Monday, March 1, 2004
BusinessWeek Online: "These Digitals Could Really Sink Film"
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 11:30 AM
"Although it has been at least three years since I shot a roll of film, I remain painfully aware of the shortcomings of digital photography. The biggest drawbacks are cameras that aren't ready when I am and shutters that don't trip the instant I press the button. But I have been trying out two cameras that change the game -- and that could torpedo most reasons to use film."
The article goes on to talk about two cameras, the Kyocera Finecam SL300R and the Olympus E-1. The Kyocera camera is exceptional for one specific reason: the shutter lag time is 0.07 seconds, which is very fast for a non-DSLR (digital SLR) camera. I read a review of this camera in the recent issue of Maximum PC, and while they liked the camera a great deal, they felt the flash was too powerful and washed out anything within five feet. Who wants to take pictures from ten feet away? Regardless, this is an important move in the right direction for digital cameras. People want to press the button and have the camera take the picture, not wait for the camera to catch up to them.
There's another article here talking about essentially the same thing - the mainstream media seems to think that this is the year that digital film will finally obliterate analog film in the consumer space - what do you think?
The article goes on to talk about two cameras, the Kyocera Finecam SL300R and the Olympus E-1. The Kyocera camera is exceptional for one specific reason: the shutter lag time is 0.07 seconds, which is very fast for a non-DSLR (digital SLR) camera. I read a review of this camera in the recent issue of Maximum PC, and while they liked the camera a great deal, they felt the flash was too powerful and washed out anything within five feet. Who wants to take pictures from ten feet away? Regardless, this is an important move in the right direction for digital cameras. People want to press the button and have the camera take the picture, not wait for the camera to catch up to them.
There's another article here talking about essentially the same thing - the mainstream media seems to think that this is the year that digital film will finally obliterate analog film in the consumer space - what do you think?
