Cykdelic Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM

Huh???

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

That is a lot of bs. Yes, we are old but a great majority of younger people are interested in photography and buy cameras.
I agree that a cell phone is a very popular way of using a camera but it has its limitations. For versatility a camera is needed.
No, we will die but the cameras will still be there.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

It has shifted away from dSLRs towards mirrorless designs. You can see that in statistics posted here the other day. dSLR sales are declining, while mirrorless sales are flat. Most of the innovation is happening in mirrorless. Nikon and Canon are still enhancing their dSLR products, but the rate of drastic change has slowed considerably from what was common in 2007.

We ARE approaching the point of diminishing returns from additional megapixels. Professionals generally see four niches, now — Full frame sensors at 16–24 MP, Full frame sensors at 32–50+ MP, APS-C sensors at 20–24MP, and Micro Four Thirds sensors at 16–20 MP. (There's a fairly small camp of higher MP-count medium format users, too.) These niches serve (very!) different needs at different times. From a pro standpoint, the megapixel race was largely marketing crap. We have known all along that the sweet spot is around 20 MP for MOST uses. More MP are helpful for certain uses, and fewer MP are helpful for others.

The modern camera market has to become more integrated with the digital world as a whole. Easy and reliable network connectivity through mobile devices is an area of importance. In-camera ability to adjust raw files and save JPEGs with "post photography" user input exists, but needs further development. Video will continue to be an area of EXTREME interest to some, and EXTREME annoyance to others.

As with all old industries, the laggards tend to merge with the stronger, more innovative players. I would expect some consolidation of the industry in the years ahead.

jjbrenner Loc: San Angelo, TX

Machia, your statement about "having images, but few memories" is priceless--much wisdom. I hope it will be OK to quote you in front of photography program audiences. If not, please let me know.
Best wishes,
Jim in San Angelo, TX

Pixelpixie88 Loc: Northern Minnesota

Lol....yes, retired, more time and maybe more money to devote to this "sometimes" hobby! For some it' a job.

MtnMan Loc: ID

As a famous comedian used to say, "I resemble that remark!"

Meeker

And I bet your Brownie 127 still works flawlessly today!

Abo

Too right!

Abo

A luddite that posts (I presume with a computer) on an internet forum.

Do you also sit on the corner of a round table and eat plain cake with currents in it
on a fine day on a dark and stormy night?

Ron SS Loc: Silver Spring, MD

I learned photography on my fiancee's Hawkeye in the late 60's. It let me 'focus' on composition (and on and off camera flash with an adapter I made) without concern for shutter speed, aperture or focus. Next came my Nikkormat Ftn SLR in 1969. Both still work. But I always pushed low light limits and currently primarily rely on a Nikon D750 FF DSLR. The D4 and D5 have better low light capabilities but are too heavy for me for a long shoot.

Bottom line: Technology changes. Embrace it where it has benefits; legacy equipment when that still fulfills the needs.

MtnMan Loc: ID

Tony Northrup makes that point very well in his recent piece on Nikon's business woes. He suggests they open their operating systems to installing Apps by others.

He also notes that Nikon, at least, isn't even keeping up with phone softwarecand hardware technology. It is generally acknowledged their snapbridge app sucks. Their LCDs suck in bright sun compared to phone LCDs...and the one that came on my recent Panasonic Lumix GM5.

Satman Loc: Indy

When I was younger, I did not have the money to spend, nor them time to spend talking about cameras.

I had an Uncle who spent money on cameras, and felt he would have been better to have spent the money on his family.

Many of us grew up poor, and the garden was not there for a hobby. 76.

When one can afford it, we are often too old to enjoy it...

Life is not always fair,

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

I have a Brownie Hawkeye 127 that takes AG-1 peanut flashbulbs and 127 film. It works perfectly. But other than having it in a cabinet as a conversation piece, I could care less!

I DO still have a few images of my family that I took as an 8-year-old with that camera in 1963... They're priceless.

The film and bulbs are extremely hard to find in stock. Plenty of websites still list them, but they are mostly "Out of Stock".

The waves of change wash sand over everything and all of us, eventually. If something works well for you now, enjoy it while it lasts. Then move on to something new when it makes sense and you need it.

Clinging to the relics of the past while denying the benefits of progress is unhealthy. Fond remembrances and occasional demonstrations are okay. I'm glad there are folks who show off 1950s cars now and then. But most of them have sense not to drive them every day.

MtnMan Loc: ID

When you don't click "quote reply" no one has a clue what "That" is. Your post goes to the end of the thread...nowhere near the post you are looking at when you type it.

I guess another example of not "getting" the current technology.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Yep. Tony's comments are spot-on. I think the camera manufacturers should simply put a smartphone mount onto the backs of their cameras and connect them directly, so we can save images to the phones without BlueTooth or WiFi, and then manipulate them and send them over the network immediately. (At least give us the option to hard wire TETHER our smart phones. WiFi and SnapBridge probably will never be perfected.)