Where have all the dslrs gone? (Page 17): There is no difference. Most 35mm were “little P&S”. Sort of a nonquestion asking about nothing. Pure UHH.

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hrblaine wrote:

And back in the day, did you see any difference between 35mm and those little point and shoots?

I thought not. "Just different types of cameras," right?

Harry

There is no difference. Most 35mm were “little P&S”. Sort of a nonquestion asking about nothing. Pure UHH.

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BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Longshadow wrote:

I don't print unless I'm hanging it, giving it, or selling it.
Not enough wall space. We have other artworks too.

I don't sell any prints, but I've given a few away. Most recently, my best friends wife passed, and he needed a photo of her for the ash box at the funeral. I have 207 pictures with her in them, and only one was barely suitable for this purpose. Surprising sometimes how hard it is to find the "right" picture for some things. Something to think about I guess. Lots of comments on the nice picture of her....

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BigDaddy wrote:

I don't sell any prints, but I've given a few away. Most recently, my best friends wife passed, and he needed a photo of her for the ash box at the funeral. I have 207 pictures with her in them, and only one was barely suitable for this purpose. Surprising sometimes how hard it is to find the "right" picture for some things. Something to think about I guess. Lots of comments on the nice picture of her....

Sorry for your and your friend's loss.

Flyerace Loc: Mt Pleasant, WI

Unfortunately, this next generation will absolutely kill the SLR usage. They have never used, seen or learned about using a camera. If I ask them to hold up a camera, they have two hands in front of their faces. I repeat, USING A CAMERA, they have a blank stare. They don't care about quality. They don't print anything. Everything is on their phone and backed up to the cloud. I show them what can be done with a camera and they think it is too much work. They aren't interested in quality photos, as shown by the stuff they publish on their social media.

I did get to see some of the product available from the iPhone 13. Apple has been forced by demand from adults to produce a phone with a decent camera product. It might be that a photo can be printed larger than 3X5. We will see.

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Flyerace wrote:

Unfortunately, this next generation will absolutel... (show quote)

Just out of curiosity, why couldn't you print 12MB image larger than 3X5?. I have printed a few of 8X10's from cell phone pictures and think, but not certain I could go a good bit larger, probably 16x20 w/o much fuss.

Kids, I agree, they print about nothing. My kids don't even own printers. I will say though that they are very skilled at taking great photo's with their cell phones. When your "camera" is ALWAYS with you, and you take a bunch of pictures every day, your skills grow whether you care or not. It's another bonus we can attribute to the cell phone.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

I guess I'm just a relic. I almost never use a cell phone for pictures. Still enjoy the whole "real" camera experience . And there are still things you can do with that camera that can't be done with a phpne

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boberic wrote:

I guess I'm just a relic. I almost never use a cell phone for pictures. Still enjoy the whole "real" camera experience . And there are still things you can do with that camera that can't be done with a phpne

Face it. Your “user experience” is not a photograph. It’s not a result. It’s not even process. Now mix in the idea that many things that can’t be done with a phone don’t actually need doing. Think on those things while you experience churning butter, mucking stalls, and picking cotton.

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

boberic wrote:

I guess I'm just a relic. I almost never use a cell phone for pictures. Still enjoy the whole "real" camera experience . And there are still things you can do with that camera that can't be done with a phpne

Enjoying using a "real" camera that takes lots of effort to learn and use to take wonderful pictures does not make you a relic in the least. Refusing to recognize the benefits of all new technology such as displaying photo's on big screen TV via WiFi, learning how to edit your digital works of art, and so on could make you a relic, particularly if you have refused to move from film to digital. THAT would really make you a relic.

Of course there's nothing wrong with being a relic, just ask Roy Underhill. Most wood workers would lovingly call him a Neanderthal.

fredtoo Loc: Houston

one thing I figgered out a good many years ago is that the very best camera is the one that you happen to have with you when the shot presents itself. If you buy into that, then obviously that little black ringy thing (with increasingly good lenses) is the one that people almost always have with them.

Oops...missed that shot dangit, had to take a call.

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

BigDaddy wrote:

These are perfect examples of why so few DSLR's ar... (show quote)

Why in the world would I want to be an "average person?" If that's good enough for you, be happy.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Don't fear to be unique, you'll be just like everyone else.