Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But MUST you upgrade every time there is something new? I am happily shooting with the 1D Mark II which was introduced almost 2 years ago and do not expect to replace it any time soon. The computer on which I do all my Photoshopping is 3 years old, and I do not expect to replace it either until maybe 2008 or 2009--maybe I will pop in some extra memory at some point, but that's it. The other day I was watching a report from the Las Vegas consumer electronics show, and several of the interviewees made the point that the pixel count arms race is basically over, with innovations now focused around ease of use, design and other ancillary features. With computers I see something similar--the last version of Photoshop actually runs faster on my machine than the one before that. So if you want to be a slave to marketing, then sure, upgrade every year. But it is absolutely not necessary to do so anymore. Nathan Douglas Nygren wrote: > Camera makers must be taking heart in the advent of the digital era. > Given how frequently they upgrade their cameras, can we expect that they > will one day introduce model years for their products. What a marketing > boon this must be. Got to go. I've got to trade in my 2005 Canon D20 for > a 2006. I've also got to upgrade my chips and computer to 2006 models. > > Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Bicycle project: http://www.fotocycle.nl Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog