Applied Science Fiction (ASF) appear to have made good on their promise of a 'dry' processor for colour film. The rumour is that they've put their first 'digital PIC' unit out in the real world for evaluation.(posted 8259 days ago)
Since the final output is a scanned digital file, and the film image is destroyed in the process, this effectively relegates film to being a digital storage medium, like Smartmedia, or Compactflash.Is this one giant leap down the road to promoting universal acceptance of digital imaging?
Now, I don't consider myself to be any more paranoid than the next man, but I rather think it is.
Once the compact point'n'shoot masses get used to the idea of having a CD returned with their prints, and not a set of negatives, then I think the general demise of film can't be far behind.
If you're still wearing sabots, prepare to throw them now!