Shel Belinkoff wrote:
As the time approaches for my purchasing a DSLR, the comments about these
cameras becoming obsolete keep running through my mind. As a user of older
film bodies, which don't become obsolete and which continue to make good
pictures and use a wide variety of lenses, it's hard to consider that in
six months or a year a new DSLR will have become "history."
It seems that, unless there's a camera malfunction, these new
techno-marvels should continue to make decent pics for years to come,
Yes
yet I
keep hearing about how models just a few years old (or less) are dated and
need to be upgraded. Am I missing something?
No
Is it just the techno-buffs
who are saying this - those who must have the latest and greatest, or are
there hidden issues, like software compatibility, lack of peripheral
equipment (such as a memory card type being discontinued), and things of
that sort?
Mostly
Maybe I've answered my own question.
Probaby, but ...
What's the reality of getting 10 years of use from now current Pentax DSLR?
Since digital technology is moving at such a rapid rate, you'll probably
hit the point of "beyond economic repair" for a simple breakdown much
faster than with the classic mechanical instruments; also if (as I
believe) there are more things to go wrong with complex electronic
systems than with the classic mechanical cameras, that would also
contribute to their not lasting as long.
In *reality* nobody can actually tell you if you'll get 10 years from a
current Pentax DSLR since, for obvious reasons, nobody so far has even
got half that ...
Hope this helps.
ERNR
(of course there are ways your older film cameras could become obsolete,
too; it's not that they "don't" become obsolete, it's that yours -- and
mine -- haven't done so yet)
