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How long until your main camera gets replaced with a NEW?


6 months 3 days ago #757523 by Toby J
My Nikon D800 I've owned for 10+ years and I keep it because it works as it was intended and it does a very good job.  Now there are other cameras I could buy and I can afford, but why bother if what I have does what I need?  A good friend of mine who I will call 'Rick' who isn't made of money, and isn't such a professional that would warrant swapping cameras out so often changes his cameras nearly each year.  He states this is "normal", which we joke back and forth where I say it's not.  He comment to me yesterday "Post a question on a photo community, explain why you are asking a question and see how many step up and admit they do what I do.".  So that is what I'm doing, am I the outier or is my friends justifications?  
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6 months 3 days ago #757526 by CharleyL
I don't have a "set schedule" for buying my next new camera, but thinking back since going digital I have bought a new camera on the average of about every 4-5 years. Ten years for a camera age today is like ancient history. Digital photography technology has been advancing very rapidly in the last 25 years.  Back in the later years of film technology, a 10 year old film camera was still a relatively modern camera, since new camera technology for film cameras wasn't advancing at the rapid rate that digital cameras are today.

All three of my 3 present "better" digital cameras are less than 5 years old, with one of them  purchased less than a year ago. A fourth is about 8 years old, still works perfectly, but is hardly ever used anymore. 

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6 months 3 days ago #757535 by TCav
I have no plans to replace any of my cameras.

And considering that my dSLRs don't have direct replacements, I'd have to go mirrorless, which means I'd have to replace my lenses as well, and I'm not a fan of that. (I understand about adapters, but they come with some significant sacrifices that I'm not prepared to make.)
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6 months 2 days ago #757545 by Ian Stone
Yeah, I'm the same.  I make sure I get my monies worth out of everything I purchase, so I'll use something till it doesn't work and then most of the time I'll replace what broke.  
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6 months 9 hours ago #757640 by Sawyer
Same here, I’m not going to get anything till I really need.  Heck I still have cameras that are over 10 years old.  
Canon 5D Mark II | Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM | Canon 35L | Sigma 85 1.4 | Helios 44M-6 58mm(M42) | Zeiss 50mm 1.4 (C/Y) | Canon 135L | (2) 430EX II
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5 months 4 weeks ago #757716 by Conner
Yeah not till it breaks or doesn't work as I need it too
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5 months 4 weeks ago #757734 by Brody Kross
When I have the $$ and need a replacement.  I don't have money to throw around if no need.  
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5 months 3 weeks ago #757836 by Roy Wilson
If I don’t need it because of a camera failing, I will save my $$ for things I do need.  Unless the camera is a relic and it’s just ‘time’.  
Canon 5D Mark II, 30D, 40D, 50 1.2L, 16-35 2.8L Mark II, 24-105 4L IS, 24-70 2.8L, 70-200 2.8L IS, 85 1.8, 4 x 580 EX(II)
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5 months 3 weeks ago #757958 by Prago
With things where they are and have been, I don't buy unless something is broken
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5 months 2 weeks ago #758109 by MM Images
I don't understand, unless you have $$ coming out of the walls.  Buy or upgrade only when needed.  
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5 months 2 weeks ago #758158 by Ivy Winchell
I don't even buy a new iPhone till what I have is near not working.  Camera is the same for me.  IMO cameras are so under used for what they are capable of.  So even 5 or 10+ year old cameras are extremely effective tools for getting out there and taking amazing photos.  
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5 months 2 weeks ago #758173 by LensofNature
I fully agree with you, Ivy. I'm quite content with my Canon Rebel T7 (to which I "upgraded" from a Rebel T6 despite much feedback that it is beginner/lower quality). As one photography instructor said, the best camera is the one you have with you. Sometimes we get caught up in buying technology for the sake of technology. However, I find that the higher the number/variety of features, the more risk of things going wrong and the increased likelihood that customers will avoid using them out of fear/lack of confidence in their ability to master these features.
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5 months 2 weeks ago #758228 by Frost Photography
+1 (echo) on what was already said.  Not till my existing camera dies.
"The quickest way to make money at photography is to sell your camera."
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5 months 2 weeks ago #758304 by Raymond Z
Man I buy only when I REALLY need something and have comfortable $$ in the old bank
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5 months 1 week ago #758394 by TedReichner
Maybe every 10 years or so.  No set time, it's when ever I really need something or my camera breaks OR I come across a deal to good to pass.
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