New Technology in Photgraphy

Photojournalists use different epuipment for stills and video. "using separate equipment for each medium, which is awkward, cumbersome and requires additional training"(2). However with new chips and semiconductor technology cameras are able to take high quality stills and video without an extremely high cost. "I think this is the holy grail for news photography," says Randall Greenwell, the director of photography"(2). People are very intrigued by this technology and are eager to try it out. With the new technology the price of these cameras are much lower than previous cameras needed to produce the same quality. "Laforet predicts that this low-light sensitivity will lead moviemakers to dispense with expensive, bulky, and obtrusive lighting equipment, shooting their movies entirely with available light"(3). Vincent Laforet,a Pulitzer prize winner, believes that the new camera's ability to capture high quaility photos in the absence of a lot of light will lead moviemakers to throw out huge lighting equipment. These new innovations in photography can change the entire industry. The cost of good quality cameras decrease significantly alloqing more people to join into the industry. This article presented many interesting points and i would recommend this article to anybody interested in photography.
Tweney,Dylan. "Oct. 9, 2008: New Chips Poised to Revolutionize Photography, Film."
Wired. 22 Oct. 2008