"Alan F Cross" <alanx@proaxis.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:JkJt+1DWkf0$EwXU@proaxis.demon.co.uk...
> If you're into predictions, this will interest ....
>
> http://bythom.com/2004predictions.htm

(that page written By Thom Hogan)



Thanks.

As you can tell I'm not a photo person, I'm just musing. AS proof, I
incorrectly recalled the name kyocera. should have been konica. German,
japanese, algerian - they all sound the same.                     :-)

".. fold.
Minolta/Konica, Leica, Hasselblad (. "

It's interesting that he hasn't mentioned those foreign "knock off" brands.
Chinon Zenit  Kiev ... maybe they've been gone for years?

I am wondering when the 3, 4, and 5mp digital guts will be adapted to the
"basic" $200-250 SLRs, since they represent optimized lens and automatic
everything at a budget. I wonder what has prevented this happening already.
Maybe the size of the CCD has to be much different for SLR size lens?

". they say, "fax that too me, will you?" "Hey, I'll do better than that, I
just captured it with my CamPhone and sent it to you via email ."

CellFax, that's not surprising. For years, the fax software companies have
tried to push their own weirdoid "email fax" fuddy duddy. But although I
haven't yet actually TRIED using a camera as a scanner, I have used the
scanner to make color photos of small objects. On the computer monitor, the
result looks like a photo. I suppose the same pic taken with a camera would
be at a macro setting.

This is a great site:
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Cellfax_20to_20PDF



" Someone will figure out that travelers no longer need or want one-hour
developing.
    "

well, duh. Starbucks and all have those 'hotspots'


ready to connect to those printer kiosks.

". malware is coming.. "

reminding us of recent articles about cell phone standardization and
"appearance" of cell malware. CellCam malware, "convergence"  :-)
but CellCams will dominate only after cell phones eliminate typical hardwire
phone accounts.


Futurism is fun.

".. "stock up on these films .."

yeah, slide film hasn't been common.



=======
his
http://bythom.com/2003predictions.htm
is also interesting.

" .. Adobe, who continues to not understand digital photography very well,
..."
uh, Adobe is a dinosaur, but do well because the software industry/products
has already mostly attained "commodity" status (marketing dependent rather
than performance dependent).

" ..[his Dec 2003 annotation:]  Ritz Camera has announced the $11 Dakota
digital disposable (as has Walgreens). .. "

I don't visit Walgreens, but I have recently seen the Ritz disposable
advertised. I think they advertised for more than $11. As Hogan says, the
"disposable digital" concept is bizarre.




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