Achal Pashine <achal@stanford.edu> wrote/replied to: >> getting a DSLR. And that scanner will likely be obsolete in a year or >> two when you do go digital, but your digital camera will be still >> going strong, and at the least be a great backup or you can sell it. > >Nothing against dSLRs (in fact, I 'may' buy 10D myself this X'mas, if I do >not hear any rumors of newer Canon models in immediate pipeline), but I >don't think the above statement is accurate. >Is everybody forgetting the number of dSLR models Canon has changed in last >three years? Not that D30 is obsolete now, but for people who bought it when >it was introduced, it has been an expensive deal in terms of money spent on >not having the latest model. Does Jim (Davis) think that 10D will stay for >one more year without a "newer" canon model to replace it? (In fact, if you >compare price to performance ratio, Digital Rebel is much better today than >D30!) >On the other hand, my film scanner bought 3 years ago is still the latest >model HP makes! :) Yes I think in 3 or more years my 10D will still make excellent pictures and will be an excellent backup for whatever model I've upgraded to. As to your scanner. Scanner technology is basically at a standstill for a few years. Prices have come down a bit. But if you buy new now, you will be lucky to get half it's price in a year. As to HP, I'd never buy anything they make :-) Jim Davis - checkout the Motorcycle Headlight Relay Kit at: http://jimdavis.oberro.com/html/bike_acc_.html
