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Aug 29, 2021 10:08:31   #
genocolo Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island
 
I don’t know about you but it exceedingly rare for me to see a dslr in use anymore. It is not disturbing nor even surprising I guess, just fact.

Having traveled by car for the last two months from the west coast of Florida to popular photo locations in PA, MA, VT, NH, NY, and Maine, I saw exactly THREE dslrs in use, one Sony, one Nikon, and one Canon.

I used an IPhone 12 Pro to record most of the people, things and places I wanted to remember, and a Canon 80D with a 100-400 to get shots impossible with the IPhone. It was just a matter of convenience. As much as I love the Canon, carrying it around all the time and using it was just inconvenient and unnecessary.

Here are a few examples. I’m not claiming that they are technically great, and maybe it is just my eye, but I can’t tell the difference between the two. Can you?


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Aug 29, 2021 10:17:02   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Beautiful work! That last one is a wall hanger.

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Aug 29, 2021 10:23:54   #
MT native Loc: Big Sky Country — Montana
 
I agree with UTMike.

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Aug 29, 2021 10:27:17   #
BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
 
These are perfect examples of why so few DSLR's are seen anymore. I noticed it about 2 years ago at a wedding, then another wedding about a year later. Virtually no one had any camera other than the paid photographer. Everyone else used their cell phones for both photo's and movies. Looking at your photo's, and photo's my kids send me, DSLR's are fast becoming obsolete for the average person. If you are a connoisseur DSLR's are what you need, everyone else cells fit the bill.

BTW, there is a new forum on the hog just for cell photo's called Smartphone Photography.

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Aug 29, 2021 10:34:54   #
NMGal Loc: NE NM
 
It doesn’t seem to matter what you shoot with, the result is beautiful.

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Aug 29, 2021 10:44:51   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Your reputation as a photographer is not based on the equipment you use. No one would have said these were 'phone photos'.

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Aug 29, 2021 10:48:27   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
Simply, many people are unwilling or unable to learn photography skills. They want to point a little device and have software apps do the work. I just wish there weren't so many of them, and that the most inconsiderate group of them would develop some manners. Disclaimer, I don't own a cell phone, and haven't since I retired.

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Aug 29, 2021 11:11:07   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Great shots!

Maybe the DSLRs haven't "gone away", but there's simply a higher ratio of cell phones to DSLRs now.
Many of the cell phone owners never had DSLRs, nor want one.
Cell phone users simply outnumber DSLR users.

I never sought to differentiate cell phone cameras from DSLRs, they're simply different types of cameras.

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Aug 29, 2021 11:15:54   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Phones don't have mirrors ....

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Aug 29, 2021 11:27:22   #
Stardust Loc: Central Illinois
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
Phones don't have mirrors ....
It could be said cameras don't have 3-5 optical lens available at a touch of the finger (Samsung S21), weigh ounces, always available on my hip, and emails or texts photos to whomever desired. I still use my DSLR for dedicated shoots but catch myself using my phone more & more.

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Aug 29, 2021 11:28:06   #
genocolo Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island
 
Thank you.

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Aug 29, 2021 11:28:35   #
genocolo Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island
 
Thank you.

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Aug 29, 2021 11:34:56   #
PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA
 
I use my DSLR regularly, but I also use my "pocketable bridge" cameras, the Lumix DCZS80 (for zoom range) or DMC-ZS100 (for better quality), for convenience. If I didn't anticipate needing a camera, I use my phone.

The best camera to use? The one you have with you.

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Aug 29, 2021 11:40:05   #
Stardust Loc: Central Illinois
 
quixdraw wrote:
Simply, many people are unwilling or unable to learn photography skills. They want to point a little device and have software apps do the work. I just wish there weren't so many of them, and that the most inconsiderate group of them would develop some manners. Disclaimer, I don't own a cell phone, and haven't since I retired.
But couldn't the exact same comments be said of DSLR owners, especially with modern cameras doing the metering, shutter & aperture & ISO control, processing in the camera, etc. And although I use my DSLR camera usually but cell often I find some of the most inconsiderate are those with big cameras stepping in front of phone photographers like they have privilege.

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Aug 29, 2021 11:41:50   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
PHRubin wrote:
I use my DSLR regularly, but I also use my "pocketable bridge" cameras, the Lumix DCZS80 (for zoom range) or DMC-ZS100 (for better quality), for convenience. If I didn't anticipate needing a camera, I use my phone.

The best camera to use? The one you have with you.


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