We are all allowed to our opinions, but I think calling digital photographers cheaters and dishonest is a little harsh. You sound quite bitter. Are you saying that the photographers who get up at ungodly hours of the night, drive for hours park out just to catch the HOPE of a good sunrise are not photographers? People who travel to the ends of the world in some of the harshest conditions are dishonest cheaters?

Digital photographers still have to learn the rules of photography if they wish to make a living at it. There will still be people who will have decent, but cheap cameras, take nice snapshots, but will they actually make a living at it? No. Why? Because the competition is really stiff out there. There are amateur and hobbyist photographers that take some spectacular photos, but they take the photos for the love of photography, not for money. Are they cheaters and dishonest also? Professional photographers will continue to go to school for their trade, invest thousands of dollars in equipment and marketing, spend hours upon hours shooting a variety of subjects before settling on their genre of choice.

Who knows what another 10 years will bring? 3-D hologram cameras? X-Ray cameras? There are already Infrared cameras, are they cheats as well? Should we be derisive in our attitudes towards them or should they be encouraged to explore new technologies?