p.1 #5 · is anybody Collecting digital Cameras, Bodies?
I meet with a group of photographers semi-regularly who are also collectors of other various things and the mind-set seems to be that digital cameras are to use and throw away (or sell) when done - but not interesting to collect.
I guess if camera design takes a turn for the stupid like based on some sort of technology which doesn't require a lens at all or etc., then they might become collectable. Otherwise I doubt it. <shrug>
p.1 #10 · is anybody Collecting digital Cameras, Bodies?
Except for some historical significance, I can't see hardly any modern items really being collectable, at least not in the traditional sense of the word.
Is anyone going to have a shelf displaying a Canon Digital Rebel as a bit of retro kitsch ?
Is anyone going to have a room dedicated to their collection of laptops with a P90 IBM displayed next to a Dell 15" model etc ? Probably not
Is anyone going to take a 2005 Toyota Carolla to a car show in 30 years and compete in "show n' shine" like people do with the so called "classic" cars of the 60's and early 70's ? Probably not
Is anyone going to have a Sony BluRay player on display on the top of a bookcase in the same manner I've got an old 8" reel to reel movie projector ? Again, probably not
Nearly everything we buy and use these days is disposable, quickly outdated and lacking in terms of true style and soul.
p.1 #12 · is anybody Collecting digital Cameras, Bodies?
Usually collectible items need to have some mechanical precision component. Maybe when all cams will be mirrorless a DSLR with the moving mirror will become a fine mechanical instrument.
p.1 #14 · is anybody Collecting digital Cameras, Bodies?
I think people collect what makes them melancholic, so we have to wait a generation or two before people start to collect digital cameras. To some extent, it has already started slowly. I know of one or two people who have small Kodak DSLR collections, and so on. Soon we will have people collecting Nikon D1, D100, Canon 1D, 1Ds, and so on.
