Mike Johnston’s “Sunday Morning Photographer” provides one viewpoint on the cost of digital SLR cameras - are they value for money or not?

“I’m sure nothing like “The CD Effect” has happened yet in the digital camera market. Now, today, the D50 and the Maxxum 7D are assuredly worth what they cost, given manufacturing realities, R&D costs, and competition. But consider that the film equivalent of the $900 Canon Digital Rebel XT costs $200, and the film equivalent of the $5k Nikon D2X costs $2k, yet both digitals are seen as providing great value. Maybe it’s not the same scenario…yet. But the exact same conditions exist: exciting new technology; strong consumer demand; high initial prices, many times what the market previously bore; and rapidly falling prices creating a perception of strong value (that “ultra-budget” comment).”

Website: The “Compact Disc Effect” and the Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7D