[rollei_list] Re: Decline of Rollieflex/Film

  • From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:55:16 +0000

Well, from my perspective I started seeing digital as viable for prints up to 
A4 ish in 2001.
I am an amateur, but working in the car racing business I see and know well 
many sports pros, some of whom specialise in motor racing, some all sports. A 
significant number of them started to go digital with the advent of the Nikon 
D1 and Canon EOS 1D at the end of 2001. The changeover was rapid, not least 
because of the cost saving. One of the first guys to change was the one who put 
me right on costs. He told me that the camera paid for itself in less than 6 
months in film cost savings. I was surprised because digital cameras were 
pretty dear then.
The last of the photographers I know well changed to digital in 2007. He was/is 
a Velvia fanatic, and hung on for several years after everybody else!

I am not knowledgeable enough about the Rolleiflex business to make any general 
comment. I last used my 6008i seriously (rather than a bit of fun) in 2005.

Just my experience, to perhaps help you build a general picture.

cheers,
Frank


On 25 Mar, 2010, at 12:31, Elias_Roustom wrote:

> This devolved too quickly... I was just hoping for a survery of sorts.
> No ideas out there about the time line of the decline of Rolleiflex, and the 
> advent of digital in commercial work?
> ---
> Rollei List
> 
> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe'in the 
> subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org
> 
> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with'unsubscribe' in the 
> subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org
> 
> - Online, searchable archives are available at
> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list
> 

---
Rollei List

- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe'
in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org

- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with
'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org

- Online, searchable archives are available at
//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list

Other related posts: