> I think commercial time life for high-end camera is higher than for
low-end ones. On ohter words, 3 will become old more slowly than
> the low-end bodies. 3 is a very good body and doesn't like obsolete to me
at all.
I think the best indicator of camera bodies is the number you find for
sale used in the camera stores. For instance, there's three EOS 3 bodies for
sale here now, all are mint, selling for 95,000 yen. There's a couple of EOS
1 bodies, a Kiss or two, an EOS 100, and that's it. A month or two ago when
I was in, there was two EOS 3, two EOS 1, a 10, two 1000, and one 100.
This tells me that perhaps the EOS 3 is not all that people expect or
want in a camera. I have seen no EOS 1v or EOS 1n bodies for sale here used.
That tells me something about them also. The rest of the midline of course
seems to vary in quantity, the EOS 5 is rare, the EOS 10 sells well, etc.
My own take on the EOS 3 is, it's nice but doesn't need the ECF, should
have a built in flash, and cost too much. Oh ya, it's a bit heavy and bulky
as well. I think a pro'd go for a 1N, an amateur would get likely a 50 or
30. That puts the EOS 3 in nowhere land. It wouldn't surprise me if they
dropped it from the line, or replaced it real soon. Then again, maybe we'll
all be lucky and they'll just drop the price of the darned thing.
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