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To: Rocky Reid who wrote (54090)	5/3/1998 1:53:00 PM
From: Les White	Respond to of 58324

>>15 meg per image<< Is this where the sweet spot is? Do you really think the mass market potential of digital photography cannot be reached at the 2-4 meg per image level? If so, you better tell that to all the manufacturers who have invested millions of dollars in this market. They're about to make a monumental mistake. Les

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (54090)	5/3/1998 4:49:00 PM
From: slipnsip	Respond to of 58324

I have a Tosh digital camera that I got with my new notebook purchase from CompUSA last week. It uses the "Smart Media" card. Now I do not know alot about photography, but these smart media cards are so small and thin, really flimsy with gold etched on it for contact. Pretty cool, but I am afraid to touch em. Putting them in and out of the camera feels like your trying to slide a thick piece of paper into a 1/32 of an inch slot! I am afraid I will wreck em. My 2 meg smart media cards will hold 24 supposedly "Hi res" picturs or 40 somthing lower res. I can download the pics into the notebook via the PCMCIA slot. I had heard of the 1.44 adapter about 6 months ago. Is it actually in production and available for purchase yet? I think the key for this market (or at least one of them) is for an individual like myself to be able to take the media to any film developing place to get actual prints. Whoever is adopted as the standard by the developing places will be the winner. Right now just a cool toy to put pitures in the notebook. Until I can convienantly and inexpensivly have them developed onto paper, it will remain a toy. People will be afraid of the "smart media" cards cause they are too flimsy..