But that sort of tangible work isn't worth anything in the physical world, and only goes to prove my point further.  115 DSLR's and a whole lot of talent (which that guy has), still doesn't get you an original, it gets you a scanned copy, it's not art, it's technology.

Prints have no real value because they're just prints, even limited edition print is still a print even though you can demand a little more for it.  If you produce something in real media you have the best of both worlds because you can scan and sell prints, limited editions and whatever else, just as the CG artists do.

What the CG artists cannot do, though, is make much higher amounts of money off' the original work.  No one (including the artist) will ever posses the original because it never existed other than in data form.

There will be no tangible difference - ever.

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Such work has substance and real monetary value, a scan has neither.