Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Fw: [Large Format] Beth Keiser Shoots B&W 4x5 ForCampaign Coverage
From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:13:43 +0000

I would be pretty fed up if any of my camera equipment failed within 5 
years - electronic or mechanical, digital or film. DSLR values will not 
drop disastrously until a good inexpensive alternative is available, 
which it isn't yet. Digicams become valueless within days, but so do 
film P&S cameras. It is IMHO a mistake to compare proper film cameras 
with P&S digital, it is an apples and oranges comparison. Quality for 
quality digital is still many times more expensive than film - it is up 
to individuals to decide if it is worth it for themselves.
Professionals pay for their digital equipment in months in saved film, 
it is quite a different situation for we amateurs.
Frank

On Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 01:12  pm, Teresa299@aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 1/30/04 4:42:09 PM, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes:
>
> << Let me make a prediction - Five years from now the 90 elmar will,
> comparatively, be worth what a used DSLR is today. It's been saddly
> apparent for some time that the days of planning to get ones money out
> of used Leica equipment have passed. And five years from now, used film
> equipment will be a real glut on the market. This is not to say that 
> you
> shouldn't buy the lens; if it's what you want to shoot with, buy it! 
> But
> do not think of it in terms of what you can later recoup.
>
> B. D. >>
>
> can someone do the math for me?
>
> a 5 year old dslr is what, a canon 1?  and 5 years ago you would have 
> bought
> it for.....what $4K.  and it's worth now about...what $500?   And an 
> 90 elmar
> new is what $1500....so it will be worth $175 or so in 5 years?
>
> I don't know the real numbers but if this is true then happy days are 
> here
> again.  Because unlike the worthless 5 year old piece of plastic, 
> chips, wires
> and other techno snot (otherwise known as a dslr), the elmar or 
> noctilux will
> actually be useable for many years to come.
>
>
> kim
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