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Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Are you equating being female with being disabled on International Women's Day?

Sheesh!

jsenear Loc: Hopkins, MN.

I agree. My Son and all of his friends feel the same way. The Smartphones have become their cameras.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

It would if I put film in it!

p-pictures

No my grand daughter wanted a camera for christmas. I think that we just have to spark the interest. Also as a bus driver I have taken many high school students to a school that teaches photography .

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

No they are not moot points. Perhaps it is your comprehension that is lacking here.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

The camera market - perhaps better called the digital imaging market - is in transition. This presentation from Canon may be informative for some. It discusses some changes in the market and how Canon is responding as a business. 49% market share of the ILC market isn't too bad as far as cameras go. Digital imaging is only going to grow.

The world changes, and we need to adapt.

Canon Corporate Strategy Presentation
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ppage Loc: Pittsburg, (San Francisco area)

I don't care what she's using for photos. I just get my millennial daughter to buy me lenses. Works great.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

DanCulleton

Photography keeps me young, despite the 1944 date on my birth certificate.

Edia Loc: Central New Jersey

Film and buggy whip companies are gone. Progress marches on. Every year, the smart phone cameras get much better. Go out among young people at a parade or other public events. Almost all of them are using their smart phones to record the proceedings. Yeah, most of us on the site use expensive DSLR's to take photos and occasionally get some good shots and view photography as a hobby. However, every year the big camera companies come out with new and improved gear that is incrementally better than last years equipment. At this rate, phone cameras will surpass the capabilities of the dedicated cameras and cameras will be relegated to the die hard few. The hand writing is on the wall.

n3eg Loc: West coast USA

Soylent Green is photographers?

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

Okay this is where my occupation can help with information. I've always enjoyed taking a very unscientific survey, using my college students. Then record this over time. Example: how many of you are listening to over-the-air FM music? Five years ago, down to 5 in a class of 15 (yes, I'm fortunate to teach in a university where class sizes are typically 15 students per class). Three years ago, the number was down to two. Two years ago, down to zero are listening to over-the-air FM. Continuing today, none of my students are listening to over-the-air FM radio.

Now, about cameras. 100% are all taking their pics with their cameras. And almost 100% are printing none of them. What is a shame. However, I always have at least one (in a class of 15) that uses a DSLR, often two or three. That number has never changed, and their enthusiasm is nearly identical to when all of us begin using our SLR cameras.

Sorry, I vote NO to the Death of the DSLR. It won't happen. Might I suggest you all keep an eye out for what is happening to the LP records and turntables? Production of both are very much up in our country, even higher production in Europe. With a joking smile, I always announce to my students: "you all won't let LPs die, will you?" Get ready, for the return of CDs. Manufacturers are already in the up swing of new...and very expensive...CD players.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

Well, I'm beyond old myself, but all I know about the future of the photography business is that, whenever I visit my camera store - Service Camera, Baltimore, where they always match the B&H price - half the staff and half the customers look like they've just come from the local art school, the Maryland Institute of Art. The other half is a bit younger than me, but not very much younger.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Well said, Sir.