Re: Camera Design Life


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"Tony B" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've recently got an old Russian film camera in order to have a
play with BW film. This has got me thinking now, how long do you
reckon my D40 will last? Will it still be taking photos thirty
years from now, or will it be junk? How long do digital cameras
last before they are broken beyond economic repair? So far, this
has not been an issue as my digital cameras have got better and
better over the last ten or so years, as they broke or got dirty
inside I've just got a newer, cheaper better one but with the D40
there really is no reason to go "better" other than the inner
warmth of having a New Thing.

So, design life = ???

T

I saw a D200 for sale a few weeks ago, advertised as like new with
only 8,500 some odd shutter activations. I still use a D70 that
I've had since new that has almost 5,000 shutter activations. I has
operated flawlessly and works exactly the way it did when new. It
seems to me technology not mechanical breakdown will more likely be
the cause of obsolescence. We shouldn't fall for the false
obsolescence suggested by the advertisers of the latest and greatest
new thing. Someone in this thread asked why anyone would want a
D70. I would have no problem answering that question. It's a good
camera.
I'm the one. What I said, exactly, was "How many would want a D70?".
The D70 is a fine camera and probably could take many years of fine
pictures.
Most buyers, however, prefer to buy a later model camera and this is
clearly reflected in the selling price of the D70. For the same price
you paid for your 6 mp camera one could buy a 10 mp body with many
other significant improvements. In general D200 camera owners (a
camera less than 2 years old) are dumping them in favor of a D300.
Another poster said he enjoys his 10 year old 1 mp camera. I don't
think you would even consider a 1 mp Digital camera. Would you?


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