Bruce wrote: "There is a lot of used Canon AF gear for sale > because tons of it has > been sold. The percentage of for sale/not for sale > equipment is probably > no greater for Canon than anyone else. "
Well it may be higher since Canon is always ungrading their technology faster than anybody to meet pro demands. When the advent of IS, you saw a ton (relatvely speaking) of used non-IS 500mm f4.5, 400mm f2.8, and 600mm f4 for sale on ebay and great prices (this has died down though). The same happened when Canon went to USM motors. Check KEH for AF Canon gear to get an idea. Nikon is a tortise when it comes to upgrading technology compared to Canon. Pentax is a slug (or a large rock). Peter --- Bruce Rubenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is a lot of used Canon AF gear for sale > because tons of it has > been sold. The percentage of for sale/not for sale > equipment is probably > no greater for Canon than anyone else. I think that > Canon made 1 AF body > that used EF mount lenses. They do not make any now. > Due to economy of > scale, and Canon being a well run company, you get > more "bang for the > buck" from them than any other maker. There are > reasons beyond > "everybody else is a jerk", that Canon has 10 times > more of the film SLR > market than Pentax. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > >What this means to me is, there are a lot of people > selling a lot of > >EOS gear! Why is that, do you suppose? > > > > + second-hand items available at top prices > > > >By 'top prices' do you mean expensive? If you do > mean expensive, how > >does this rate as a plus? > >Perhaps you could elaborate. > > > > - no mechanical body in the program > > > >By "in the program" do you mean "no plans to build > any?" > >I am not impressed with Canon's lack of mechanical > bodies/lenses. > >I don't know Canon that well at all ~ do they make > a manual body at > >all? Did they ever, in recent times? And if so, is > it at all > >compatible with present day lenses, like Pentax > does? > > > >On the other hand, if this comparison is only going > to concern itself > >with the EOS system, I'll back off and not post > non-pertinent comments. > > > >The more automation you build into a camera, it > seems to me the more > >expensive it becomes. Add to that a rather high > premium being paid for > >the name, and that is another minus... In my mind. > > > >My 2�... > > > >keith whaley > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
