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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: kbolin on April 27, 2010, 12:34:03 pm

Title: Sell all your DSLR gear now...
Post by: kbolin on April 27, 2010, 12:34:03 pm

Came across this rediculous article.  Enjoy!

http://flash.popphoto.com/blog/2010/04/nok...s-obsolete.html (http://flash.popphoto.com/blog/2010/04/nokia-gm-thinks-phones-will-soon-render-dslrs-obsolete.html)

Title: Sell all your DSLR gear now...
Post by: feppe on April 27, 2010, 02:31:34 pm

Quote from: kbolin

Came across this rediculous article.  Enjoy!

http://flash.popphoto.com/blog/2010/04/nok...s-obsolete.html (http://flash.popphoto.com/blog/2010/04/nokia-gm-thinks-phones-will-soon-render-dslrs-obsolete.html)

Not ridiculous at all, and I applaud his fortitude in swimming against the stream.

I especially encourage anyone with a Canon 85mm f/1.2L and/or Canon 35mm f/1.4L to offload their lenses on the For Sale subforum before their obsolescence. Then my prime lens collection will be complete, and I can... uhhh.. use them as fishing net weights.

Title: Sell all your DSLR gear now...
Post by: Ben Rubinstein on April 27, 2010, 03:44:37 pm

I also agree, all you naive idiots who bought a 1Ds mkIII will have to unload, I need a 2nd, um, for weight lifting...

Title: Sell all your DSLR gear now...
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 27, 2010, 05:32:01 pm

I think the 5D II is going to become obsolete way first. So who wants to give me one for my collection of historic cameras?

Title: Sell all your DSLR gear now...
Post by: Colorwave on April 28, 2010, 02:05:44 am

"Consider the current state of the art in system DSLRs: 24-plus megapixels on 24x36mm sensors, ISOs higher than 100,000"

How have I been squeaking by with only ISO 99,000?  I need to upgrade before the obsolescence sets in.

Title: Sell all your DSLR gear now...
Post by: daws on April 28, 2010, 02:59:13 am

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes

I think the 5D II is going to become obsolete way first. So who wants to give me one for my collection of historic cameras?

Sorry, not a chance. My wife's using mine in the kitchen -- laid on its back with the lens removed, it makes a swell holder for serving softboiled eggs. Likewise no-can-have my 14mm f/2.8 L II USM -- that flower-petal lens shade makes it just too valuable as a cookie cutter.

Mmm-MM! I smell chocolate chips a-bakin'.