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Pastimes : Digital Photography -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Murrey Walker who wrote (9997)	2/4/2005 3:44:29 PM
From: Done, gone.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21651

Could be, Murrey, could be. Two things are clear to me. 1. 90%+ of my dreams -- photo gear wise -- have come true in the last couple of years. One of these days I'll have all I need, as far as my clients are concerned. Pretty damn close right now, missing not much. Meanwhile... 2. If you "hurry slowly" as Josef Sudek used to say, phenomenal deals are waiting for you, in the used department, because of the out-mega race. When on a budget, one should think two years or so ahead, and plan on buying from the likes of me what I HAVE TO get new to stay ahead, and therefore sell for 1/2 the price as I move on to the next MUST HAVE. Until I have ALL that I must have that is. I'm 90%+ there. Very reluctant to upgrade from where I sit right now.

To: Murrey Walker who wrote (9997)	2/4/2005 4:11:07 PM
From: Thomas Mercer-Hursh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21651

years ago Nikon or Cannon would release a pro level platform every five to ten years or so. I know, I still have my Leica IIIc and IIIf! But, apples and oranges, I think. Back then, there were mostly little leaps in technology, like the gradual improvement in lens coatings, so there was no reason to introduce a new model all the time. These days, the technology in this area is changing faster than it can be turned into production units, so there is a compelling reason to keep leapfrogging along. While many of these are quantitative changes, e.g., more Mp, rather than something totally new, the rate of change in the quantitative results in a qualitative change. Look how recently Michel couldn't accept some of the limitations of digital and how rapidly those moved to acceptable, then an improvement.