Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

D610 ... disposable, huh, Bruce ? .... it's a CURRENT model ...

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

Yes, but low cost compared to the others except for the D2x.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

LOW COST - at $1600-1700, huh?

LOW COST cameras - to me, at any rate ... are those that are BELOW $500 ....

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Each died of terminal processor failure - I didn't think replacing the processor was worth the bother.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

REALLY, RE?

How dya suppose that happened?

Tell me quick ... I have two Digital Rebels too ... the T3 and the T4i ....

Let me know what to avoid - so I don't wind up in the same soup as you did ... k?

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

They both were models no longer sold new -in fact, I purchased the second refurbished. Unless you purchased a used one with lots of usage, you'll be safe.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Except for the D7000 ... which I bought REFURB, RE ... all the other cameras I currently own, I bought new ....

I tried the used route (take a look at my history, above) and wound up sending them both back, after the month trial (D90, K-3) ....

I will never, ever, attempt to buy any used cameras, again ...

Learned my lesson - TWICE!

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Thanks for the incite into how and why you use your equiment. I am 76 and, being positive, hope to go on for a few years yet. However, my only reason for packing more than one camera is to avoid changing lenses, but I recently sold a G2 with a 14=42 lens, and now keep a 14=45 on my G5, but I really concentrate only on landscape and buildings and bridges. With the right lens I am sure it would be good for birding. But I now know why you have the cameras you do.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Was that insight meant for Bruce, or me, Del?

Did you read my opus, or no?

It's above Bruce's ....

BebuLamar

As I have said earlier my digital cameras are not GAS because basically I only have 1 Nikon Df. However, for film cameras it's really GAS as I really can't use them all.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

From the professional side. I am a professional photographer and operate a studio and do many kids of location work as well. I do own and use multiple cameras but I am not a "camera collector" nor do I suffer form "G.A.S".

For press, event , sports and wedding work, the use of multiple cameras, on ones person, is an old and time-honored method to facilitate fast changes form one lens or focal length system to another without fumbling with having to change lenses under time restricted shooting situations.

In professional usage, where equipment is subject to constant use and oftentimes kinda rough conditions, redundancy of equipment is a necessary investment as well- we have to have overlapping or spare bodies and lenses on hand in the event of malfunction- even the finest equipment can unexpectedly break down at the most inopportune times. A good DSLR system can be used for many kinds of assignments, however, there is also a need for some specialized cameras such as film and digitized large and medium format gear, especially where commercial work and high-end portraiture is concerned.

I try to purchase good, solid serviceable gear that is not destined for premature obsolescence and equipment systems that can be incrementally upgraded or augmented when absolutely necessary. I have rarely traded up my gear in that I usually use it until it virtually disintegrates and then simply write it off as it depreciates and gradually replace it so I am not caught short of gear.

Aside form cameras and lenses, I do have some high end lighting gear that is still quite operational after 30 years of service- I believe in good maintenance routines.

Bud Hensley

I'm coming up on 2 dozen film Nikons. Strted with 2 Nikon Fs in 1969, picked up a F2 in '72 with a 80-200 zoom and I was addicted to film cameras. I've limited myself to Nikons with a few Canons. I shoot them all occasionally but my budget prohibits collecting DSLrs, although some might argue that with me. I've moved up as the DSLR world comes up with new features. Be careful about accumulating cameras--it IS addicting.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Not sure how many cameras I have at the moment. If I include only the cameras I use, I have 3. I tend to not sell the older cameras because they're not worth enough to bother with (and they're all P&S cameras). However, my first DSLR was a D200, which I eventually gave to a local kid who was interested in photography.

I have 3 DSLRs. 2 of them get a lot of use and one gets a moderate amount of use. The D800e is for "studio" work where I want lots of resolution. The D4/D5 are for events, frequently low light, where the high ISO performance is important. I suppose the D5 could be considered by some to be GAS, but I find it does better in some situations than the D4 and I use two bodies at events. Most of the time at an event the D4/D5 has a 24-70/70-200 or a 70-200/200-500 depending on the details of the event. That minimizes lens swapping and gives me faster response to shot possibilities. I generally use the D5 with the 200-500 since that lens is f/5.6 at its fastest, but since I frequently shoot f/8 for some DOF that's not always too important.

I should note that the lens collection is a significant part of my photostuff. I don't have the pile in front of me but I believe I have 10 lenses. 3 of them get used a lot. 2 of them get used a moderate amount. The rest could probably be considered GAS (although I had a good reason to purchase most of them when I did -- they have just gotten superceded).

In the distant past I would shoot multiple cameras with different formats.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Hi Chris
Was that really me that spelled insight as incite?
Yes it was for Brucy - but yours is most interesting. So you were still in the old country in 1970. I had a Zenith E about then, and also a Zorki 4. My first 35mm was a Halina, which was pretty awful. In the years that followed I had some wonderful cameras, including a Minolta Hi Matic 7. Then a Pentax S1a, a Pentax MX with early Tamron zooms, a funny little Rollei, an Olympus half frame. Then came Digicams.
My keyboard is hardly working Im finishing this by coying and asting characters.
Kee safe
Del

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Yes, Del ... although I suppose you could incite someone with bad insight ... there - feel better?



Yeah, I bought my Zenit E, actually in 69 - somewhere on Carnaby Street ... or, near there, anyway, Del ...

At the time, I had this terrible 35mm Rangefinder dealie ... it may have been a Halina ... it was called a Paulette ... does that strike a bell?

Crap stuff I photographed with it ... I wasn't terribly good back then ... the Zenit E awoke me to what I could do ...

Once I came back to America ... I got into it, in a big way ... Nikons, Mamiya RB67, whole bunch of lenses ....

Then had all that lot taken away from me by Customs at Heathrow ... when I went back in 72 ... had to start all over again, Del ... from scratch!

You keep safe, too, Del ....