It is not like you will wake up one day and everything will be obsolete you will have enough time to prepare for a change and adapt. If they stop making compactflash cards you can use SD to compactflash adapter. If they stop making SD cards there will be some new adapter, etc. If they stop supporting D in raw converters you will know that as soon as you pick up a new converter and see that D support has been dropped, you can then convert all your RAW files to something like DNG and continue. If they stop making CD and DVD readers you will know that and you can copy all the data to brand new 5TB hard drive which you got for $50 after rebate. I am more afraid that my D will stop working after the warranty expires because of all the electronics inside and that it will be too expensive to repair it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "DagT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 11:44 AM Subject: Re: LIfe Span of a D (was Re: Pulled the trigger) > I�m not very worried about my D. What worries me is the changing > standards, like CF card and data formats. I think the camera may > easily outlast the different Mac or MS operating systems, file formats > and RAW converter compatibility of Photoshop.. > > DagT > > P� 18. mar. 2005 kl. 16.30 skrev Shel Belinkoff: > > > Bill, Your comment worries me since I'm considering a D. The > > implication > > of your statement seems to be that the D has been around long enough to > > have some samples that are worn out. Is that really what you meant, > > that > > the D, and, I suppose, other cameras of its type, may have a short life > > span. How long has the D been out - a couple of years? And, even if > > it's > > too soon for these cameras to be worn out (maybe that term needs > > clarification), how long can they be expected to last under average > > circumstances? What about when used a lot - say 100 exposures a day? > > Is > > that a lot with these puppies? > > > > I'd really like to get some idea of how long these things can be > > expected > > to last.. > > > > Shel > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: William Robb > > > >> Thr Ds hasn't been around long enough to have been worn out. > >> Check to make sure there are no signs of it having been dropped. > > > > > >
