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- Subject: Re: Major advances in camera technology
- Message-ID: <fred-mckenzie-231192144633@k4dii.ksc.nasa.gov>
- From: fred-mckenzie@ksc.nasa.gov (Fred McKenzie)
- Date: 23 Nov 92 15:10:59 EST
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- In article <98631@netnews.upenn.edu>, liang@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Chuck
- Liang) wrote:
-
- > Why is it that most of the major technologies were developed in the
- > 50's and 60's? The problem is at least partly cultural. Right now,
- > it nolonger matters if something is really an innovation, so long as it
- > APPEARS as an innovation. Catchy slogans and fancy names are much
- > easier to come by than real technological advancement.
-
- Chuck-
-
- I've seen soap and cereal, et cetera, hyped as "newer than new" for many
- years, when only the package may have changed! I suspect that there is a
- lag between introduction of an innovation, and recognition of its value,
- caused by the clutter of the many non-valuable pseudo-innovations. It
- takes time for the poor features to die, and the good ones to become
- entrenched.
-
- Only time will tell if the "Zoom Lens Reflex" is only an advertising
- gimmick. It seems to be an expansion of the "point-and-shoot" technology,
- and may survive because of the masses of consumers that want it.
-
- Unfortunately, the number of serious photographers who will pay a
- reasonable price for their equipment, can't support the industry as well as
- this mass of consumers. I would hope that the major manufacturers would
- use the profit of the consumer products to subsidize their serious
- products. I've been very disappointed that Olympus hasn't brought out a
- new professional model in recent years. I'm slowly realizing they probably
- won't!
-
- fred-mckenzie@ksc.nasa.gov
-