written elsewhere on the web by 'Kosh': > I thought it might be interesting to see where an open discussionon the > photo industry might take us..... ( somehting different from standard > threads). > > Mnay of you may have heard of the CEBIT Computer and Electronics fair in > germany. It is in danger of closing it's doors ( http://www.playfuls.com/news_05585_Declining_German_Computer_Fair_Cebit_See ks_Rescue.html > > one argument is that the Cumpter and Electronics industry is essentially > dead, it is now Consumer Electronics...... no longer driven by retailers, > but bypassing them entirely and marketing direct to the consumer. Not only > the death of their input into the market (ie it is not who stocks say... > IBM, but which manufacturer markets themselves better), but also it means > the death of the speciality store... and hence no people who know what the > h*ll they are talking about.... shrug of shoulders response to problems. > > my question is...... do you think this has happened or is happening in > photographics? > > the alchemy is gone.... and soon will be the day when an explanation of > shutter speed or depth of field will be lost at any sort of retail level. love to hear peoples reactions to the question karl Perth, West Australia
