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To: Done, gone. who wrote (97)	7/21/2002 11:43:04 AM
From: Mad2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4530

How about No for the time being. Moolah Now let's talk money. Do you remember just a few years ago when really good digital SLRs cost upwards of $20,000? Just take a moment (a moment of silence, if you will) to speculate how much those cameras are worth on the used market now. Poof! Gee, magic. How to make money disappear without really trying. Everybody's different, of course. For some guys, the $3,000 D30 was out of the question, and other guys could buy one on a lark and then add a D60 when it came out too. But digital cameras now are like computers were in the 1980s. Technology is leaping and bounding along. Bought yourself a $5,500 Nikon D1 when it came out? Still a nice camera, but, as an investment, it was kinda like buying Enron stock, wasn't it? In this market, whenever you actually buy something you stop yourself cold right there, and it's a sure bet that technology is going to overrun your position quickly. Your investment is going to melt away. Quickly. You have to be pretty sure you can get your money's worth out of the purchase quickly, too. Valid comparison to the PC. I remember someone saying 2 years ago that if you bought a Dell computer in the early 90's (say 4 grand) it was likely worth a couple hundred bucks in 2000, on the other had if you bough DELL stock in the early 90's (say the same 4 grand worth) you would have had around 50-100,000 grand:?) One thing left off is the fact that with all digital camera's, the varriable cost is near zilch (unless you figure the cost associated with NiMH batteries) untill you go to get a print or put on CD. I've got a lot relatives and we do a lot togeather (25-35 people on vacation and all major holidays). When I got my Cannon EOS I spent at least $1,000 on film and reprints in the 1st 12-18 months. I did get the Photo CD from the developer and have actually enjoyed that more than the pictures themselves (e-mailing, screen savers, copies for relatives and enhansing). Currently I don't have a photo quality printer, but that's the last piece in my mind. As the article points out the EOS -1D/D60 & D30 will come down as did PC's, at that point I'll be able to take advantage of the accessories & features they offer. m2