Hi Tim! You wrote: >In addition most of these P&S digi people will also primarily look at >there pictures on their PC monitor, so how would they be able to see the >difference? Surprisingly, it is rather easy to tell the shots from a modest PHD= digi-camera from those from a LeiCanon or other digi-SLR on a reasonbable= screen. Not so much in the fine details, for screen resolution limits= that, but in contrast and saturation. Sadly, most P&S users wouldn't see it, no matter how obvious it was. So= long as they can recognize Aunt Suzie, then, in their minds, it's good. >On the other hand the renewed focus on picture taking from P&S digi and >mobile phones will also entice new people to become interesred in >photography, and once they realize how limited those technologies are from >a quality of picture- and composing freedom point of view, they might >migrate to a Digital SLR, and eventually end up using the R9 (ok, just >dreaming there...) Now that is a nice thought! Maybe not so far as an R9, but even getting= some interested in a fascinating hobby and having them move to, say,= something of the DigiLux level would be a good thing! Sadly, many industry pundits are forecasting that cameraphones may wipe out= the digital point & poke market! Let us hope that does not come to pass! Cheers! David Young, Logan Lake, BC CANADA. Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/