In a message dated 12/3/2007 5:29:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cotty wrote:
>I think question 4 surprised me: > >----------------------------------------- >4/ What's the longest length of time you've owned a single DSLR camera? > >6 % have owned one for about 6 months >10% have owned one for about 1 year >20% have owned one for about 2 years >32% have owned one for about 3 years >18% have owned one for about 4 years >4 % have owned one for about 5 years >4 % have owned one for about 6 years >--------------------------------------------- > >The median is about 3 years - I somehow thought this might be shorter. Oddly enough, despite DSLR's reputation for having a very short lifespan, I find I'm updating my main camera no more often with digital than I did with film (about 3 years) and that the amount I spend seems to hover around $1000.00. I went from PZ-1p to MZ-S to ist-D to K10D (OK, the Pz-1p was around $600.00, but after *that* the triannual expenditure leveled off ;-) ========== Well, most of us fall in the camera hobbyist category. I think that means for us they are really tools. Not just flashy new toys -- and not just flashy toys we have to upgrade all the time. I mean for some people they probably are simply toys. But with a tool you want to learn it backward and forward, get used to it, use it, and keep it viable as long as you can. A craftsperson takes good care of his/her tools. That's my take on it anyway. And, yes, prices have come down making new purchases recently more likely. Thanks for doing the survey, Cotty! Marnie aka Doe :-) --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
