Did you switch brands when going DSLR

I keep seeing this word "investment" pop up. A camera is no more an investment than a hammer or a saw. When I invest in something I expect it to appreciate in value. Or at least hold it's value. A camera depreciates like a car. The second you remove it from the plastic, it's lost a significant portion of it's value.
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but, you can make a lot of money off of it... so, while the piece of equipment itself may depreciate, one could still look at is as an "investment", if we're mincing words b/c of the return you get from putting it to work... One could go out on their first shoot with an 800 dollar t2i and double their investment on just that first project, for example...

Later,
Jason
 
Scalar said:
Anyway on reread it now reads like maybe I'm debating something that I'm not. Hearing someone downgrade piqued my interest because I've been recently thinking about doing the upgrade since I don't think I'd be *losing* anything. The firmware hack is one obvious one...but what does the T2i have that I'd actually miss on the 7D otherwise?
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my cajones felt bigger when I had the 7d
 
Scalar said:
Anyway on reread it now reads like maybe I'm debating something that I'm not. Hearing someone downgrade piqued my interest because I've been recently thinking about doing the upgrade since I don't think I'd be *losing* anything. The firmware hack is one obvious one...but what does the T2i have that I'd actually miss on the 7D otherwise?
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A guy at Magic Lantern possibly fixing some of the major problems?
 
As I said the firmware hack is an obvious bonus. I have also read that the T2i has a slightly better rear lcd.

I live in the NW USA far enough inland to not just get the inclement weather that Seattle & Portland are known for but also bouts of semi-arid dry heat or cold extremes during summer/winter. Some winters we might have just moderate rain and a short snow period, while other winters have seen several feet of snow for weeks and snow not leaving for 4-5 months.

So the 7D seems a bit more solidly built, and while I have been pretty decided on a T2i but wanted some last minute input. ($50/mo or so isn't going to break my bank.) I think I'll just go to our local megabuy warehouse place and spend some hands on time. Unless there's still something unsaid?
 
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