Future of 3D

[P3D Gabriel Jacob <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

emdesher writes

> Many different brands of cameras and methods of sound sync were developed,
>ranging from el cheapo to near 16mm quality (Bolex H8 Rex).  The point is
>that it was rapidly replaced when a new technology-video-became available.
>Video is far cheaper than film, easy to operate, and a convenient method
>of viewing the image was already sitting in your living room.

Very well put and I have not thought about that aspect. As I have always
maintained the public demands convenience in still or movie picture taking.
I understand the sentiments of the 3d film photographers regarding 
quality (plus the "unfair?" advantage of digital+computer processing power)
and that is a point well taken, but I ask them, as in your reference above.
Do they still use their 8mm or even 16mm movie cameras. Very few do. Why?
They use their video cams! My father had a Bell and Howell 16 silent movie
projector and camera and then went to 8mm and now uses a video cam. Sure
16mm or 8mm image quality is better than the video cam and even thou I have
transferred the stuff from the original film to video, the convenience of
the video cassette outweights the quality of the 16mm. Don't get me wrong,
I think it is obvious we all like quality pictures, but how many of us are
ready to sacrifice that for convience. Not many. In any case digital 
photograhy is getting better and better day by day and has not reached the
saturation point as others have mentioned. The quality of digital
photography already surpasses NTSC broadcast video.  So yes digital
photography will come into fruition and be more prevelant, like it or not.
Bill Battle makes some interesting predictions about the future of digital
photography and I whole heartedly agree with him. Look at calculators and
how they plummeted in price and increased in power among other things. Yes
the $25 digital camera will be a very possible reality and when that
happens I will join Bill (how about you Sam? with your hacking skills!) in
sawing them and putting them together. I would like to point out I am not a 
computer fanatic but do like traditional film photography but don't see
why we can't take advantage and exploit the exciting possiblities of the
marriage of the two. That's my editorial comments for today! ;-)
Have to go and honour my other obligations also.

Gabriel




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