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What I find really daunting about DSLR’s are the prospective longevity of the models compared to the old 35mm film SLR’s.
I still have my Pentax KM’s (x2) from 1976 with original lenses from that era and for most day to day photography, they are still excellent performers; except that I just don’t use them anymore, due to the convenience of the Pentax *ist DS DSLR. I’ve had my Pentax *ist DS for a couple of years now and I’m wondering if it will last as long as the KM’s, which have been up Mont Blanc (4807 metres), in the Cairngorms (-20 deg C) and stuffed into a rucksack that took a 150m tumble down a rock face.
I don’t mind forking out good money for good equipment, but if modern digital cameras may only last for say, 3 to 5 years, it is a hard ask to write off that kind of money.
Cheers
Dennis
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