Hi again,

I realize digital is the reason but that digital SLR these guys are lusting
over will be yesterdays news in 6 months just like computers and other
consumer electronics. No matter what 35mm film is still a much better medium
than digital for "quality" images right now. Sure digital will certainly
catch up soon enough but it IS NOT there yet so why the mass panic to dump
35mm and go with what are really 1st generation digital SLRs? Also, what
makes a $1000.00 nikkor lens any less useful with a digital camera than a
film one? How can those lenses fetch such a low price used yet be sold as
new at same prices as ever? Finally, a camera like a Nikons F series are
built to take punishment and withstand the rigors of professional use that I
just do not believe current digital cameras poses. Not to mention they are
works of ark in their own right. So how can an F5 which is a state of the
art, professional camera designed from the ground up to be the best and sold
in limited numbers as "world class" sell for less than a mass produced DSLR
that will be surpasses in 6 months by the latest and greatest digital
wonder.



"Paul Rubin" wrote in message
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"The Spectre" writes:
WTF, is going on with the price of used 35mm equipment? I can not
believe that Nikon F5's, F4's, n90s's etc.. and associated Nikon
f2.8 lenses and accessories are selling for so little. I mean come
on I saw an F5 with MF-28 sell for $725.00!!! And that was after the
seller reduced it twice. These are still current production $1500 -
$2000 cameras. Also, f2.8 glass is many times half of new
price. Makes me wish I had an extra grand laying around.

Oh man, that is scary. I thought prices of this stuff went up around
the end of the year. What's a nice F3 going for? What about an FM2?
I never got around to unloading mine. Guess I'll still be (non-)using
it for an awful long time then. Sigh.