Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am indeed talking about useful life, Daniel, not technical shelf life. On 3/23/06 10:15 AM, "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: > On 3/23/06, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > >> As to current cameras having a six month shelf-life, saying that is about >> as >> silly as saying that film is going to come back and supplant digital as >> the >> dominant technology. > > Not really. Digital cameras have a 6 month shelf-life, no doubt about it. > > But I understand that as follows: > > 1) A model cannot sit on the shelf of a dealer more than 6 months > without becoming outdated. > > 2) Once taken off the shelf and sold, it has a very long usage life > (much, much longer than its shelf-life). My digital camera hasn't been > on the shelves for over a year, I'm sure (Nikon D100). But there's > still enough life in it that I don't feel like I have to run out and > replace it. (Mind you, I like that D200 if I ever did decide to > replace it). > > Daniel > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information