Harrie Frericks wrote:
>
> I'm thinking about buying a D60. It seems to me digital cameras have now
> reached critical mass and will start dominating the market. This means there
> will be no need for Canon to stick to current camera body dimensions which
> after all are based on 35 mm film technology. Could this mean that Canon
> will abandon the current EF lens line in favour of smaller lenses? A sign in
> this direction might be that Canon kept the 1.6 elongation factor when
> upgrading from the D30 to the D60. Maybe this is the start of a continuous
> miniaturisation process that might end up in a 100 Megapixel camera the size
> of a compact camera. Wouldn't it be logical for Canon to drop their current
> EF line and switch to a smaller line compatible with the new generation of
> small digital cameras?
>
> What do you think? Would you buy the 16-35 / 2.8 at this moment?
>
> Harrie
Harrie,
If I was considering the 16-35 right now, I would definitely buy it.
There is a lot of talk around the US in automotive circles that Ford is
about to revamp the Taurus. But I bought the current model. If I had
waited for the new Taurus I would still be driving my old car and not
enjoying it as much as I enjoy driving "the Bull". My point here is
that if you wamnt/need something you should buy it. Something newer and
better with different features will come along if you wait long enough.
But you won't have use of the item in the meantime. Oh yeah, the newer
better thing will probably have a higher cost too.
Somebody has to pay for the R & D.....
In your example, the R & D may be going on right now, but when and if
such lenses are announced, buyers will be paying for it.
And if digital ever does take over, there will still be many that will
not dump everything and switch to the new stuff just because of the cost
involved.
Bob
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