Re: Digital Cameras RIP

[David Spellman <david@photopro.com>]

Mike Buettner wrote:

> I haven't really been following this thread so if this item has been
> mentioned before please excuse me...
>
> >From the Imagek site:
>
> "If you've ever thought of owning a
> cutting-edge digital camera, IMAGEK has
> news for you...You already own one!
>
> Fit the IMAGEK EFS-1 electronic film cartridge
> into the film cavity of your standard 35mm
> point and shoot or SLR camera and turn it
> into a digital camera instantly! "
>
> http://www.imagek.com


    It actually did come up in a couple of the messages in this thread.

    Sure looks like a great idea, but so far it's vaporware. I dunno if
these guys are actually going to get this one off the ground.
    Further, the resolution they're touting is only around 1.3
megapixels, which has been bypassed by actual shipping products long
since.
    My sources tell me that we have 6 megapixel cameras in the $5,000
range on the way from three or four separate manufacturers within the
next six months. That's important only because that price range is, to
me, the break point below which digital cameras tend to be more
amateur-oriented, above which you're usually looking at sophisticated
professional gear. The 6 megapixel  figure is to me, a sort of "magic
number" at which you can produce a very competent 8.5 x 11 page (or 8x10
photograph), especially if it's in a 3k x 2k format. Until now, the only
digital cameras with 6 Megapixel chips have been in the $23,000 bracket.


    david

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