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Seamus: Good to be with you would be valuable to share your
again, it has been a several view of what appears to be sub-
months since our last collabora- Image format stantial turmoil.
tion. is more Falcon: Well, at the end of Oc-
important than the
Of course I was very effective- megapixels in the tober, J. D. and I participated in
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ly replaced by the learned Mr. sensor. the show, and it was quite inter-
DeWynter. esting.

Falcon: Welcome back Seamus, If you excluded the “ drone “ ex-
as much as I enjoy working with hibitors there would be about 20
Francois, you are no second rate percent fewer vendors than last
interviewer. year.
Seamus: Thank you. We spoke a Seamus: I remember only a cou-
bit about the current trends in the ple of drone vendors last year, so
photography industry and, be- that is a huge increase, because Thinking about Digital Imaging
cause you have recently attend- there were over 200 total exhib-
ed the international PhotoPlus itors. with
Expo in New York, I thought it
Falcon: Yes, the technology has Falcon & Seamus Whyte

Prior to the "digital revolution," some 8 million cameras were sold yearly.
eS At the height of the digital revolution, that number reached 24 million. It
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isn't logical to assume that number would increase indefinitely.
d the Scen improved both in terms of flight will the industry took a lot of space, but I would

say most activity was a around
and camera capabilities. We ob-
served several models with 8 ro-
the niche and novelty vendors.
recreate a sense
tating blades, quite large and ex-
For example, a new style diffuser
of purpose and
pensive. I would say the largest
that sits on top of your flash and
direction?
really.
Behin had a 3 foot diameter and was unique camera straps, trinkets
able to lift a small DSLR.
The large companies were still
They still have a considerable
represented. Samsung had the
propensity to crash. When that
happens everything is lost, so it original DeLorean from the Back
is a very expensive technology. to the Future movie. Their theme
Seamus: What generated the was a comparison of technology
most activity in the building? from the 70’s to now, and quite
nicely done. Canon, Nikon, Sony,
Falcon: The drone vendors
PHOTO BY Falcon and Olympus had substantial

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