if you use an AF camera's autofocus and the camera's built-in metering all the time, the useful life of the body is about 3-5 years. that is how long it takes roughly for a superior AF and metering system to be available at the same or lower cost of the body you have now. these features will be better enough to make a difference in getting that shot faster than you were able to before.
Herb..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "whickersworld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 20:12 Subject: Re: Leica R9/R8 digital back > A Leica SLR will last at least 15-20 years with use. > > Why would you want to replace each year an item > with 14-19 years' life still in it? There's no need. > > The bit you replace each year is the digital bit, which > will - for the foreseeable future - will always be twice > as good as last year's model. >
