John Francis wrote: > On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 08:21:39PM +1200, David Mann wrote: > >>On Sep 11, 2006, at 6:27 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: >> >> >>>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. >> >>In that case, my gear must be gaining value as antiques. > > > Speaking as an expert in the field (or at least an expert by marriage; > my wife works at the Computer History Museum) it's a rare piece of > computer equipment that's worth more than scrap value. If you've > got a working CDC 7600 (or any part of Edsac) it may be gaining in > value, but most of the mass-produced stuff is basically worthless. >
I've got a couple machines that I expect to climb in value over the next 10 years, but they're working NeXT slab's, which aren't exactly common (only about 10,000 made). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
