A Digital Classic?
Jan 30, 2015 13:11:14 #
Do you think that any digital camera will go down as a classic? Most folks have heard of Leica's M series 35mm cameras, the Rolleiflex TLR, the various types of press cameras,Crown Graphic etc. Is there any digital camera that will make the cut as a classic the way those film cameras did. They were around for years so name recognition even by the non photography public was not unusual. I ask because it seems to me that in the digital world things change so fast nothing will achieve the fame of the film cameras.
Jan 30, 2015 13:19:06 #
Sort of like the cars of today. They will never be considered classic or "cool" like the cars of the 30's through the 70's.
Jan 30, 2015 13:23:11 #
dragonfist wrote:
Do you think that any digital camera will go down ... (show quote)
They won't last that long with today obsolesce culture.
Jan 30, 2015 13:31:59 #
Lenses, yes. Camera bodies, no.
The computer chip in a body gets technologically obsolete too quickly, and low-light sensitivity and resolution keeps improving.
But good glass lasts nearly forever.
The computer chip in a body gets technologically obsolete too quickly, and low-light sensitivity and resolution keeps improving.
But good glass lasts nearly forever.
Jan 30, 2015 13:39:04 #
FredB
Loc: A little below the Mason-Dixon line.
I wouldn't be surprised if, 50 years down, the Canon 5D and its early variants is recognized as a trendsetting device, if not a 'classic'. 85% of the top landscape & wildlife photogs in the world shot/shoot with one, and a vast number are still in use. Hell, pick up any recent Arizona Highways mag, and there are as many shots with a 5D/II as there are with all other cameras combined.
Jan 30, 2015 14:03:58 #
My digital cameras are not classic, but the photographer could be considered "classic". Age: 77 and still clicking.
Jan 30, 2015 14:11:16 #
dragonfist wrote:
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Any Car over 25 years is elligible for "classic" auto insurance at a signifigent discount. Theerefore my 40+year old Canon F-1 is a classic. It is film however not digital. Is any digital camera 25 years old or more?
Jan 30, 2015 14:38:55 #
dragonfist wrote:
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The only one I can even think of with a chance might be the Nikon Df.
Jan 30, 2015 15:27:36 #
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Jan 30, 2015 16:14:45 #
rpavich wrote:
There are already classic digital cameras.
Please provide an example or two. I would be interested to know what they might be. I am far from an expert on what has been or is out there. Something to compare to the Leica M series 35mm cameras for instance and as well known.
Jan 30, 2015 16:18:13 #
dragonfist wrote:
Please provide an example or two. I would be interested to know what they might be. I am far from an expert on what has or is out there. Something to compare to the Leica M series 35mm cameras for instance and as well known.
Well, whenever this subject comes up the Ricoh GR is mentioned. The OLY OM-D is talked about.
And of course the Leica M and the M9 both.
My personal opinion is that one of the flavors of the Fuji X100 Family will be classic.
Jan 30, 2015 16:19:57 #
rpavich wrote:
Well, whenever this subject comes up the Ricoh GR is mentioned. The OLY OM-D is talked about.
And of course the Leica M and the M9 both.
My personal opinion is that one of the flavors of the Fuji X100 Family will be classic.
And of course the Leica M and the M9 both.
My personal opinion is that one of the flavors of the Fuji X100 Family will be classic.
It already looks like one!
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Jan 30, 2015 16:23:07 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
It already looks like one!
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Well..I didn't want to overstate it but yes...it IS already a classic :)
Jan 30, 2015 16:35:43 #
rpavich wrote:
Well..I didn't want to overstate it but yes...it IS already a classic :)
Thanks, I appreciate the input.
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