Sony and its frequent camera releases: is it positive or negative?

Sadly all of us know how our gear value approaches zero jsut one minute after we swept the card... Being the forum in musings mood, I liked this article:

http://www.mirrorlessons.com/2016/10/20/sony-frequent-camera-release-like-not/

Bye

It's all about the output, right? It's not like your old camera suddenly becomes any less capable once a replacement model comes out. So long as your work wouldn't benefit from the new features, why upgrade? And if your work would benefit from the new capabilities, then shouldn't you be happy about a fast release cycle that brings you something you want?

The bottom line is that camera bodies (and, despite what others claim, I believe lenses, too) aren't really investments. They rapidly depreciate in value, just like pretty much everything else these days. If you're price sensitive, don't buy the current generation, buy one or two generations back -- you'll still get a machine capable of producing incredibly images (if your skills are up to the task) at much more reasonable prices.