Will the prolific expansionism of the MILCs - eventually, kill off the DSLR?
May 16, 2019 23:00:05 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
I have 6 DSLRs and 9 MILCs and I will be using both formats until I take the eternal dirt nap.
I think it will be years before DSLRs are gone the way of DoDo birds.
As others have said, people are still using SLRs. And I still listen to vinyl albums from my collection of about 1000 of them, and cassette tapes that I have over 200 of.
will
I think it will be years before DSLRs are gone the way of DoDo birds.
As others have said, people are still using SLRs. And I still listen to vinyl albums from my collection of about 1000 of them, and cassette tapes that I have over 200 of.
will
Vinyl will last forever, Will - as long as you take good care of 'em … wish I could say the same for tapes!!!
May 16, 2019 23:03:55 #
Bill_de wrote:
Chris, since you like to look up stuff and make lists, how about a list of all the other threads on the same topic?
That might be interesting.
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That might be interesting.
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That may well be, Bill … but this is the very first time - I have done it ….
Dunno what you mean about all these lists I keep making … I've only ever done two - the one on all the Sony DSLRs and MILCs … and the one listing all my cameras and lenses, and where they were made ….
May 16, 2019 23:06:08 #
Chris T wrote:
Vinyl will last forever, Will - as long as you take good care of 'em … wish I could say the same for tapes!!!
Yes, I know. I have some Rock albums that are over 50 years old.
will
May 16, 2019 23:24:48 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Yes, I know. I have some Rock albums that are over 50 years old.
will
will
Not hard to do, Will … the 60s (1960, anyway) was just about 60 years ago, now …
That's when most of us bought rock albums, I'm sure … my 45s - even go back to the 50s …
And, I have some hand-me-down albums from my folks - going back to the 40s, too …
But, that's my point - vinyl will last forever, as long as they're stacked upright, and you're careful, playing them, and keeping them clean and static-free. Tapes, on the other hand - will eventually jam, & wear out!
May 16, 2019 23:27:42 #
hookedupin2005
Loc: Northwestern New Mexico
Chris T wrote:
Bebu … I guess - what I mean by that - is the mirrored camera, will cease to exist …
Not sure I like that picture, but … let's say … it seems to be in the works - doesn't it?
NO NOISE of a Mirror Slap, no waiting to go onto the next … more advanced electronics, smaller size ..
Shall I go on?
Not sure I like that picture, but … let's say … it seems to be in the works - doesn't it?
NO NOISE of a Mirror Slap, no waiting to go onto the next … more advanced electronics, smaller size ..
Shall I go on?
May 16, 2019 23:35:33 #
hookedupin2005
Loc: Northwestern New Mexico
Chris T wrote:
Think about it, folks … ALL Fuji APS-C models, ALL MFT models, ALL Sony FF models, and half of their APS-C models, and now - two FF models from each - Nikon, and Canon … is the road ahead, pretty clear, now?
Surely mirrorless cameras will(and are) take a big chunk out of the market, but the advent of the DSLR over Film cameras did not "kill" film. SLRs are still around, although not as popular as in the past.
May 16, 2019 23:35:51 #
Vietnam Vet wrote:
I don't experience any delays with my Canon 1DIV and doubt I will when I buy the 1DXII
H Format, right, Vet? … Canon stopped producing that one … when was it? … Around 2011?
The 1DxII is probably the fastest camera out there, today … with mebbe a little competition from the D5.
Mirrors going back and forth all the time - slow down picture-taking to some degree … you can't argue with that … without a mirror swinging back and forth, constantly - the throughput is bound to be faster ...
May 16, 2019 23:44:04 #
hookedupin2005 wrote:
Surely mirrorless cameras will(and are) take a big chunk out of the market, but the advent of the DSLR over Film cameras did not "kill" film. SLRs are still around, although not as popular as in the past.
No, you're right, Hook … many folks still use film - but not with the concentration they did in the 20th Century … look at what happened with Kodak … just a shadow, now, of what it once was. They made their bread and butter from all those folks who would send them their priceless films to be processed. Now, that there's no longer any need for that … they've gone belly-up!!!!
And, don't forget - it was Kodak - who INVENTED modern film … AND they invented Digital Cameras, too - in 1975 … and then - sat on their design for the next 20 years, because they KNEW - it would, eventually - kill their business … and 15 years after its OFFICIAL introduction … it DID!!!!!!
May 17, 2019 03:04:33 #
Vietnam Vet wrote:
I don't experience any delays with my Canon 1DIV and doubt I will when I buy the 1DXII
Few people have handled a flagship camera and even fewer know what they are like. I still use a IDIV for macro work extensively and it's my second body for event work. It's still takes great images. Those speaking negatively about that line simply do not understand and may not even have a body of work :()
May 17, 2019 06:27:02 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I think it will get to the point almost. There are still film cameras made today so. But people would still use them and I will still be using them.
No mention of the 600-pound gorilla in the room. How detrimental have cell phones been to lagging DSLR sales?
May 17, 2019 07:39:44 #
I shoot nikon and their dslr cameras are superior to their mirrorless iterations, and they are still making high end lenses for dslr, it seems to me that DSLR is still the way to go for awhile in my brand.
May 17, 2019 07:49:47 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
The evidence is in the sales. The current trend would seem to support the opinion that it is more likely than not mirrored cameras will eventually go the way if the dodo bird. When the need for them ceases to exist, they will become extinct. I think we have a long time before that will happen.
May 17, 2019 07:56:55 #
Chris T wrote:
Think about it, folks … ALL Fuji APS-C models, ALL MFT models, ALL Sony FF models, and half of their APS-C models, and now - two FF models from each - Nikon, and Canon … is the road ahead, pretty clear, now?
"Eventually" is the key word. Remember the TLR cameras? They were all over the place. Kids in our local high school learned photography using Yashica TLR cameras. The arrival of the SLR "killed them off." Now they're on eBay as "Vintage," and you can get them at bargain prices. I don't see the DSLR disappearing in my lifetime.
https://www.ebay.com/b/Vintage-TLR-Cameras/11721/bn_150897?rt=nc&LH_Sold=1
May 17, 2019 07:58:16 #
traderjohn wrote:
No mention of the 600-pound gorilla in the room. How detrimental have cell phones been to lagging DSLR sales?
I think they hurt the cheap compact market more than DSLR sales. Deciding between shooting an event with my Samsung phone or my D750 would not take me long.
May 17, 2019 08:01:31 #
Doubtful.
If mirrorless was better in every way, then people would switch. But right now it is only a little better (in one or two ways), equal (in most ways), or slightly worse (in one or two ways.)
It is like going from 8-track to cassette. Meh.
If mirrorless was better in every way, then people would switch. But right now it is only a little better (in one or two ways), equal (in most ways), or slightly worse (in one or two ways.)
It is like going from 8-track to cassette. Meh.
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