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     Glenn Middleton Rating: N/A |
Obsolescence can be traced back through history,it is a fact of life. How we individuals deal or overcome the problem is the important thing. Taking the vintage aircraft and car scene as examples: All over the World small specialised companies are manufacturing parts to keep the obsolete machines functional.Here in the UK it is possible to assemble a brand new Spitfire airframe and I believe in the US you can buy enough components to assemble some early Fords cars. Some enterprising Asian companies make replacement camera parts - if there is a viable commercial outcome, parts will be made. However it all revolves around cost and profit; so if you are a user of 1970/80s high tech cameras, you tend to collect parts/breakers.No major manufacturer is going to remanufacture major parts from this era or keep the huge inventory of spares for ever. A major problem is that staff in customer service departments only know what's on their computer screens. Very few have knowledge of earlier products, but occasionally you speak to a person who really knows the products and yes he is retirement age! I would have expected a 'proper' camera shop to have been able to answer Jaime's query about the battery, no matter how old the camera was. Still as Henry says it does mean we can get our hands on some cheap toys to use/play with. |