Re: [OM] Re: Does buying a medium format make sense anymore?

[Albert]

Jan Steinman wrote:

> > From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > IMO it will be some time before digital catches up to medium format in a
> > manner that is affordable.
> >    
> 4-6 years for price-performance parity with MF. I've been tracking -- and 
> predicting -- digital price and performance since my Apple QuickTake in the 
> early 90's, and haven't been off by more than a couple years.
>
> Price-performance parity for 35mm is very near, within 18-24 months. 4x5 will 
> take until about 2012.
>
>  
Interesting..  

I saw the graph and market study from I think it was Kodak.  They have 
2003 as the year of the "cross-over".  Where more digital cameras 
outsell the film cameras.. because the quality is there..




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