Still, it does bode pretty well for the used value so far. The D30 goes for 900-1000, depending on condition. The Nikon D1 isn't doing too bad and neither is the Olympus E-10, just to name three. The used prices could hold pretty darned well when more folks realize that you can get a excellent 8 X 10 prints from just 2MP, if you do your cropping in the camera. 3MP will go pretty nicely to 11 X 14, and 4MP and up give you even greater sized prints, limited by the capabilities of your printer, of course. A good photofinisher can do wonders with an image from a 4MP DSLR. I've seen it, I've done it and I've had it done for me. I know a lot of wedding shooters that are shooting exclusively in digital now and they get great results from 3 or 4MP cameras. They are upgrading to the new 5 and 6MP models now because it gives them a little extra cropping room. But their trade-in cameras would serve hobbiests well for quite some time, so they will still draw a reasonable price on the used market. Especially the bodies that can use your existing lenses.
In computers, if you get one generation behind, you sure won't get anywhers close to half of what you paid for one that was cutting edge when you bought it. There will have to be a startling new breakthrough before a good digital SLR will be made essentially worthless in one generation. Len --- -----Original Message----- From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 10:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Today's rant: Alright, already. They haven't been around that long. At 06:44 AM 8/21/2002 -0500, you wrote: >The fact that that phrase was in the quoted message does not mean that I was >commenting on that exact issue. I stated what my comment was about. > >If you insist on me commenting upon the depreciation issue, let me point out >that I did address it in the clarification. To wit: > >"Heck, you have a hard time giving away an old computer right now, but there >are a lot of folks right here chasing hard after old SLRs." > >The price of a used D30 and other interchangeable lens DSLRs are a lot >higher than used computers. > >Len >--- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
