> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > David Parsons
> >> While it is true that the sensor may have a limited lifespan, how > long > >> does he really expect to be using his camera? You have to move on > at > >> some point. > > > > Why? > > > > That's just a justification for built-in obsolescence to satisfy the > > manufacturers, not the consumers. > > No, a justification for built-in obsolescence would be that the camera > stopped working on a schedule decided by the manufacturer. Planning > for a 20 year usable life-cycle is nowhere near planned obsolescence. > It's not like Leica is not going to introduce more models in the next > 19 years just in time to make the current model obsolete. > you've misunderstood my reply, which was not specifically about the Leica, but about the claim 'you have to move on at some point'. Why do you have to move on? Making a claim like that is nonsense and plays into the hands of manufacturers. Companies, such as Leica, made and supported products for decades. Nobody claimed that you had to move one then. Why do you have to move on now? > > > >> > >> It's nostalgia speaking here. It's hip to say that you shoot film, > >> and that you shot film before it was cool. Guess what, the rest of > >> the world has moved on. If he wants to shoot film, he can do that. > > > > He has an M9. He's moaning that the sensor will be f_cked in a > relatively > > short time, and will reduce the lifespan of the camera compared to > his M3. > > It seems perfectly reasonable to want a camera that costs £5,000.00 > to last > > a long time. If the sensor fails after, say, 20 years, and the rest > of the > > body is designed to last 50, someone in the accounting department > will ask > > why they are wasting so much cost in the body, and lower the quality > so that > > it too has a life expectancy of only 20 years, and before you know it > Leicas > > will be made of cardboard. > > > > People are still using Leicas from the 13th century, or thereabouts. > Long > > may they continue to do so! > > > > Yes, Leica's are well built, they are also status items, so stating > that they should last longer because they cost more is silly. Part of > the price is the name and reputation. > it's not silly, it's my opinion. If I pay a shit load of money for a camera I want it to last a fecking long time. > I think its also disingenuous to think that the accountants are > running the company, and to predict their future based on a stereotype > of corporate behavior. > I've been working in the corporate world for over 30 years - that's far too long to be disingenuous. > Besides the fact the the sensor is designed to be replaced. Does a > company that is obsoleting their products design an upgrade path? > -- 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.
