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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 217795" data-attributes="member: 1061">I've often taken great pride (and personal amusement) at laughing at photography's doomsday prophets. Digital was going to be the end of "real" photography when it first arrived on the scene, and you don't have to look very far to find old school film guys still clinging to this mantra.Technically, photography was outdated the moment video arrived on the scene. As technology continues to advance, the still image grows weaker and weaker in value as a commercial product. Mirrorless technology is on the rise. Print is dying. Billboards are being replaced with digital counterparts. Everyone has access to video 24/7. The one thing that photography has been able to claim over video is image quality...but that may soon be a thing of the past.If you haven't heard of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution" target="_blank">4K Resolution</a>, let me be the first to introduce you. High end HDTV format (1080p) is 2K resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. The new UHD (Ultra High-Def) is 3840x2160 pixels, capable of 60 frames per second @ 8MP each. Essentially, you could produce a DSLR quality 8x12" image from this video. 8K resolution is already in development, which is 7680x4320 pixels.Capturing "the defining moment" will be a thing of the past when you can edit video and choose frames from extremely high quality video that captures 60 frames per second. Still photography as we know it, will be obsolete. This technology isn't the future, it's here and now. Some smartphones are already 4K video capable. I just wonder how many of us will still be pressing shutter buttons 5 years from now instead of merely pressing a red record button?Your thoughts?</blockquote>

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