Robert Spanjaard wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:01:50 -0500, Rich wrote:

If video does replace still cameras for still photography, I wonder
which branch of still photography will be the last to succomb? Possibly
it will be high resolution landscape work that will be the last to see
the use of still image cameras. It's also possible that a resurgence of
film, perhaps black and white, will do something to ensure the life of
still photography.

I think astrophotography will last a bit longer than landscapes in that
case. But it;'s a very big (and unlikely) if.

What is already happening is that first P&S and now some DSLRs are
adding the ability to capture HD digital video streams as well as take
12+ Mpixel stills. I'd be tempted to have that facility in an SLR.

You never know when you might see something that will video with far
better results than a still photograph. The crossover is going the other
way - imaging devices are adding video modes as an optional extra.

Regards,
Martin Brown