decline of Photography
Nov 28, 2019 14:34:55 #
Nov 28, 2019 15:35:19 #
This is painfully long but but worth the time. it does make many excellent points.
Nov 28, 2019 16:28:31 #
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Nov 29, 2019 06:36:19 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
I watched about half of it. The commentator says Smartphones are not the villain. He says the technology has exceeded so rapidly, that many consumers don't feel they need this consistent new technology, and pay higher costs for them. They are keeping their old cameras and lenses.
Nov 29, 2019 10:00:44 #
Nov 29, 2019 12:37:45 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
I agree with him. I may WANT a new camera, but I don't NEED a new camera. I'll work with what I have until it breaks and then get a new camera.
Nov 29, 2019 13:00:38 #
photoman022 wrote:
I agree with him. I may WANT a new camera, but I don't NEED a new camera. I'll work with what I have until it breaks and then get a new camera.
(My little bridge camera is 13 years old, my DSLR is 9 years old. And yes, I do WANT a new camera...)
Nov 29, 2019 15:27:19 #
Another gloom & doom story about photography. Smart phone photography is for the "selfie" crowd. I like to think a little when I'm taking a photographs.
Nov 29, 2019 16:42:12 #
Doyle Thomas wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu1UagrnW4g
Yeah, I saw that the other day. Robin is in my YouTube feed.
Market saturation, paradigm shifts, and product maturity eventually slow down every product.
Nov 29, 2019 18:15:17 #
burkphoto wrote:
....Market saturation, paradigm shifts, and product maturity eventually slow down every product.
Exactly like computers. first a hobby in the 80's, then the technology race until they just became another household appliance.
Nov 29, 2019 18:17:46 #
BBurns wrote:
Exactly like computers. first a hobby in the 80's, then the technology race until they just became another household appliance.
Smartphone market is saturating now. The lure of a new iPhone every year has lost its luster.
Nov 29, 2019 18:34:53 #
Ched49 wrote:
Another gloom & doom story about photography. Smart phone photography is for the "selfie" crowd. I like to think a little when I'm taking a photographs.
That is fine. The problem is in some cases (not all) the cell phone will take as good a picture as your high performance camera. Maybe better. Cell phone cameras are very good at what they are designed to do. What they are designed to do is take portraits and family photos and vacation pics. They are convenient and everyone has one with them. So for the average person what incentive do they have to buy an expensive camera?
Nov 29, 2019 18:50:12 #
JD750 wrote:
That is fine. The problem is in some cases (not all) the cell phone will take as good a picture as your high performance camera. Maybe better. Cell phone cameras are very good at what they are designed to do. What they are designed to do is take portraits and family photos and vacation pics. They are convenient and everyone has one with them. So for the average person what incentive do they have to buy an expensive camera?
Oh, OK...thanks for setting me strait! Cell phones take better pictures than dedicated cameras in most cases....Whew!
Nov 29, 2019 23:14:47 #
JD750 wrote:
That is fine. The problem is in some cases (not all) the cell phone will take as good a picture as your high performance camera. Maybe better. Cell phone cameras are very good at what they are designed to do. What they are designed to do is take portraits and family photos and vacation pics. They are convenient and everyone has one with them. So for the average person what incentive do they have to buy an expensive camera?
Not everyone has one. I don't, and don't want one. I have a simple flip-phone for emergency calls and it's never "ON" unless I'm making a call (rarely).
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