Buy new or stay with the old

A week ago I was going to a big fashion- and charityshow in Copenhagen. The largest amount (72) of danish topmodels, including Helena Christensen and Lykke Maj, was coming to walk the catwalk. I had my presscard, my name was on the list, and I was ready BIG TIME!!
2 hours before showstart my new Canon 20D broke down!..... I had a wideangle lens mounted (16-35 mm) and it was stuck there and I could not remove it. Panic arrived, what should I do? I tried to call some friends that have similar equipment but none was able to help on such short notice.

Two days later Canon Denmark fixed the problem in 5 minutes. A small screw in the lens mount was loose...!
After that experience I considered to buy an extra camerahouse, an extra D20, because it is nice to carry two houses on an assignment. That way you don't have to change lens every 5th minute and expose the chip for dust. And with an extra house accidents like this would not ruin everything. But it is a lot of money for that kind of safety: 1500 $ or 1600 euro.
So my conclusion is: Unless you are loaded - stay with the one house. Get some jobs and get some money first. Then you can buy more gear.......

Mixed feelings about upgrading

At the 'French Café' by the lakes in Copenhagen.

I bought the Canon 20D a few weeks ago to replace my 10D. The latter was at Canon Denmark to have the chip cleaned. And then it struck me: Maybe I should sell the 10D now when it's faily new and people are willing to bid on it. In a few months or half a year I will not get a lot of money for it. The plan worked out fine, and I could use the money to finance half og the 20D.

I have now been around the new functions and I am happy about it. It's fast, a bit smaller, the lcd-screen is better and faster, the output is 1.9 mpix better and the buffer is a lot bigger. But I cant stop thinking - is this a new camera or is it just an upgrade? The 10D made super photos! Sure, there was some limitations, but all in all I don't make visible better photos now than before. It is an expensive upgrade! The next one in the line is the 1D mk2 which is above my budget.

Give me your thoughts on the never ending story: buy-upgrade-buy or upgrade-get the newest model and so on....