They're right, it was 1990. The first DSLR didn't come out for 5 years, and it was less than 2 megapixels. The Nikon D1 didn't come out until 1999, so nine yea

They're right, it was 1990. The first DSLR didn't come out for 5 years, and it was less than 2 megapixels. The Nikon D1 didn't come out until 1999, so nine years later, for $6000, for a 2.75mp camera. Did that even compete with film? Can you put that on the cover of a magazine at under 3 megapixels? So yeah, it was a safe investment in 1990.