Bob, We've been over this a few times. I think you're not finding closure
because you're looking in the wrong places for the wrong clues. Owning a
cellphone with built-in MP3 doesn't make that person an audiophile. I don't
want to talk about photography in the same sentence as phones.

Here's one statistic that I haven't seen you quote that might be meaningful
in your search for harbingers of truth. Sales of photo printers, too good
and too expensive for casual non-photo use, would indicate some interest in
imaging. Sale and availability of photo quality print paper and inks would
indicate a certain level of use of those printers. The last I looked, the
selection of inkjet photo paper far exceeded that of photo print paper.

"Bob Monaghan" wrote in message
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Photography literally means "writing with light". Since ~80% of digicam
owners NEVER make any prints (per PMAI stats), I suggest they aren't doing
photography but digital imaging. This is a distinction that makes a big
difference in the future of photography - both film and digital IMHO:
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