So much for Canon 'antiques' as investments

Jim Cassatt wrote:

Hey your guys are just youngsters.

Sure, I've only been computing since 1976. I miss those 5.25" floppies.

f64manray wrote:

Jim Cassatt wrote:

Hey your guys are just youngsters. I remember my first 40 Megabyte drive. Cost me $500.00. In 1991 I was a project officer on a large database contract. The contractor needed my approval for large purchases. One item he needed my approval for was 10,000 US$ for a one gigabyte hard drive. At that time people were concerned about how we were going to handle terabytes of data.

I remember when I bought a external Jazz drive that used 1 gig cartridges. My god, it doesn't get any better than this I thought. My computer had a built in zip drive that could handle 100 meg cartridges.

I've got a stack of 10 x 100MB Zip disks "real cheap". Cobwebs included.

Loading/re-loading Windows via 10 X 3.5" floppies was "fun" too.

007peter wrote:

NT

I agree, sort of. I think if you get a lot of value and usage out of a digital camera, then it's great. But for long term investments thinking my old digi-cam will be worth something someday, forget it.

Lanidrac

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J A C S wrote:

Of course, an antique Sony would have doubled its price.

Don't think so. Nice try. If you have an old Agfa, maybe.

f64manray wrote:

Lanidrac wrote:

Amazon has a seller offering the old 300D selling the camera and kit lens for $139!

I paid $1,600 plus taxes for the 300D and kit lens. The CF card and battery grip added made it well over $2K.

Uhg!

No need to say Ugh!. Digital cameras should be viewed as disposable and worthless immediately after purchase good only for capturing the images you need. Spare no expense on your lenses, but really I don't think most people (even some pros) need more than a rebel. I'm much more concerned about the lighting at this point. I did buy a 5DII when they came out, but it was because of the whole DSLR video film making craze it sparked. I just had to have it. My last rebel was the T2i. The T6s seems to have enough that's worth upgrading to.

What made you think that you needed a FF camera? For video?

RedFox88 wrote:

Lanidrac wrote:

Amazon has a seller offering the old 300D selling the camera and kit lens for $139!

I paid $1,600 plus taxes for the 300D and kit lens. The CF card and battery grip added made it well over $2K.

when did you pay those prices?

the 300d Ska DrebeL was the first sub $1000 dslr with kit lens. I bought mine in 2004 for $900 and the grip was just $100. Card was $190. You either got ripped of or live in Canada or Europe.

Uhg!

See my post titled "OP lives in Canada.

RedFox88 wrote:

I replied to the op not you. Good day.

And a good day to you too!!!

RedFox88 wrote:

Lanidrac wrote:

Amazon has a seller offering the old 300D selling the camera and kit lens for $139!

I paid $1,600 plus taxes for the 300D and kit lens. The CF card and battery grip added made it well over $2K.

when did you pay those prices?

Do you need a bill of sale and a pound of flesh??????????????

That's what i paid for the Digital Rebel 300D from Henry's at the Oshawa shopping center, jackass.

PM me.

The competition got better, much, much better.

Mr Spocko wrote:

Lanidrac wrote:

Amazon has a seller offering the old 300D selling the camera and kit lens for $139!

I paid $1,600 plus taxes for the 300D and kit lens. The CF card and battery grip added made it well over $2K.

Uhg!

Wise man once said never buy digital camera when it first comes out expensive wait until it's been around for a while or end of life new model. I have never deviated from that and it's worked for me

Sounds like a good idea if your goal is to save money.  You will save even more money by never updating your gear.  Personally I do a lot of photography and I appreciate the improved capabilities of the newest cameras.  Things such as improved image quality and improved autofocusing are important to me.

Lanidrac wrote:

RedFox88 wrote:

Lanidrac wrote:

Amazon has a seller offering the old 300D selling the camera and kit lens for $139!

I paid $1,600 plus taxes for the 300D and kit lens. The CF card and battery grip added made it well over $2K.

when did you pay those prices?

Do you need a bill of sale and a pound of flesh??????????????

That's what i paid for the Digital Rebel 300D from Henry's at the Oshawa shopping center, jackass.

PM me.

It does cost a lot more for camera gear up here sometimes. Regards.

Lanidrac.

Eventually high prices and a very slow pace of innovation will come to an end.  The largely Japanese camera industry will face a challenge from China.  The process is in the early stages but give it 5 years.

J A C S wrote:

jrkliny wrote:

Eventually high prices and a very slow pace of innovation will come to an end. The largely Japanese camera industry will face a challenge from China. The process is in the early stages but give it 5 years.

They need Japan; need to steal technology from somewhere...

If you will remember, Japan started by producing poor copies of existing products.  China is way ahead of that and has the world's most advanced, sophisticated manufacturing and an army of highly trained engineers and scientists.  They are already making lenses and simple cameras.  The rest will come soon, first with copies, then with better cameras than the Japanese can produce.