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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / April 2007How long does a camera last.
I would like to know how long a camera lasts. Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT. How long do you think your current camera is going to last you ? (From the time you bought it till you'll replace it or not going to use it anymore). How long did your previous camera (replaced by your current camera) last, so the time you bought it till you bought the replacement. If it depends on something, feel free to anwser that yourself for your sitiation. Ben For myself I bought a D70 allmost 2 years ago, at the buying time estimated it to last at least 4 years. Now I estimate it to last me over 5 years, before it will get replaced. (Offcourse if I win a huge lotteryprice then this will differ). I bought a small digital camera 4 years ago and am now considiring to replace that with a more potent model. > How long do you think your current camera is going to last you ? > (From the time you bought it till you'll replace it or not going to > use it anymore). Just ordered a new one, I expect to use it for at least 5-10 years. > How long did your previous camera (replaced by your current camera) > last, Previous camera 6 years by now. The one before is almost 20 years old and still being used occasionally. > so the time you bought it till you bought the replacement. But I didn't by the new camera as a replacement in the first place. I will continue to use the old one for some purposes, the new one for other purposes. jue >> How long do you think your current camera is going to last you ? >> (From the time you bought it till you'll replace it or not going to [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > jue You have a 26 year old digital camera?? :)  SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >>> How long did your previous camera (replaced by your current camera) >>> last, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > You have a 26 year old digital camera?? I didn't say that ;-) I just answered his questions about how long my previous camera(s) [no mentioning of digital!] lasted... BTW: it's 20 years, not 26 BTW2: the 6 year old is a digital jue Provided you don't drop it in the toilet while do wang photography and barring any other accidents or the failure of something you should get at least 5 very good years out of it, probably longer. The more important question is how long will the camera be viable for your needs. While this happens less often now that we have 8MP and 10MP cameras it used to be you would out grow the camera long before it made like a frog and croaked. =(8) > I would like to know how long a camera lasts. > Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > replace > that with a more potent model. It will probably become old technology before it breaks, but it depends on what camera you are talking about and how much you use it. > It will probably become old technology before it > breaks, but it depends on what camera you are > talking about and how much you use it. The question was aimed at you the user so I am talking about your camera, I hope that you know what camera you are using and make an estimate of hum much you use it. As said : >> If it depends on something, feel free to anwser that yourself for your >> sitiation. > I would like to know how long a camera lasts. > Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > replace > that with a more potent model. My 300D lasted about 2 1/4 years before the mirror assembly broke. I hope that the 400D which replaced it lasts longer. MadHatter, I don't think I would hold my breath. One thing that seems to be a constant is that things get better (technology wise) and things get cheaper (construction and build quality wise). So I would bet that an origial digital rebel is better made and would last longer than one of the new ones. Simply because as things get cheaper and more powerful they also tend to become cheap in the build quality that is how they keep prices down. Sometimes original is better even if it doesn't have the latest and greatest technology. But, sometimes one gets lucky too! =(8) On Apr 15, 9:28 pm, "=\(8\)" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > MadHatter, I don't think I would hold my breath. One thing that seems to be > a constant is that things get better (technology wise) and things get [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > =(8) You're probably right. I had been thinking that perhaps I just gotten a body that had a flaw that caused it to break sooner than expected. I don't know if any one has ever noticed but many things seem to drop of overall construction quality as things become more popular, seller more and get cheaper. The first CD-R discs for example were much better than the ones made today. Sure they meet the same specifications but the materials and the fact they are mass produced by the millions instead of the hundreds of thousands have made then have shorter life span. DVD movies that I bought back when DVD was new are out lasting DVDs I bought a year or two ago. Part of this the cutting of corners to get costs down, but part of it too is studios going cheap and doing double side discs, dual layer, etc. So the more popular something becomes, the more they need to make, the cheaper they need to sell it but the more money they need to make off it (after all thanks to the stock market companies are expected to make more profit this year than last year and will be expected to make more next year than this year). All of this means that things get cheaper price wise but more so in build wise. Greed causes this more than anything and the stock market is causing it. The days of a company selling a good product for price that lets them make back what it cost to make it plus a nice little profit are gone. If they can't gouge your eyes out and suck your wallet dry they aren't happy. =(8) > I would like to know how long a camera lasts. If you drop it off a cliff like I did... http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47959941/original ...not very long. :) SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >> I would like to know how long a camera lasts. > > If you drop it off a cliff like I did... > http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47959941/original > ...not very long. > :) Those dam sudden stops! =(8) >How long do you think your current camera is going to last you ? >(From the time you bought it till you'll replace it or not going to use it >anymore). Two years. >How long did your previous camera (replaced by your current camera) last, so >the time you bought it till you bought the replacement. Two years. I bought a used D1 two years ago, I bought a used D1X recently. If I ever get serious about digital photography, and Nikon introduces a full frame body shortly, D2X prices may have dropped enough in a couple of years that I want one. Note that I bought the D1 as a very advanced light meter, but started to use it as well for snapshots. The D1X should be better for snapshots. SignatureThat was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make. -- Douglas Adams in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency > In article <HNWdnees2tHAMr_bRVny...@casema.nl>, > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make. > -- Douglas Adams in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Funny that the D1 is a 5-6 year old camera and the D1x is a 3-5 year old camera. Says alot about prolevel gear. I bought a D200 and I'm expecting 4-5 years out of it. Film cameras definitly had the longevity edge. I have 2 Leica M2s I use, the newest was built in 1964. My Canon F1s are from the mid '80s and still work well. But I'm mostly doing larger prints and for that I like the digital files better. Tom >> I bought a used D1 two years ago, I bought a used D1X recently. If I ever >> get serious about digital photography, and Nikon introduces a full frame [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Note that I bought the D1 as a very advanced light meter, but started to >> use it as well for snapshots. The D1X should be better for snapshots. > Funny that the D1 is a 5-6 year old camera Almost eight: first available Late 1999. > and the D1x is a 3-5 year old camera. More like six. > Says alot about prolevel gear. What do you mean? I don't get it. > I bought a D200 and I'm expecting 4-5 years out of it. That seems reasonable. Andrew. On Apr 16, 10:25 am, Andrew Haley <andre...@littlepinkcloud.invalid> wrote: > >> I bought a used D1 two years ago, I bought a used D1X recently. If I ever > >> get serious about digital photography, and Nikon introduces a full frame [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Andrew. That the poster can have an 8 and 6 year old camera and still enjoy their use. That's all. Tom >Funny that the D1 is a 5-6 year old camera and the D1x is a 3-5 year >old camera. Says alot about prolevel gear. I bought a D200 and I'm [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >and still work well. But I'm mostly doing larger prints and for that I >like the digital files better. It looks like you are confusing two ways a camera can stop being used: the camera actually breaks and cannot be fixed, or the owner simply stops using the camera. The oldest camera in my collection is from the 1930s and looks as if it is in working order, but I am not actually using it. I don't expect my D1 to stop working anytime soon, but it may see less use now that I have the D1X. Note that in total the D1 got at least 6 years of use (assuming the D1 was made in or before 2001). SignatureThat was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make. -- Douglas Adams in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency > In article <1176730299.584210.318...@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make. > -- Douglas Adams in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Just think it is good that you have early digital cameras that are working well for you, it is a good sign and may point to a longer than 5 year life for my D200. Tom > I would like to know how long a camera lasts. > Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT. Gee, my film cameras lasted me more than 20 years, barring accident. SLR and rangefinders last a lot longer than point & shoots. I still have an old Olympus rangefinder that is nearly 40 years old and it works. I suspect that the modern crop of DSLR cameras will last at least that long. Obsolescence is far more important than physical wear and tear. Most pro photographers I know replace their digital cameras about every three years, not so much because they wear out but because they are obsolete. Same goes for computers, making professional digital photography very expensive compared to film photography. But if you want to remain competitive you can't sit still. If I was in that business, I would amortize the equipment over the three year computer life span. Interestingly, my household insurance company will not cover film cameras without a rider, but it considers digital cameras to be 'computers,' which they do cover with their ordinary policy. I would say that they are on the right track. Digital cameras are more like computers than cameras as far as amortization and value go. SignatureWaddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor >I would like to know how long a camera lasts. > Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > replace > that with a more potent model. And what do you intend to do with all this valuable information? >I would like to know how long a camera lasts. >Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT. How long is a piece of string? SignatureTHIS IS A SIG LINE; NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY! Don Imus met with the Rutgers women's basketball team Thursday and apologized to them for hours. It left a sour taste. Don Imus just got a telegram from the Stetson showroom in New York saying if he's going to grovel he will have to give back the hat. >>I would like to know how long a camera lasts. >>Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT. > > How long is a piece of string? Ten eggs. SignatureI want to dress you up as TALLULAH BANKHEAD and cover you with VASELINE and WHEAT THINS ... On 15-Apr-07 23:03:54, ben brugman said >I would like to know how long a camera lasts. >Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT. >How long do you think your current camera is going to last you ? >(From the time you bought it till you'll replace it or not going to use it >anymore). >How long did your previous camera (replaced by your current camera) last, so >the time you bought it till you bought the replacement. >If it depends on something, feel free to anwser that yourself for your >sitiation. This is cameras as opposed to fashion accessories, right? :) All the best, Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM) I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html |
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