want lots of agreement you could post it in rec.photodigital where
it probably
belongs, since this in fact is rec"darkroom" for which unless you have the
shades
drawn does not apply to digital photography.
--
I would argue the little tiny space between the lens and the CCD on a
digital camera "is" a wee tiny little darkroom. Yes, this is
rec.photo.darkroom but nowhere does it have to say "traditional" whatever
that means.

In article Pncjd.135640$Pl.115025@pd7tw1no,
"Alan Smithee" wrote:

I would argue the little tiny space between the lens and the CCD on a
digital camera "is" a wee tiny little darkroom. Yes, this is
rec.photo.darkroom but nowhere does it have to say "traditional" whatever
that means.

You can argue all you like in my kill file.
--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

In article Pncjd.135640$Pl.115025@pd7tw1no,
"Alan Smithee" wrote:

I would argue the little tiny space between the lens and the CCD on a
digital camera "is" a wee tiny little darkroom. Yes, this is
rec.photo.darkroom but nowhere does it have to say "traditional" whatever
that means.

You can argue all you like in my kill file.
--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

"Gregory W Blank" wrote in message
news:7zcjd.2091$mL1.182@trnddc08...
In article Pncjd.135640$Pl.115025@pd7tw1no,
"Alan Smithee" wrote:

I would argue the little tiny space between the lens and the CCD on a
digital camera "is" a wee tiny little darkroom. Yes, this is
rec.photo.darkroom but nowhere does it have to say "traditional"
whatever
that means.

You can argue all you like in my kill file.
--

Good grief. I can see why people leave this place in droves. Last time I
checked my darkroom was loaded full of digital equipment, timers,
densitometers, color computers all 20 years old the most recent addition is
a computer. Yawn. So long everybody.