Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --- "Beddoe, Neil" <nbeddoe@lehman.com> wrote: > This might not be as daft as it seems. The thing that's put > me off buying > digital is the fact that the whole camera will obsolete in a > few years. If > manufacturers built digital backs that could be attached to > normal cameras > I'd bite. That way, you could keep your camera and just > upgrade the back. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- > There's theoretically nothing to stop a savvy manufacturer > building a gizmo > that allowed you to replace the back flap of an M6/7(or any > other SLR) with > a digital unit in place of the pressure plate. > ================================================================ Oh yes there is. In fact there are three things: 1. Profit motive. 2. Planned obsolescense. 3. "Not invented here" ================================================================= "The first law of advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague." -John Crosby, advertising executive __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html