DO YOU FEEL DIGITAL CAMERAS WILL REAPLACE  

yeah ofcourse...I guess in just 10 years.

Yes with the advent of digital cameras, the traditional cameras may take a back seat. The film roll and printing and developing machineries will have less demand.

Certainy not by 100%. But people will prefer them for convenience, light weight, small size, affordable price etc. But traditional photography with traditional cameras, using film rolls , taking them to the studio for printing, enlarging etc has its own charm. One cannot show his skills, capability as a real photographer with a digital camera, because he knows well that the photos can be edited, even chaged to the best looking ones.
I started photography in 1956 with a Kodak box camera, switced over to Agfa "bellow camera", next to Rolliflex double lens reflex, next to National single lens reflex, all mechanical. Now I am using an autozoom, elecronic camera and a digital camera.
I used to do the development of the black and white roll films, made the B & W prints and enlargements myself and painted them mannually to get "coloured photos". I also "toned" these pictures using different chemical mixtures to get "sepia". "red","blue" looking pictures.
DR.B.SARAF M.Sc.,Ph.D.,Gold Medallist

I sure think so .. I think it has already replaced traditional cameras. Now everyone has a digicam right ??

ssh, I have read your comments. I tried to reply to that thrice but failed-just do not know where that went. Hence this reply in -response.
I am astonished , how you failed to add-"but, master of none" to your painful comment-"jack of all trades".I feel highly offended. Yes, photography and photo-editing are also my hobbies. Remember, I am 62+, was a college teacher for more than 35 years. Iam also a Regd. Astrologist, Numerologist & Gemologist. More than 75 Research papers of mine have appeared in Journals here in India & abroad. If, I WRITE ALL THE DEGREES THAT FOLLOW MY NAME, you may feel paniced.Ido not know you , your gender, your age, your place of residence and your nationality!1Are you from India?? It is easy to post a question like yours, leaving it for others to answer-for the sake of fun!! Why do not you add some knowledge of your own? This will add to others knowledge and prompt them to respond!!!You seem to be immature. I pray Ganeshji-the Lord of knowledge to bless you. Come forward , disclose yourself!! DR.B.SARAF

Dr. Saraf, I replied to your first post on this topic yesterday but it has not been added. I assume that first posts are therefore trials to assimilate a new member's worth of response?
I personaly think that the traditional emulsions will survive for many more years as there will always be an aesthetic following as in the vinyl/cd debate.
Although high megapix. ccd's are starting to outstrip the resolution potential of 35mm films it will be a long time before medium or large format are knocked off their perches.___Pete.

of course within no time from now. may be within next 2 years.

i think that`d be awesome, because then the expensive ones they are selling now will be cheaper!

maybe maybe not

I don't, alot of joy can be achieved by using a film based SLR. I very much enjoy the processing and developing.

Although I think it will be overtaken (if it hasn't been already) by digital cameras'.