Smartphones will kill off the DSLR within three years says Sony
Jun 3, 2022 09:01:09 #
LFingar wrote:
Oh yeah, I saw that! I believe it was the next article after the Kodak prediction that digital would never replace film!
We still occasionally have some cold war solider wandering out of their forgotten cave even in these 2020s, 30 years later, still thinking exactly that nonsense ...
Jun 3, 2022 09:55:44 #
I get some really good photos from my cell sometimes, it seems an out front cell has great algorithms, but with a real camera I still win most of the time.
Jun 3, 2022 10:03:31 #
tgreenhaw wrote:
I'll believe it when I see it. Computational photography has a *long* way to go to achieve the control of depth of field we can get with full frame sensors. I think low light and long lenses are going to be around for a long time too. Is Sony thinking of abandoning its line of really nice cameras and just sell sensors?
https://www.techradar.com/news/smartphones-will-kill-off-the-dslr-within-three-years-says-sony
https://www.techradar.com/news/smartphones-will-kill-off-the-dslr-within-three-years-says-sony
Woooo baby ! Eleven pages so far ! Some topics really stir up the litter box huh ?
I was thinking of having some fun here and posting a topic to crank up folks here, just for fun of course.
b.
Jun 3, 2022 10:08:35 #
Jun 3, 2022 10:18:28 #
Longshadow wrote:
... I have a phone that takes great pictures, why do I need to buy a camera...
(Save hardcore photographers)
Yea, mirrorless also.
(Save hardcore photographers)
Yea, mirrorless also.
My cell phone takes exceptional pictures too but I find it just as exceptionally awkward to use. . .
Jun 3, 2022 10:24:59 #
FotoHog wrote:
My cell phone takes exceptional pictures too but I find it just as exceptionally awkward to use. . .
Agreed, that's what I find also. I find a "full bodied" camera more ergonomically comfortable to use.
My S-III made taking panos SO easy (up/down indicator as one moved.). I haven't tried my S-21 for panos yet.
But I will.
Jun 3, 2022 10:25:59 #
Jun 3, 2022 10:29:46 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
A photographer brings their camera.
If they don't, it becomes an "aww shit" moment.
Jun 3, 2022 15:20:34 #
Quixdraw wrote:
With a stake? And bury facedown at a crossroads? Some things just won't die. Kinda like your commentary!
Jun 3, 2022 15:31:33 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The future . . . does not have mirrors.
Then many will require assistance to shave, comb or style hair, apply makeup, and many other tasks.
Jun 3, 2022 17:05:45 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
Then many will require assistance to shave, comb or style hair, apply makeup, and many other tasks.
Cell phone in self portrait mode.
Just need a cell phone holder.
Jun 3, 2022 17:33:29 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
plumbbob1 wrote:
I would hate to be forced to use a camera with no view finder.
I agree. When I am taking a photograph, the subject is "over there". The view finder allows me to see the subject where it actually is. When there is no view finder, the image of the subject moves to the back of the camera, but the subject itself is still "over there".
Jun 3, 2022 18:26:43 #
Bbarn
Loc: Ohio
Longshadow wrote:
Cell phone in self portrait mode.
Just need a cell phone holder.
Just need a cell phone holder.
That would work. Those selfie modes are Iike a mirror, to the point of taking reverse image photos (if desired).
Jun 3, 2022 19:26:04 #
In reading the article, it appears that there were two somewhat different or even inconsistent statements. The reference to the demise of DSLRs seems strange from a company that abandoned DSLRs quite some time ago. The DSLR is probably already dead, except for a small niche market (within a niche market). I could see maybe Nikon and Pentax continuing to make some DSLRs as long as some professionals and serious hobbyists prefer them to mirrorless cameras and continue to buy them. The second statement apparently includes interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras but one must read further in the article for clarification. The article goes on the say that smartphones will make standalone cameras (DSLRs and mirrorless) redundant for "most people." But aren't we already there? Again the standalone camera has ceased to be a mass market item for quite some time. But it will not disappear entirely. Professionals and serious hobbyists (such as we UHers) will always desire the ergonomics and creative control that only a dedicated camera can provide. I live in the Southwest, where viewfinders are mandatory a good bit of the time. Remember also that dedicated (or real cameras as I am fond of saying) have already started to incorporate aspects of computational photography. Their image quality will continue to improve as well. My point is-don't expect to show up to a professional photographer for family portraits a few years from now only to find that he is using his i-Phone 25.
Jun 3, 2022 20:44:37 #
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