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In an attempt to inject a little seriousness into this thread (which is a bit of a laugh coming from me), it seems to me that photography is quite a niche hobby. For one thing, the expense involved; Camera, lenses etc. Computer, maybe a printer too. For another, the actual amount of time you need to devote to said hobby.
Many other people buy a dslr because they can. You know, they are in the stores, affordable (but at the same time not cheap), advertising, the list is endless. I would imagine an awful lot of the cameras out there only ever have one lens on them, depending on what the user is taking pictures of. The Lester Dine dentist kit is quite a specialised example of that. A lot of snap shooters get something like an 18-250 to cover all their bases.
Anyone seen anywhere any statistics detailing how many serious photographers there are, how much time is spent with photography. Or percentages of dslr's owned by serious and non serious photographers.
It's not really surprising then that a dslr can be confusing to it's owner. It may be being used as a point and shoot by someone who just wants better quality pictures.
As for defending the Brits, what's the point? The whole world has been dumbed down for the majority of the worlds populations. I'm scared of the dishwasher, never ever saw one back in England.
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