On 12/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Hi! > >>This assumption seems strange to me. My D60 will be 2 years old in >>September, the design is closer to 3 - it's still what I would >>consider >>'state of the art' WRT image quality (for its class). >> >>My assumption on longevity is closer to 5 years without touching it, >>10 >>to 15 with repairs. It's new territory..... > >Cotty, since my reply would involve some sensitive issues, I am >getting off-list. > >You see, your opinion actually points to your age (<-- the sensitive >matter). I had a co-worker who was 10 years older than me. On one hand >he would use modern laptop and so on. On the other hand, he would use >paper organizer and totally refuse to buy a PDA though he understood >what PDA is. > >I really think that this kind of opinion depends on one's perception >of technology. Being a programmer I think that modern DSLR has no more >than 3 years of technological life span. As I said in my message to >this thread, having a cell phone which is 18 months old makes me >really want to replace it. > >Hope you did not get mad at me for mentioning the a-word <g>... > >Boris > >P.S. By the way he has Oly 3020 which is close to 3 years old and he >does not think he'd upgrade his camera any soon. He used to be an >ocassional Pentax film shooter before then.
Hi Boris, I don't mind you mentioning the 'a-word' at all! >I really think that this kind of opinion depends on one's perception >of technology. I think it depends on one's perception of everything! >Being a programmer I think that modern DSLR has no more >than 3 years of technological life span. All our opinions are subjective - if we were all the same, life would be very boring ;-) However, I think that age doesn't have as much to with perception as you believe. I know of people younger than me who are much more conservative - that is, much less welcoming of 'the digital era'. I think it has more to do with background and how one is brought up. If one is reared in a 'buy it / use it / throw it away' household or society, then perception of technology means little. Here, the important thing is perception (or lack of it) of conservation. 'Why fix the old when you can buy the new??' However, if one is brought up to try and respect the world in which we live, and make use of the marvels we have, sure, but at the same time to try and conserve things, to try and make better use, create less waste, then a different approach is apparent. This is not age related at all. This is awareness-related. Guess what - it's also much cheaper, too :-) BTW - don't keep this off the list - I'm sure it is very relevant to all the PDML folk, and I am also sure that nobody would take offence... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
