----- Original Message -----
From: "P�l Jensen"
Subject: Re: DSLR lifespan (was: Re: Ze Masked Enabler Strikes Again!)


>
> My point was that digital cameras at current seem too follow computers in
planned obsolence. Hence, I find it likely that consumers will treat them
similarly.

>From what I am seeing, this makes quite a bit of sense. The people I talk to
seem to be buying every other generation of camera.
I would expect the average digital camera will have a user life of 3 to 5
years.
This is not all that far different from what we see with film cameras. Point
and shoot cameras especially have a fairly short lifespan, either because of
build quality issues or because people want feature upgrades.

William Robb


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