I can't imagine that anything would obsolete a current DSLR in just ten
years. Memory devices shouldn't be a problem. My card reader has no
moving parts and a firewire connector. (I still have the 10 meg scsi
hard drive that I bought close to twenty years ago, and my computer can
still read it. ) I suspect that most memory devices will be functional
long into the future. My D is almost two years old now, and still seems
to be in its infancy in terms of use and potential longevity. Yes,
there will be cameras with faster buffers and higher resolution, but
this one will continue to make photographs for many years to come,
whether in my hands or those of someone else.
Paul
On Aug 23, 2005, at 6:47 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
As the time approaches for my purchasing a DSLR, the comments about
these
cameras becoming obsolete keep running through my mind. As a user of
older
film bodies, which don't become obsolete and which continue to make
good
pictures and use a wide variety of lenses, it's hard to consider that
in
six months or a year a new DSLR will have become "history."
It seems that, unless there's a camera malfunction, these new
techno-marvels should continue to make decent pics for years to come,
yet I
keep hearing about how models just a few years old (or less) are dated
and
need to be upgraded. Am I missing something? Is it just the
techno-buffs
who are saying this - those who must have the latest and greatest, or
are
there hidden issues, like software compatibility, lack of peripheral
equipment (such as a memory card type being discontinued), and things
of
that sort? Maybe I've answered my own question.
What's the reality of getting 10 years of use from now current Pentax
DSLR?
Shel
