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> waste of money and a waste for the environment I think he explained it well.

ywvcbk 2y ago
The environmental impact of a > $5000k camera is minimal compared to any type of more disposable electronic other consumer devices.
- FollowingTheDao 2y ago
  How about not buying a camera at all and using the camera on your phone? But I had a Canon point and shoot that lasted 6 years so I have no idea what you are talking about.
  - ywvcbk 2y ago
    That almost everything you buy or do has a bigger impact than buying that camera would per same amount of $. btw how old is your phone? Car? MPG? Washing machine? Fridge? How many electronic devices have you bought in the last 5 years?
newaccount74 2y ago
A high end camera is probably one of the least wasteful electronics products. They last at least a decade. Just a few weeks ago, I sold my Nikon D70. So even entry level DSLRs stay useful for 20 years. There are few products with such a long lifetime.
- FollowingTheDao 2y ago
  Least wasteful is still wasteful, you are missing the point. How many people need these cameras, as opposed to wanting one based on marketing? Why are these people not buying all the used D70's on the market? There are 700 of them on ebay right now. 500 D80 and 500 D90's as well. They would be better off carrying around a Cannon SX740 for 1/6 of the price. If you cannot take a good photograph with that then you will not take one with a Z9. People buy these cameras because they have the money that other people do not and they think the camera makes the photograph. It is like thinking the paintbrush makes the painting.
- Sesse__ 2y ago
  I am still using my Nikon D4 (2012), but they simply don't make parts for it anymore. These are mechanical devices, so they will simply wear out with use (I got pretty much the last spare parts that existed in my country when it last needed servicing). I find it a bit sad; I could understand it for a dinky plastic camera, but with a flagship device, why can't they just make a bunch of parts and put it on a shelf for 30 years? Eventually I'll probably buy a mirrorless; but I guess with a shutter count of 196 613, it's had a pretty good run…

The environmental impact of a > $5000k camera is minimal compared to any type of more disposable electronic other consumer devices.

FollowingTheDao 2y ago
How about not buying a camera at all and using the camera on your phone? But I had a Canon point and shoot that lasted 6 years so I have no idea what you are talking about.
- ywvcbk 2y ago
  That almost everything you buy or do has a bigger impact than buying that camera would per same amount of $. btw how old is your phone? Car? MPG? Washing machine? Fridge? How many electronic devices have you bought in the last 5 years?

newaccount74 2y ago

A high end camera is probably one of the least wasteful electronics products. They last at least a decade. Just a few weeks ago, I sold my Nikon D70. So even entry level DSLRs stay useful for 20 years. There are few products with such a long lifetime.

FollowingTheDao 2y ago
Least wasteful is still wasteful, you are missing the point. How many people need these cameras, as opposed to wanting one based on marketing? Why are these people not buying all the used D70's on the market? There are 700 of them on ebay right now. 500 D80 and 500 D90's as well. They would be better off carrying around a Cannon SX740 for 1/6 of the price. If you cannot take a good photograph with that then you will not take one with a Z9. People buy these cameras because they have the money that other people do not and they think the camera makes the photograph. It is like thinking the paintbrush makes the painting.
Sesse__ 2y ago
I am still using my Nikon D4 (2012), but they simply don't make parts for it anymore. These are mechanical devices, so they will simply wear out with use (I got pretty much the last spare parts that existed in my country when it last needed servicing). I find it a bit sad; I could understand it for a dinky plastic camera, but with a flagship device, why can't they just make a bunch of parts and put it on a shelf for 30 years? Eventually I'll probably buy a mirrorless; but I guess with a shutter count of 196 613, it's had a pretty good run…