> > From: Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/08/23 Tue AM 11:33:45 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What Would Make a DSLR "Obsolete"? > > > On Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at 07:18 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > I can't imagine that anything would obsolete a current DSLR in just > > ten years. Memory devices shouldn't be a problem. My card reader has > > no moving parts and a firewire connector. (I still have the 10 meg > > scsi hard drive that I bought close to twenty years ago, and my > > computer can still read it. ) I suspect that most memory devices will > > be functional long into the future. My D is almost two years old now, > > and still seems to be in its infancy in terms of use and potential > > longevity. Yes, there will be cameras with faster buffers and higher > > resolution, but this one will continue to make photographs for many > > years to come, whether in my hands or those of someone else. > > I used to shoot with the first generation of Canon DSLRs. They used > PCMCIA hard drives and did not have on-camera image preview. I once > did a whole studio shoot with the ISO set wrong because there was no > preview. Those cameras were frightfully expensive as well. Although a > working one would still take photos today, I can't imagine using it. > In ten more years my current DSLR will look just as antiquated. It > might still take pictures, but I doubt I'd want to use it. Most of us > have come to terms with DSLRs that have a two to three year lifespan. > > Bob
That would be "us" as in those who have spent the money to get one? I certainly haven't and I'm aware of at least two users who are of the opinion that they have bought their last camera with a DSLR. m ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
