Popular Photography has an article on the question “Have we entered the Year of the Digital SLR?”. There’re some interesting bits in there, including the apparent equivalency that a traditional analog SLR would be comparable to a 20 MP digicam.This was my favorite part, though:
And 2002 could turn out to be the year of the affordable digital SLR (or, as Japanese designers would say, “Kotoshi wa digital SLR yasuhunarimasu!”). […]
That quote just came out of nowhere, and I’m not even sure what it means. But, I like it ;).
we’re getting closer
this is the first Digi SLR i have seen that i would purchase.. if i could afford it.
full frame 35mm CMOS. 11.1 mega pixel.. etc.
but it is still a long way away from replacing film…