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Rita Ä Berkowitz <ritaberk2O04.RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote:
> Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote:
>>> For general download in September. Canon isn't going to let us down
>>> by not releasing monthly updates till the end of the year. My Mk
>>> III came with V1.1.0 so this will be like breaking in a virgin. The
>>> early adopters get to do it for a second time.
>> I don't know about you, but I regard that as A GOOD THING(tm).
> No, getting it right the first time before it leaves the factory is more
> important than a bunch of pissed off customers.
Microsoft has become a very huge company, delivering broken
software, and claiming
"There are no bugs in any Microsoft software that the majority of
users want fixed" -- Bill Gates
.. Worse, a camera bug will at worst make your camera unusable,
but it will not reveal your personal information, you diary, your
emails, etc. Nor will the worst camera bug cause your camera
to attack other camera and camera networks at will, using it to
sending "extend your lens" spams, do penny stock manipulation,
cause people to give their cameras to strangers which will run
off with it, or cause them to have and distribute child porn from
their CF cards.
So yes, Canon fixing the rough edges that were not apparent as
such in testing but appear whem a thousandfold customer base with
very varied usage starts stressing the camera IS A GOOD THING(tm).
>> Without you paying an extra cent, or buying a later model, your
>> camera gets better monthly.
> No, it just gets closer to being what it should have been before leaving the
> factory.
We'll do the impossible immediately, but miracles take a bit
longer.
You _knew_ (or should have known) what you bought. Right?
If you didn't know you got a camera that may still have rough
edges, go talk to your legal guardian.
So yes, you still are
an early adopter. Once the price drops down more or less to the
approximate level at which'll be just before the follow-up camera
comes out and most bugs are ironed out, then the end of the early
adopter phase has been reached.
>> BTW: Anyone owning a Mk III now is still an early adopter.
> Nope, it's sprinting towards obsolescence.
I dunno about you, but my 20D, now 2 generations past the current
model, has not lost image quality nor has the usabiliy suffered
--- same as a good (though not neccessarily current) analog camera
with a good (though not neccessarily current) chemical film.
Keeping the 20D is free for me[1], upgrading will cost money.
I don't feel hemmed in by the capabilities of the 20D, I know
that I can get more out of the camera by learning even more about
it and exploiting all the capabilities it offers. So unless the
50D or 60D offers a "must have" feature for me, upgrading costs
a lot and gains little.
-Wolfgang
[1] - I already paid for the 20D.
- The resale value is small.
- The usage value is as high, no, higher[2] than on the
first day.
- buying a 30D or 40D costs more than the increase in
usage value will be for me, even selling the 20D.
[2] I know the camera much better these days, know much better how
it'll react and how to get what I need, and my RAW processing
capabilities have increased, both by simply learning better
and faster ways, and my RAW tools are improving by the month.
>> Stay informed about: Mk III Firmware Update V1.1.1 Available! 
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