p.2 #2 · Are all our lenses and cameras going to bust in 10 years?
The Pentax SP 500 also used mercury cell batteries. I have a Rolleiflex 3.5F from the mid 60's that has that kind of meter. When I use the camera, I use my Sekonic hand held meter, but the CDS meter on the Rollei is still pretty close.
Look at the new Citizen Eco drive watches that run on solar energy. It never needs a battery unless the storage cell goes bad. I bought one for my wife a few years ago and put it sunlight every few months.
In 10 years, photographers (or whatever they're called in the future) are going to look at us just like we look at film photographers from the 70's. They'll be laughing at how much we paid for our gear (seriously? you really paid $5000 for that D3s? dude, that thing is a worthless boat anchor!).
In the '70's one of the professors in the school I was attending bought an electronic calculator. It cost $5000. The advantage of that calculator over others was that it did square roots.
I bought one at Staples a few years ago for $3. It fit in my pocket, whereas the '70's version took up a whole desktop.
p.2 #11 · Are all our lenses and cameras going to bust in 10 years?
Dudewithoutape wrote:
Very true. Bodies, and even lenses to a lesser extent, are technology goods. Newer and better models are always coming out. Pushing down the value of yester year's cameras. Will you be using this camera body in ten years? Will you even worry? How much will it cost to replace?
I'm currently using a 1942 vintage Leica IIIc as my primary camera. I also use a 1935 Bessa, 1928 Bergheil, 1914 Kodak Special No.1, and am looking for an 1860s sliding box camera. I'd hate to think that a new camera from today will have trouble making it ten years while my 100 year old Kodak will probably still be going strong 50 years from now.
p.2 #12 · Are all our lenses and cameras going to bust in 10 years?
Two23 wrote:
I'm currently using a 1942 vintage Leica IIIc as my primary camera. I also use a 1935 Bessa, 1928 Bergheil, 1914 Kodak Special No.1, and am looking for an 1860s sliding box camera. I'd hate to think that a new camera from today will have trouble making it ten years while my 100 year old Kodak will probably still be going strong 50 years from now.
p.2 #17 · Are all our lenses and cameras going to bust in 10 years?
I thought the arrows around the 10 was China's Environmentally Friendly Use Period (EFUP) logo. The period of time before any of the substances that harm the environment may leak out.
That does not necessarily make me feel any better on long a device may last.
