I guess it is just the natural progression of the hobby. From hand drawn sketches, to glass plates, to sensitized film, to CCD, to automatic acquisition and processing. It is all a journey, and each of us has the option of getting of when we are happy with how far it has taken us. The person who gets off at one spot is no less a traveller than the one who takes the ride all the way! At the moment, I have yet to get onto the train
The question is, what is the next step after you can press a button and an hour later an astronomical masterpiece pops out of the printer!