When computers first hit New Zealand, I owned and operated a very labour intensive small business.
Working sometimes 14-16 hour days and sometimes eating McDonalds twice a day because I didnt have the time to cook and eat I watched the evolvement of computers and thought they'd never catch on.
Within 18 months a clever salesman called and showed me how one could save me hours each day, just in manually addressing over 1000 parcels a week and the same number of envelopes.
Think a green screen, DOS and a dot printer.
I borrowed the money and bought one. Within a month the computer replaced 2 staff.
Within 3 months I was unable to operate until the computer was turned on.
Today, if the supermarket computer controlled cash register is offline, the shop closes their doors.
Now think DSLR.
I think that once 'my' generation are gone, our grandchildren will look back on the old DSLR in the same light we (or I anyway) remember the Polaroid.
Within a couple of years, again in my opinion, a new camera without a phone, be it DSLR or M4/3 or whatever, will be a rarity.
My 7 year old grand daughter couldn't believe I didn't have a TV when I was her age and was in awe when we showed her an old telephone with a cord attaching it to the dial. She just giggled
When computers first hit New Zealand, I owned and ... (