----- Original Message ----- From: "R.C.Booth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > The average digital consumer probably isn't going to print all his shots > anyway, just a few of the ones he needs or considers "keepers" So, there is > the potential for less consumer paper use with digital even though there is > the potential for taking more shots (cheaply) with digital. > Hmmmmmm, I disagree somewhat. My ex-wife and my sister are two "average" examples of new digicam users. The ex-wife has a Canon A70 and the sister has an Optio 555 (on topic!). Both shoot the normal snapshots of events and locations they did with film. Both take their full memory cards to the local photo finisher and get prints (sometimes doubles) of every shot on the card without even reviewing them on a PC. Both are very happy with this arrangement. They like the results on paper and they don't seem to notice if there is a cost difference. Both are getting far more-prints-per-visit to the photo lab but are going less often due to the fact that their cards take longer to fill up than when they shot 24 frames of film. Christian
