"Joe B." wrote: > > So I what I'm after is other peoples' feelings on the probable life expectancy of > the EOS system, and whether this is a good time to switch. My assumption (but that > is all it is) is that there wil continue to be new EOS digital SLRs for some years > yet to use the EOS lenses, and that the image quality available will be very high, > and that buying into the EOS system now would be a rational move. If that is so > then I could get an EOS system now with my most basic needs- which would probably > be a 1n, a 24, 50 and an 85 or 100 and then I could buy more lenses as I go on, > and seriously consider a digital body when the current high end quality comes in > a body that costs around $1000, which I'm guessing would be in a couple of years > time. Does this make sense? Any stabs at predicting the future of EOS would be > most helpful.
Of course I can't predict the future :-( But I think the EOS system will stay alive even in the arising digital future. And I'd bet a fair amount of money we will keep seeing digital EOS compatible bodies for the next decades. It's another question if they will come down to a reasonable price anytime soon. The low end market, which is the mass market, will likely be dominated by smaller sensors, which means smaller bodies and lenses - and that's what a lot of people want. As always, there are not only advantages with this approach. Smaller sensor means more "noise" (at the same amountof pixels) and a need for higher precision lenses. It also means you need faster lenses to get the same shallow DOF compared to 35mm size sensors. But most people won't care and will happily trade a little loss in image quality for the smaller size. Thomas Bantel * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
