Reid Stott (alias PhotoDude @ photodude.com) has an interesting
prediction for 2004. Can't say I agree, but then I can't say I
don't either.
"A digital pricing evolution will further bury film. As camera
phones continue to explode in sales, and reach 3 megapixels in
resolution, they will kill the low-end of the current digital
camera market. By the end of the year, a fairly full featured
brand name 5 megapixel camera will sell for less than $300 (as
will a 3 MP camera-cell phone), and there will be three or more
digital SLRs available for under $1000 (perhaps even a full frame
sensor digital SLR for under $3000, too). The release of newly
designed film-based 35mm cameras will become far less frequent, as
digital cameras will outsell film cameras by a 3 to 1 margin by
year's end. The main interaction most consumers will have with
companies like Kodak and Fuji is through kiosks (at drug stores,
airports, vacation spots, etc.) that spit out prints from images
stored on Compact Flash cards."
Walt
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