This is early 2007, well into the new century of iStuff and everything made easier just by using the computer. While the technology have progressed in leaps in the last few years, more and more companies are collaborating to further technology at a more accelerated pace. The innovators are not worried so much about isolating technology from the process – thinking on a much wider scale, end-to-end activites.

Photography has been one of those areas where the digital revolution has been very prominent. People have taken wildly to digital cameras, digital videos, podcasts and others very keenly. And slowly, as the buzz settled, we have started to read and make more sense of what is it that we need and what is it that is useful to us. Laymen like me have taken slightly more time to comb through the complicacies of the pixel battle to realize that its just not the number of pixels that matter in a digital camera, its also the size of the sensor and the orientation of the pixels within the sensor. So now, I have some idea of what a sensor array is, how many types of arrays are available and what is the difference between a CCD and a CMOS sensor. More importantly, i have a fair idea of what I need to make the transition to digital photography.

I would continue to shoot film for another two years at least. I would still wait to read and understand more about the technology. The downside? I would continue to incur film buying, processesing & storage costs. The upside? I love the sense of being immersed in the chrome. And I could continue do impressionistic art on slides. I also get to plan for a smooth transition rather than jumping into the water and then learning to swim.

I have started preparing for the digital shift though. I have made a choice of continuing to shoot impressions, art work, landscapes, macro and partially travel and wildlife on film. I will be using digital media to capture people, street and partially travel & wildlife.

I also plan to complement my still digital images with some sort of video. I am still working to find out how and what, but I am sure that in some situations, still images can be completed with a video compendium. Since I have been a Nikonian for long, I would continue to use future Nikon digital cameras and lenses. As for video, I am comfortable with Sony. The heart of my system is going to see a major change though. I am going to make the biggest transition on my main processesing unit from a PC to a Mac OS X based machine. From what I understand, this is going to be a very complex decision and hopefully one that I would be more productive with.

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