I really dont understand why you would want to use the older DSLR body when the newer one gives you nearly everything the old one & more & gives you better quality pictures. I bet the more you use the newer better DSLR camera, the less you will want to use the older one as you get used to the better quality you will notice the dropoff more in the older one too. ...Secondly, since these cameras depreciate so rapidly in value, I think the only way to really get your money's worth out of them is to use them a lot & as soon as possible. That means if you buy the new model, USE IT, not waste your time and money by still fooling around with your old one....I would dump dump dump these older DSLR cameras ASAP before the price falls even more on them once I had the newer/better one in hand.... That's just the way I see it. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 11:52 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New (old stock) Pentax DSLR kits even lower prices? I kept one of my *istD cameras. Used it on the shoot I did the other day. Still works great. I'm quite sure I'll still be using it when it's five years old. The replacement curve for digital is going to level off. Improvements will be incremental at some point, perhaps now. Only time will tell. But all of the *ist cameras are still as good as they were new. BTW, the one I sold went for $677. Not a bad return for a three year old camera. Paul On Dec 9, 2006, at 11:40 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I guess it just confirms my "scrap yer > *istD NOW theory" and what I said several > years ago, that these DSLRS are essentially > disposables you wont still be using after 5 > years ( at this point in the product genre > maturity at least). Not like with film cameras which > get updated everytime a newer higher tech > film is installed....Thats why I still am using > my spotties. I wouldnt be using them if I was > stuck with 1964 vintage films....Hell I even > bought a 1938 vintage camera to USE recently. > ( A German made 6x45 folding Kodak 620 Duo ) > jco > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > Paul Stenquist > Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 11:31 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: New (old stock) Pentax DSLR kits even lower prices? > > > Of course they'll go lower if stock holds out. That's the way of the > world. And the used ones will go lower still. Same as with > automobiles or any other product that is superseded by a new version. > Ever checked the prices on last year's computers? > Paul > On Dec 9, 2006, at 11:17 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280059083670 >> >> here's one for the *istDS for only $433 for a NEW >> body and NEW 18-55 lens. I wonder if these are going >> to go any lower ? ? ? ? It will interesting to see >> how this plays out.... >> >> jco >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
