Tom, if you type as slowly as you would need to for 1MHz, you are older than you look.
Or you need a younger woman to feel. 8-) > > From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/09/11 Mon PM 01:32:21 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: A caution about aging technology > > I believe that is still the current model. Watch what happens when it is > no longer current. Also it is a high end model which will aways seem to > hold its value a bit better than the low end jobbies, a matter of > scarcity if nothing else. But then again, anything that does what you > need it to is not obsolete in the true sense of the word. "Marketing > obsolete" is what they want you to go by. > > As an aside on computers, my current computer is old, 6-7 years now, but > it still runs all the current software and does the job adequately. They > are not going functionally obsolete as quickly as they used to, a sign > of a more mature market. Sure the new ones are a lot faster, but I > always figured that once we got up around 1MHZ it would be fast enough > for most desktop use. That idea seems to be holding, at least for me. > Nice not to have to replace the damn things every 2 years. > > -- > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Cotty wrote: > > On 10/9/06, Collin R Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >> A consideration: > >> We must remember that these DSLRs are now just computers and > >> the longer we hang onto older technology the faster it loses value. > >> The faster upgrade may be the cheaper way to go. > > > > Interesting. I just looked at current eBay values for my Canon 1D mark > > II. When I purchased new, almost 2 years ago, it cost me a penny under > > 3000 GBP,and that was a good price. They are going used for about > > 1500-1700 quid. Effectively half price. So 50% in 2 years. That's 25% > > per annum which is exactly right for tax depreciation purpose. The > > system works :-) > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
