Don't worry Frank, they have gotten to where the recording is better than the live performance these days. Of course some of us are old fashioned enough to prefer the real thing.
Graywolf Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- frank theriault wrote: > On Dec 21, 2007 12:34 PM, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> HAR! Cameras have changed a lot, people have not. > > Neither have PR departments and advertising companies. > > I recall seeing old ads from the 1930s advertising gramophones - the > ones that played acetate records through acoustic horns - claiming > they sounded so close to real life one would have trouble > distinguishing the two. Look at the RCA Victor symbol, the dog (was > his name Topper?) hearing "his master's voice" from the gramophone > which was obviously so near reality even with his keen hearing Topper > couldn't tell. > > Whatever the current technology is will always be touted as "near > perfect" - when it never is. > > cheers, > frank > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.