----- Original Message ----- From: "Mishka"
Subject: Re: DS
by what measure is it obsolete (apart from being discontinued by the
manufacturer)?
You can no longer buy new lenses, nor batteries, nor is the repair industry offering much by way of support.
You can't mount modern glass, since the mount is incompatable, and lets face it, the feature set of yer basic Spotmatic II is pretty basic (to be kind) of even the cheapest SLR.
Just because one can still run film doesn't mean it isn't obsolete.
When we were vacationing this year, we saw some very old cars (1920's vintage) on tour.
I suppose that one could say that they aren't obsolete, since the owners are still able to buy gasoline.
William Robb
