Longevity

[Photofarmer]

I watched Netflix documentary “buy now the shopping conspiracy”

And how companies want things to last 2 or 3 years before needing replacing or technology and consumers think it needs replacement to keep up with latest features.

I sort hope cameras at 8/10;years with hobbyist use

 

[Dean Wilson]

My faithful Minolta has been around for over 48 year. Can't say the same for my first DSLR (Canon Rebel T3) only lasted 10 years until it was upgraded to the R and R5. I really don't see changing cameras anymore as the features are fine for my shooting style and I have all the lenses I need.

 

[Photofarmer]

My faithful Minolta has been around for over 48 year. Can't say the same for my first DSLR (Canon Rebel T3) only lasted 10 years until it was upgraded to the R and R5. I really don't see changing cameras anymore as the features are fine for my shooting style and I have all the lenses I need.

how much further can camera technology go?

 

[dgphoto8]

For me, any film camera upgrade was a result of autofocus improvements, and in reality, my digital camera upgrades have been primarily driven by autofocus (30D to 7D to R to R5). And while the R5ii looks like it has even better autofocus that I could use for bird photography, I have reached both my SAL (spousal approval limit) and my own limit of spending comfort; the R5 is still going strong, so there is no R5ii on the horizon.
Now lenses are a different replacement story for me. Up until I purchased the RF800 f/11 lens, I was using a EF 300mm f/4 with 2x teleconverter purchased in 1996. So I tend to hold onto lenses until something goes wrong, like my EF28-105 lens taking a tumble down Hawk Hill near San Francisco...

 

[flowrider]

how much further can camera technology go?

Just wait, and you'll see. I'm 85, and the progress I've seen in my lifetime is mind boggling Things are happening that I never dreamed possible

Lou

 

[Dean Wilson]

how much further can camera technology go?

Perhaps a manufacture can add an anti-theft security features: Passcode, Remote Disabling, et cetera? Make it so the cameras aren't as valuable to thieves for a quick turnover.

 

[Photofarmer]

Perhaps a manufacture can add an anti-theft security features: Passcode, Remote Disabling, et cetera? Make it so the cameras aren't as valuable to thieves for a quick turnover.

now that is downright sensible and cant be that hard??