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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

i was a recording engineer during the time analog recording was just starting to get surpassed by digital, and of course there are still people who will die on the "analog is always best forever and ever" hill

but it's to the point where if you're not a completely-obsessed-to-the-point-no-one-can-stand-being-around-you audiophile, you're not going to be able to tell the difference between an analog source and a digital one pretending to be analog

the pros of digital just simply can't be outweighed by the pros of analog anymore

photography might be an area where digital hasn't caught up, since film's resolution is down to the molecular level, but that won't be the case forever (if it even is the case, i'm not a photographer)

[–] Cikos 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i do analog photography for a hobby, in the grand scheme professional analog photographers only account for like less than 1 percent and current film manufacturers are only able to exist because some high profile film directors insist on shooting film (think nolan) and film students. when theyre no longer around film will die soon.

there is almost no new film camera produced and the price of film keeps increasing to unreasonable prices.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

no new film camera produced and the price of film

it's the same with analog audio. reel to reel tape actually disappeared for a bit because no one manufactured it anymore, but some company (forget who) finally started making it again for the audiophiles. one reel of tape ~~is~~ was, 10 years ago, ~$300 and gives you 15 minutes of recording time, if you're running it at high speed for the best quality. no idea what the state of the business is in now, i was never a gear head and never kept up with any of it

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