Living in a developing country gives me a perspective on this. The notion that development is completely linear is false. In such a reality, nations that were once behind would remain so forever. In Egypt, the mobile phone has taken over. The land telelphone system introduced international out lines to homes in the late 1970's early 1980's. The infrastructure for this will remain as is indefinitely. However, satellite and digital technology is making leaps and bounds. As for photography, manual equipment is hard to come by, and dated at that. However, digital equipment is selling like hotcakes. When developing countries get a little cash, they don't buy used/old goods, they get what's new on the market like everyone else.
Bob Talbot <BobTalbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Bob Talbot <BobTalbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Whatever you call it, digital IS Photography today. Film is history.
Jim
Indeed it is.
Has it lost ground as fast in the "developing countries" though? ...
where the absolute reliance on computers in general has not reached
every aspect of life ...
where you can do your shopping without paying MS an annual tithe
(upgrade fee).
Film is indeed history: much of the last 200y history is recorded on
it.
Bob
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