Development of DSLRs is already slowing down. In the space of about 5
years they went from 1.3MP up to 6MP. Ones that people can afford are
just beginning to edge toward 8MP after being stuck at 6MP for almost 3
years. I think that the 20D, eVolt and the not yet introduced Nikon
equivalent will not be significantly bested in image quality for at
least 4 or 5 years.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Jan 11, 2005, at 11:46 PM, Simon Worby wrote:
>
> Piers wrote:
>
>> Not to knock digital (I have the Fred Miranda PS plug-in Digital
>> Velvia, for example) but my feeling is that the market is still
>> developing too fast for me to want to throw cash into the
>> lightning-fast depreciation pot. I would rather throw the cash into
>> cast-off Zuiko stock!
>
> I like analogies. Here is mine.
>
> A computer is like a family car. The depreciation is terrible, and it
> hurts, but it's a tool you can't do without.
>
> A digital SLR (for a hobbyist) is like buying a new sports car. You
> want
> one, and you can afford one, so you live with the really awful
> deprecation for the joy you get out of owning one.
>
> An old Olympus OM is like buying a classic car. Much cheaper than a new
> one to buy and, if well maintained, doesn't depreciate. But lacks the
> mod-cons (which for some is the real joy of having one).
>
> (PS: Hope my opinion this time is less controversial than the diesel
> one!)
>
> Simon
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