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Lupin Loc: West Sussex, U.K.

My guess is that virtual reality is going to take the world by storm in a year or two, and heaven knows how that will affect the sales of conventional cameras. From what I've read, Lytro are already going down this path, and I expect that future developments in VR will have a dramatic effect on the whole direction of photography.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

burkphoto wrote:

When consumer demand falls off enough, they'll pare their available selections down to a handful.

Right! Looking at all the DSLRs Nikon offers, you have to ask if each of those models is really necessary.

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

Not in the professional market

Jcmarino

I would bet that technology is heading in that direction.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

Lupin wrote:

My guess is that virtual reality is going to take the world by storm in a year or two, and heaven knows how that will affect the sales of conventional cameras. From what I've read, Lytro are already going down this path, and I expect that future developments in VR will have a dramatic effect on the whole direction of photography.

Quite possible, but I suspect that years ago the same thing was said about television's possible effect on photography and art.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Ranjan wrote:

The marketplace reality?
They have had a good run and shall linger on as a 'had been' for a while.
We have seen it happen with 'film', with vinyl, etc, etc.

Also the higher end bridge cameras might get some closer attention from the manufacturers and consumers...!

We really can't tell. Vinyl is actually making a comeback but will never dominate digital.
We still have horse drawn buggies after 100 years of Autos. Mirrorless could easily replace mirrored cameras if they could only react and focus and do better than the best mirror camera. At that point they most likely will but until then they will exist side by side. The Mirror camera will dominate where the mirrorless has no hope of competing and the mirrorless will grow as a niche market until the technical problems are solved.

John Howard Loc: SW Florida and Blue Ridge Mountains of NC.

I would like to see them go backwards. How about a simple camera without all the bells and whistles. No movies. No jpeg in- camera adjustments. No auto functions. Just a simple camera for shooting raw in manual, aperture or shitter priority. Just like my camera of 25 years ago only with better technology. Imagine having a thorough manual that was only 20 pages. And the price would be so much lower.

rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA

jerryc41 wrote:

I read an article last night suggesting that advanced DSLRs. like the Nikon D5 and Canon EOS-1DX II could have reached the end of they development. Jason Row, writing in Light Stalking, said that the DSLR is reaching the end of its development, while the mirrorless has a long way to go.

This may be true, but my bet is serious photographers and pro's will continue to use the many features and IQ of advanced DLSRs.

chazz4623 Loc: Prairieville, La

quixdraw wrote:

Just reviewed some outdoor shots I took at "w... (show quote)

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WessoJPEG Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

John Howard wrote:

I would like to see them go backwards. How about a simple camera without all the bells and Windows. No movies. No jpeg in- camera adjustments. No auto functions. Just a simple camera for shooting raw in manual, aperture or shitter priority. Just like my camera of 25 years ago only with better technology. Imagine having a thorough manual that was only 20 pages. And the price would be so much lower.

Same pictures over and over. Birds, bugs, flowers ,cats ,dogs nothing changed. :thumbup:

chazz4623 Loc: Prairieville, La

John Howard wrote:

I would like to see them go backwards. How about a simple camera without all the bells and Windows. No movies. No jpeg in- camera adjustments. No auto functions. Just a simple camera for shooting raw in manual, aperture or shitter priority. Just like my camera of 25 years ago only with better technology. Imagine having a thorough manual that was only 20 pages. And the price would be so much lower.

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mas24 Loc: Southern CA

cjkorb wrote:

I know two that shoot sports for major news papers. How many are there in the world? I've never counted them but to me shooting sports, a photographer has to know what he or she is doing and being in the right place at the right time and shooting with the right camera.

I've been to a few NFL games and the cameras seen on the sidelines through my binoculars appear to have the shape and size of either a Nikon D4(s) or a Canon 1DX with enormous lenses. The bulk and weight of those cameras are just more practical for the job they are doing. The average photographer, such as myself, will never own either of these cameras.

Boentgru Loc: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

jerryc41 wrote:

I read an article last night suggesting that advanced DSLRs. like the Nikon D5 and Canon EOS-1DX II could have reached the end of they development. Jason Row, writing in Light Stalking, said that the DSLR is reaching the end of its development, while the mirrorless has a long way to go.

Probably true. There is no technical reason to have a "flip up" mirror, mirror box, the associated mechanical mechanism, the increase in distance between the focal plane and rear lens element, increased sensor size, weight, cost, etc. Further development of eye level EVFs with more information and resolution of the display will make all that unnecessary and obsolete.

NoSocks Loc: quonochontaug, rhode island

John Howard wrote:

I would like to see them go backwards. How about a simple camera without all the bells and whistles. No movies. No jpeg in- camera adjustments. No auto functions. Just a simple camera for shooting raw in manual, aperture or shitter priority. Just like my camera of 25 years ago only with better technology. Imagine having a thorough manual that was only 20 pages. And the price would be so much lower.

Don't you love some typos?

lehighjack Loc: somewhere in FL

jerryc41 wrote:

I have you beat by two months.

I "zoned" out in the early sevenies (very early) and beat you both at 73! Seriously, i liked my Olympus SLR in the seventies and my Nikkormat in the early eighites and i love my Sony SLT or my minolta 7D s with or without the battery grips. Size does matter, or sumthin?