On 16/12/06, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
LOL, I retired my '89 Volvo 740 Estate a couple of years back at about 270,000km, the steering rack power assist was leaking and it was going to cost more than the car was worth to repair otherwise it drove quite well and blew no smoke. > 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. I'm right there with you Joe (as you and everyone else knows ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
