CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Wear your mask and wash your hands and we just might have a chance.

speedmaster Loc: Kendall, FL

wcsungod Loc: Walnut Creek California

The problem is when you have lenses and accessories that are made only for <brand's> cameras it's unlikeiy you'll find a different brand that will accept those lenses and accessories. So, you're stuck with their cost as well as the cost of the new different camera.

I suppose that's not a problem if you're rich.

Another thing you can do is buy a used <brand> camera. Then who cares if <brand> goes out of business. No worries, right?

FotoHog Loc: on Cloud 9

So you live with a few "common law" cameras? . . .

WAstinkbug Loc: Silverdale, WA, U.S.A.

Huh? That was quite a leap.

WAstinkbug Loc: Silverdale, WA, U.S.A.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

Yes, I do. I was able to get vaccinated as well. By the way, any particular whiskey and any brand cigar. Montecristo or Ashton?

AutoISO

I joined UHH to learn about photography and to get help for that subject when needed. I did not join to read more nasty comments directed at other users...no matter the “intelligence” behind the comment. Just survived four years of that stuff and do not need any more. Let’s just take pictures and let it go at that

WAstinkbug Loc: Silverdale, WA, U.S.A.

That's a compelling list!

Miami39 Loc: Florida

I think that if you don’t have a lot of equipment, then mirrorless is the future. I use a Nikon DSLR and am perfectly happy with it. I bought it (used) because I have a lot of old Nikon gear. I also have a Fuji mirrorless system that is ok at best. I seriously doubt that Nikon will disappear but who knows. I have seen a lot of rude comments in this thread that are inappropriate IMHO.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

It really doesn’t matter if the company goes bust or if they change their platform. I am happy with my cameras.
Just a word on a tangent:
While I don’t want to hijack this thread, I just want to let all know something that happened awhile back.
I was in my favorite store, B&H with my wife. I walked (perhaps ran) to the Hasselblad Station. I picked up a real beauty - a H4D-50. I was loving this camera and practically drooling on my shoes. My wife saw my reaction. My wife asked the price - $39,999. Her eyes grew wide and said, “put the camera down, step away from the counter and no one get’s hurt!”
I really don’t think it matters too much to favor a specific manufacturer. That is why I don’t listen to the B.S. and prefer to stay in the dark.

If you like a particular pastry and the store doesn’t have it, you can pick another one, you can go to another bakery store To get it or you can bake it yourself.

WAstinkbug Loc: Silverdale, WA, U.S.A.

Thank you for the LOL. I hope you reminded her that drooling was free!

Hip Coyote

I dont know if it is dire warning or just conversation about camera companies and the industry in general. One theory I had not thought of was the idea that tech is so good, that the follow on generations of goods are not necessarily attractive or needed. For instance, desk top computers are not replaced as often as they once were because they are so robust that new tech in them is really only applicable to a small segment of gamers, etc. IE, I am using a 5 year old computer that is fast, reliable, etc. I don't need a new computer yet. And when I do, I will purchase one, having bypassed several generations of builds. I am kind of in that camp for photography. My Oly is older (OMD Em5mii) but it works quite well and is full of tech. I may not get a new camera for quite a while waiting for several generations of development.

This concept applies to other products as well...cars, tennis rackets, etc. The companies have to make the consumer desire, probably against their better judgement, a new widget, when their old one is still an exceptional piece of equipment. Is the 850 so much better than the 810 for hordes of people to abandon one for the other? Probably not. Reduced sales thanks to cell phones, pandemic, exceptional prior generations of equipment all make for a tough sales environment.

Anyhoo, it is simply a discussion amongst hobbyist who probably all hope that Nikon, Oly, Pentax and others do well to support our interest.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

I do miss Comp USA - that's where I bought my very first DSLR, a Canon First Gen Rebel.

neillaubenthal

Good friend goes both ways...and snarky a$$ comments indicate he’s not much interested in being a friend...just the arbiter of what hardware is worth having. Canons are fine...as is every other brand...and his claim that FF mirrorless Canon gear will automatically make good photos is beneath any common sense at all...I think he does it for entertainment value as nobody can always be a jerk without trying to be one.