Some of that post war mentality of my grandparents must have rubbed off on me. I see this regular and forced redundancy of what are essentially physically long lived objects as a ridiculous waste of resources and my cash. And I really despise being told to effectively get over it and more on. Maybe I'm just a greenie at heart '-)
Rob Studdert ----- I'm with you, Rob, but torn both ways. I'm glad to have the K10D with it's improvements in so many areas, but not pleased that I now feel pressure to buy a new camera every three years, and consign the old one to backup status. Lenses, at least, seem to have longer use-lives. I prefer to use something until it is used up. I drive cars until the wheels fall off. My 1989 Volvo 740 has 220,000 miles/354,000 km. My wife's 1989 Isuzu Trooper has about the same. But there are always two sides: Use-and-toss keeps people employed and companies profitable. It may be that Pentax has been saved by the advent of the DSLR, which involved retiring a lot of film-era gear. If the K10D and new P-TTL flash units (including hopefully a new ring flash) help Pentax to prosper, in the long run that is probably good for me too. Fortunately, since the *ist D came out, I have been able to afford the new gear. So I'll grumble about the new models, then buy them as I can. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
