Camera Companies do not want you to know this
Nov 23, 2023 23:55:18 #
Nov 24, 2023 11:21:58 #
I took the click bait! He took 12 minutes to say that all cameras are good enough if you take the time to go out and use them. That said, I have three cameras that would improve things with upgrades.
1. The Panasonic G9 II has improved autofocus over my (8 year old) Panasonic GX8.
2. The DJI Pocket 3 has a much bigger sensor and improved audio choices over my (3 year old) DJI Pocket 2.
3. Any current DJI aerial cameral has better obstacle avoidance, subject tracking and connectivity than my (1 year old) Mini 3 Pro.
About $5000 would do it.
1. The Panasonic G9 II has improved autofocus over my (8 year old) Panasonic GX8.
2. The DJI Pocket 3 has a much bigger sensor and improved audio choices over my (3 year old) DJI Pocket 2.
3. Any current DJI aerial cameral has better obstacle avoidance, subject tracking and connectivity than my (1 year old) Mini 3 Pro.
About $5000 would do it.
Nov 24, 2023 12:02:24 #
Click bait! My camera is 10 year old and I don't upgrade but I am not the one to say that the newer cameras don't have desirable features that help me take better pictures. I don't upgrade because if the camera is good enough for me to buy it when I bought it, it should be good enough for me as long as it still works like new.
Nov 25, 2023 06:43:14 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
Clickbait or not--I think that Rick Bebbington made an interesting argument, in two parts. Here is the summary, so that you won't have to watch it.
1) Upgrading to the most recent camera model makes no sense for the vast majority of photographers, even professional photographers, because the improvement from one model to the next are incremental and not usually significant enough to warrant the expenditure. Believing that having the latest model will improve the quality of one's photography is a fallacy. A skilled photographer can get a great image out of any equipment.
2) Equipment still matters. Today's cameras have improved greatly in areas like like dynamic range, low-light capability, auto-focus, sensor resolution, etc. and offer creative potential that older cameras did not have.
His reasonable key point is that if your camera gives you the images you want there is no need for an upgrade as the improvement in image quality will be barely noticeable, if at all. Craving the newest and latest will not make you a better photographer.
1) Upgrading to the most recent camera model makes no sense for the vast majority of photographers, even professional photographers, because the improvement from one model to the next are incremental and not usually significant enough to warrant the expenditure. Believing that having the latest model will improve the quality of one's photography is a fallacy. A skilled photographer can get a great image out of any equipment.
2) Equipment still matters. Today's cameras have improved greatly in areas like like dynamic range, low-light capability, auto-focus, sensor resolution, etc. and offer creative potential that older cameras did not have.
His reasonable key point is that if your camera gives you the images you want there is no need for an upgrade as the improvement in image quality will be barely noticeable, if at all. Craving the newest and latest will not make you a better photographer.
Nov 25, 2023 11:06:47 #
Interesting reflections... Thanks all for sharing...
btw, I didn't bother reviewing the click bait in as I'm already blasted by the camera vendor's YouTube ads...
If it's a High End product then they are likely selling "LifeStyle" not a camera, with either a scantly clan feminine model or the "Mighty Hunter" Wildlife BIF shot... to play on primal male urges resulting from the influence of Testosterone...
Nope... Camera Companies are true masters of the art of Customer Base Analysis... They are keenly aware of who their products are purchased by, thus their ad campaigns are finely honed to target same...
Food for thought... How many High End Camera Ads focus on Maternity Sessions? Or even New Born Sessions?
Yes they totally ignore the Female gender (That is behind the lens, NOT in front of it) lol
What really matters here is What you Shoot... And Why?
High End Kit advertising campaigns play to hobbyist i.e. enthusiast and certainly not working commercial shooters...
If you are shooting sports/action commercially then yes continual upgrades do in fact come with that genre...
Competition is keen in commercial photography... and the vendors realize this and focus ad campaign on the aforementioned...
However if you are shooting portraiture, catalog fashion or beauty genre then there are virtually few if any compelling reasons to upgrade... My 15 year old Nikon D3x is still paying the bills in my studio and my clients never ever ask me what "Gear" I shoot with... they only ask how soon I can turnaround their deliverables... lol
Wishing all much joy and success on your photographic journey... Cheers! Thomas
btw, I didn't bother reviewing the click bait in as I'm already blasted by the camera vendor's YouTube ads...
If it's a High End product then they are likely selling "LifeStyle" not a camera, with either a scantly clan feminine model or the "Mighty Hunter" Wildlife BIF shot... to play on primal male urges resulting from the influence of Testosterone...
Nope... Camera Companies are true masters of the art of Customer Base Analysis... They are keenly aware of who their products are purchased by, thus their ad campaigns are finely honed to target same...
Food for thought... How many High End Camera Ads focus on Maternity Sessions? Or even New Born Sessions?
Yes they totally ignore the Female gender (That is behind the lens, NOT in front of it) lol
What really matters here is What you Shoot... And Why?
High End Kit advertising campaigns play to hobbyist i.e. enthusiast and certainly not working commercial shooters...
If you are shooting sports/action commercially then yes continual upgrades do in fact come with that genre...
Competition is keen in commercial photography... and the vendors realize this and focus ad campaign on the aforementioned...
However if you are shooting portraiture, catalog fashion or beauty genre then there are virtually few if any compelling reasons to upgrade... My 15 year old Nikon D3x is still paying the bills in my studio and my clients never ever ask me what "Gear" I shoot with... they only ask how soon I can turnaround their deliverables... lol
Wishing all much joy and success on your photographic journey... Cheers! Thomas
My workhorse? The venable Nikon Flagship D3x (Delivers steller image excellence; still highly competitive; preforms flawlessly) and below is my genre of choice...
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Dec 20, 2023 18:37:21 #
My first two DSLRs were bought to upgrade older technology generally. My last two (of four) were bought to upgrade specific features of the camera. I was not tempted by annual or even decennial updates. I'm still working with mirrors and have no plans to change.
Dec 22, 2023 12:53:37 #
Dec 22, 2023 13:46:14 #
2th wrote:
Wait until you become 67 like me.
Did that 17 years ago.
Dec 27, 2023 14:18:59 #
The answer is the same as for most questions, money. How much do you have and does it matter if you waste it.
Apr 13, 2024 13:37:18 #
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