On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >> 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. > >> >> 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. 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. Besides the fact the the sensor is designed to be replaced. Does a company that is obsoleting their products design an upgrade path? > B > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
