Look, the text I quoted was not "in the quoted message", it was THE FIRST LINE OF YOUR REPLY!!!
As I said "Folks may be chasing old SLRs, but not old DSLRs!" The reason second hand D30s are more expensive than second hand PCs is due partly to scarcity which is diminishing by the week, and partly to the fact that PCs under 2 years old are very unlikely to have cost £2K to start with(try half that or less). I don't want to keep arguing the point, but you just keep diggin the hole deeper... > -----Original Message----- > From: Paris, Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 21 August 2002 12:44 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Today's rant: Alright, already. > > > 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 > --- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 4:09 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Today's rant: Alright, already. > > > But your reply started "I don't think digital SLRs will > follow the depreciation of computers". Maybe you read > English, but you obviously don't understand it if you now > claim you were talking about new prices and not resale value. > > Against logic like yours, I am forced to give up... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Len Paris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 21 August 2002 00:36 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Today's rant: Alright, already. > > > > > > You can argue what you want to argue. I know what the e-mail > > I responded to said. I *do* read English. My reply > > addressed the new prices of digital cameras, not their resale > > value. It was my response. It was my opinion. You are > > welcome to yours. > > > > Len > > --- > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 5:57 PM > > Subject: RE: Today's rant: Alright, already. > > > > > > > But the mail you were relying to said "I wonder if these > > expensive > > > digital cameras will retain their value like film cameras, or > > as I > > > suspect, they will follow the depreciation of computers." > > Depreciation > > > does not refer to the new price variance of anything. To be > > honest, > > > what you are saying about new DSLRS is actually not that far > > different > > > from PCs. New PCs have not come down as drastically in price > > as you > > > might think(unless you buy a cheapo non brand low spec one) - > > you just > > > get a lot more for your money. Folks may be chasing old SLRs, > > but not > > > old DSLRs! > > - > > 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 . > - > 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 . > - > 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 . - 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 .
