Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug.. a fair question if they were still manufacturing the D1 ( or M8) in 8 years....... However, they ( Nikon) are not. Second, all goods are "designed" to meet the needs of a market during the time in which it is produced. ( otherwise it would not sell in the first place). The short answer is yes, theD1 or M8 still meets the demands of the market it was designed for, in the time period in which it was offered for sale. ( and always will). This is not to say that the D1/M8 meets the demands of every market, or any market. It does what the designers wanted it to do when they designed it.... But the market moves, making obsolescence a reality for some markets, and not for others.... i.e. , my buying a D1 camera. It does what I want at a price point I want. Others would think I am crazy for buying an obsolete camera. I should go out and pay $5K for a D3.......which is overkill for what I wish to do. I have a buddy that was in the tech business. He follows technology with his pocket book. He has had at least 4 cell phones this year, has had at least 6 digital printers, 2 in the past 2 years, 4 different digital Nikon cameras, about 6 other digital P+S cameras in the past 5 years, and at least 5 new computers in the past 5 years. He is retired, 54 years old, and is not a working pro nor a consultant in any field. He is basically not working. He has spent more $$$ on technology than anyone else I have known. He is the poster child for Electronics anonymous. His needs have never changed. His needs are the newest and most technologically advanced. Good for him. And he wonders why I have a low end Dell computer, a Laserjet 4P printer, a really low end 6 year old Motorola cell phone, and Leica M and Hasselblad cameras. He thinks it is quaint that I bought a D1. Horses for Courses. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net >An M8, if it is not broken, will always do what you bought it for. Nothing >more, nothing less. > >So what if it is worth $250 in 8 years....... > The question is, if it was purchased to meet the demands of the market, in 8 years will it still meets those demands? Doug Herr