Paul, You missed the point. JCO just proved to us with 'geometric logic' that all our digital cameras are crap and worthless. Now I see the point he was so desperately trying to make with the diatribe on digital prices falling. Regards, Bob S.
On 12/9/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 automobiles or any other product that is superseded by a new version.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
