EARLY DAY DIGITAL- HIGH PRICE AND LOW RESOLUTION

Back in Prehistoric times, the late 1980's, digital photography was the new high tech wonder of the photographic universe. The only problem was that the quality was low and the price was high. But it didn't take long for quality to go up and prices to come down. In 1991, Kodak introduced the first digital S.L.R. This hi tech powerhouse managed the break the megapixel boundary. The KODAK DCS-100 packed an astounding 1.3 million pixels and was priced at a bargain basement $13,000. Virtually overnight, digital supplanted film and became the gold standard with shutterbugs worldwide. And photographers, both pro and amateur, lived happily ever after, at least in the fairy tale universe. In the real world, reaction was somewhat less enthusiastic. "What kind of idiot would pay thirteen thousand bucks for that piece of crap? This digital photography S*%T is dead on arrival.", was the phrase heard far and wide. Fast forward twenty years though, and digital is king. Film photography is on its last legs. For good or bad, the photographic universe has been turned on its head. Larry Elkins Elkinsphotos Fine Art Photography