[Leica] Re: M8 review, M9 anticipation

[joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low)]

        Gentlemen

        Built in obsolescence has been the credo of Japanese manufacturers 
since
the
        Industrial revolution followiig WWII

        I continue to use my 20D and have no problems yet

        As with all hobbies - some buy the latest equipment - others use 
them as
tools

        Joseph Low / Singapore

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of
Montie
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:16 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] Re: M8 review, M9 anticipation

I quite agree, Nathan.  Clever marketing serving the
quest for increasing the "bottom line" seems to overload
bona fide technical advancement at times.

The target is always that sizable segment of picture takers
(pro and amateur) who feel challenged unless they're using
the latest gear...as if that could give them a better handle
on the discipline  ;-)

Montie

>>I think the whole obsolescence argument is overdone. I am happily using
a Canon 1D Mark II, bought second-hand in 2005 and released (I think in
2004). There is Mark III now, and I am sure there will other models
within the next year. So what? The camera has a shutter rated at 200000
exposures; between me and the first owner we have taken about 50000
pictures with it, so from a mechanical point of view it should continue
to function just fine for quite a while. And the key thing is that my
pictures taken with it do not suddenly get worse just because a new
model has been released.

Clearly, no digital camera will ever match the useful life of an M3. But
on the other hand, to say that the useful life of a modern DSLR is equal
to the product release cycle is simply bunk.

Nathan

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