On Mar 20, 2009, at 12:58 , Nick Wright wrote:
How can the life-expectancy of a piece of equipment be "irrelevant" to
its value?
I believe that a piece of equipment which will last 30 years is of
immensely superior value to something that will need to be replaced
every two or three years.
Let's take that sentence apart, Nick.
"piece of equipment that will last 30 years" = so it lasted. Now
it's dead.
"is of immensely superior value" Has no value other than sentimental
or collectible for a display case in your parlor.
"something that will need to be replaced every two or three years" is
the way many cameras are being made now, with the expectation that the
technology will rapidly outgrow the current vintage, and be replaced.
Manufacturers of many items have jumped on the computer/software model
of "constant upgrading and forced retirement through lack of support"
because they have realized that it is much more profitable, and users
will always want the newest trick in the catalog. If they don't, well,
the software won't run on the new machines anymore and/or, the new
machines won't run that old software anymore. I refer to it as the
"technology churn".
Yes, my Speed Graphic still works just fine. But the film is getting
hard to find, and worse, soon I won't be able to get it processed, or
printed.
shhh. Don't tell anyone I just bought a 1920s lantern slide projector
to modify to project my 6 x 7 transparencies! Which I'll probably
never do, but I'll be prepared to, should the occassion arise. Already
have the needed Grebe glass mounts. :-)
Joseph McAllister
Lots of gear, not much time
http://gallery.me.com/jomac
http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html
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