What Percentage of Americans Use Digital Cameras?
Todd E. Bryant asked:
I’m trying to figure out how widespread digital cameras are. I know my mom doesn’t use one.
Five years ago, it was predicted that 80% of US households would use digital cameras by 2008. And film cameras would be dead.
Did that happen? Anyone know what %age of USians use digital cameras?
Don’t know what the actual percentages are, but I’d say that they were pretty much correct. Just think about all the different digital cameras there are out there: web cams, camera phones, camcorders, regular digital cameras, etc.
Film isn’t dead yet, but I do agree with most people who say that it will be.
Quoting from above…Film isn’t dead yet, but I do agree with most people who say that it will be.
The only people who think film is dead or will be are those who have never used it, for lack of a better term, in a serious manner. I am talking medium and large format film with the finest film cameras such as Hasselblad, Mamiya, Leica, etc.
People who have only been amateurs with 35mm film have jumped onto the digital bandwagon… and to be honest, the best DSLRs are at least as capable, if not more-so than 35mm film. But when you get into the larger formats it becomes a different game. There ARE medium format digital backs in the 30 MP range that can rival any film… but… these backs cost $30,000.
For the quality, cameras, and artistic expression of medium and large format film, digital will not take it’s place any time in the near or distant future.
You have to remember that the a great percentage of digital cameras sold are point and shoots, used by amateurs for snapshots. Nothing wrong with that, but that is hardly going to sound the death knell for film.
steve
I don’t know for sure but the 80% figure is probably close.
However, I do know that film is NOT dead and won’t be for quite some time. All of my film cameras are doing well.
To be honest, I don’t know anyone with a film camera anymore exept for the die hard old school photographers.
It’s really hard to even find film anymore unless you go to a camera store.