Attrition.
(Obviously they will eventually go away if manufacturers quit building them.
)
I read it. One of the few level-headed articles on the subject I have seen.
Longshadow wrote:
Attrition.
(Obviously they will eventually go away if manufacturers quit building them.
)
For sure, no demand, no product
Blaster34 wrote:
For sure, no demand, no product
But which came first?
People quit buying or people quit making?
Who's driving this flying umbrella?
Aside from marketing hype.
Longshadow wrote:
But which came first?
People quit buying or people quit making?
Who's driving this flying umbrella?
Aside from marketing hype.
Someone always builds a better mousetrap...and so it continues.
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Good article.....besides the "tech wall" that DSLR's appear to have hit, the market is drying up, mirrorless will be wonderfull, but even that will have to deal with a "smartphone" economy: Smartphones or variations may end up replacing most cameras of any type, as they keep getting better (and can do so many things), the big money is invested, and continues to be, the consumer get's the advantage of a heavily subsidized product for cheap (or so they think). Mirrorless will hold up for sometime, but unless the camera companies can come up with a way to "subsidize" camera ownership the way the cell phone market works (cell phone plans), their time may be limited as well. The camera is basically a stand alone tool, while the cell phone is globally connected to everything, and is anchored and anchors the user to the system, the money is in the plans.
Just like evolution, the best does not always survive.
I would suggest that cameras will be made for a long time, but with fewer companies and fewer non-software improvements. But there can always be something unexpected to change this. In telescopes, for example, until not that long ago, about the largest reflectors sold for amateurs had maybe 16 inch mirrors, now due to design changes in mounts and thin thickness mirrors, telescopes up to 36" are available. Newer glass has also allowed f5 as opposed to f12 or greater refractors for amateurs.
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Yes it is.....the "Futures so bright we gotta wear shades" !! And the advancements will continue, even more where the money is!
Blaster34 wrote:
Someone always builds a better mousetrap...and so it continues.
While I appreciate the wonderful advances made in DSLR technology and the awesome ones currently being produced I am currently enjoying a resurrection of those of yesteryear and how well they perform. Such as D50, D80 and D90 and even the CCD sensor quality of the D50 and D80. Finding a challenge during these Covid times of getting the most out of their limits. DSLRs won’t die. They will just live on and on...
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