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I think that when we make discretionary purchases for our hobbies, a whole range of factors come in to play and I do respect the choices of others.
Price is indeed one factor and a very important one at that, as is how we will use it, how it performs and “feels”, how often we use it, criticality, ease of purchase, support & service (if its not a throw away item!), etc.
Whilst there is no absolute certainty that a Canon product is guaranteed to last a life time and a non-Canon product is doomed to early failure, in my experience, unless you can design and build something yourself to a known standard and capability, I have found that products from organisations such as Canon seem to have a more defined quality and performance capability.
For those products that I choose to buy which are critical to the enjoyment of my hobby, I will look at non OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) products seriously and try to make sure that I am comparing apples to apples before I purchase a 3rd party product over an original one.
Certainly the OEM’s like to play the fear, uncertainty and doubt card against 3rd party products but then again, with Forums such as Ice In Space, these discussions should assist members in making a purchasing decision more suited to their own needs.
Cheers
Dennis.
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