Originally Posted by
Shane74
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Camera - Canon Digital SLR with L series lenses only(yep fanboy detected)
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Could be just unlucky and maybe all those brands have fixed issues on newer models, But once bitten twice shy, Hard to go back when some items are in the thousands of dollars worth.
You don't always get what you pay for!
Only advice is research before buying, Only go off the 1 star ratings not the paid for 4-5 star ratings hyping the product.
I completely agree that paying loads is no guarantee of quality, and that there are budget bargains. It is certainly possible to pay loads of cash, and end up getting an expensive 'brand'. For my money, many fashion labels fall into that category and,
for my money, certain labels suggests more that the wearer is an impressionable, gullible idiot than a discerning buyer of quality. On the other hand, there are brands where you know you'll be getting top quality materials, and high quality manufacturing/workmanship.
Perhaps a better interpretation of "getting what you pay for" is that if you buy cheap, you
won't get high quality and therefore usually expensive materials. And those high quality materials are often extensive because of limited supply, and because other features, be it comfort, durability, etc, make them desirable.
So you could pay £3 for a wool scarf in a market, or £30 (or more) in a decent shop for cashmere. I've had wool scarves that were cheap, and warm, but so scratchy that wearing them was a form of self-imposed torture, and cashmere ones that are 20+ years old and still giving good service.
The same principle applies to electronics and electrical goods. Buying high priced doesn't guarantee high end components or build, but buying budget does ensure every practical corner has been cut, and that it won't be using expensive components. However, some budget goods are still good value, and last.
For me, the sweet spot is often in-between. That is, buying expensive
enough, but usually neither cheap nor premium. And yes, ALWAYS do your research. That's what I meant by "due diligence".
As for SLRs, they're a special case,
IMHO.
It is advisable,
IMHO, for anyone starting down the SLR road to be extremely careful, because once you buy into a brand, incompatibilities between hrands pretty effectively lock you in, due to your previous investment. Unless, of course, you can afford to sell all those L lenses and effectively start again buying, say, Nikkn versions that, generally, will be no better and no worse.
My choice of Canon was vased primarily on two features :-
1) A desired lense (specialist macro) that nobody else does, and
2) Having handled all major competitive models, I just like Canon ergonomics.
I probably could get around the lens issue, though not quite as elegantly, so it really came down to 2).
But having committed, I'm kinda locked in. There's not many product groups with that kind of tie-in, and I'm not happy with camera manufacturers over it. But, they do it 'cos they fet away with it, and (largely) because the 800lb gorilla in the market, Canon, deemed it so.
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