On 11/14/2015 1:52 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
Up to Date Moose wrote:
I'm not sure where the line is ... on either manufacturer or user sides.
... At some point, there will be no more functional apps
running on it at all and all that remains is a $500 piece of aluminum
and glass.
$500??? If you've been depreciating it as a business asset, it's worth book
value. :-)
I used a Canon 5D for five years, during which time it was rendered
"obsolete" by new models. But they offered nothing new that was compelling
for my use, so I didn't feel it was obsolete. In the end, it was mostly the
promise of less size and weight with no diminution of IQ that moved me on.
In the case of your 5D, it was certainly an example of the user moving
on. You changed phases of life and the old system no longer fit.
Not sure I agree, at least not completely. I have always wanted small and light, the major part of why I switched from
Nikon Ftn when the OM-1 came out. I moved up from APS-C to FF with reluctance, putting up with the bulk and
gravitational price for IQ, especially high ISO noise and nicer pixel level clarity.
It was when I thought I could get the IQ in a smaller body that I left the 5D. I also wanted things like live view, a
larger LCD and an articulated LCD. LV was, of course, pretty limited in practical usefulness, but that was the best
available on DSLRs at the time, and what I expected. (Is LV on DSLRs still that bad?)
Although I've added some other 'styles', the bulk of my shooting is the same as what I was doing with the 5D, although
with often better results as a consequence of more capabilities in the equipment.
If you look at Oly's history with µ4/3 and the Pens, they tended to announce
new models with the flimsiest of real changes/improvements. The E-P2 and
E-PL6 are blatant examples. The "6" is the worst, with only firmware
changes. So I find it a refreshing change of pace that they have chosen to
offer free firmware upgrades with really significant improvements for the
OMDs.
A new year, a new model. Olympus has always done this with the
consumer cameras. A given model is produced in a manufacturing run and
never repeated again. The next run will have a new model number.
Creating interesting opportunities for deals, when the new model comes out before the old one has sold out. The E=PL6
was originally going to be sold only outside NA, presumably because OlyAmerica had a large stock of E-PL5s left. Later,
the E-PL6 overstock from the rest of the world showed up here at a price lower than the E-PL5 had ever gone for. Looked
silly on B&H, etc.
If you don't need all that hardware change stuff, I can see no reason either
to buy a new body, or to feel unloved. ;-)
And then there are people like me....
For which some of us, at least, are thankful. :-)
Think Six* Moose
* Olympus 6 x 2, E-PL6 x1
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