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To: KevRupert who wrote (16002)	10/24/2000 10:17:54 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) of 60323

The factors you mention are all valid, but even with a slowing economy the trend is in favor of digital photography. Sure, a person with a conventional camera may put off buying a digital if oil prices and other expenses cut into discretionary income. But that person will also take fewer conventional photos. The person who continues to take more than an occasional photo will eventually opt for digital because of the price advantage over conventional film and print processing. Kodak is simply blaming the economy instead of making key investments in the new technology. Their improved display, which may provide better definition under daylight viewing, and with lower power, is a step in the right direction, but their avoiding an investment in image storage technology leaves them looking anxiously backward to the good old days of conventional film. The point I have been making is that more serious amateurs, along with professionals are gravitating toward digital, and this part of the market is less prone to the ups and downs of typical consumer buying habits as economic conditions change.

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