Originally posted by mee ...
How many momtogs and dadtogs bought an entry level DSLR kit in the past 5+ years simply to photograph their kid's sports, music, or dance events? They provided Canikony with a lot of cash on technology already developed from higher tier models. The upshot, for the manufacturers, is in a percentage of these photographers 'catching the bug' and buying higher end lenses and bodies over time. Thus becoming either enthusiasts or professional..
We should be welcoming anyone who shows interest in photography.
a thousand likes for your post.
really, i mean it.
Since i started to look out of the window a bit what other people use... man... how often did I see some teenies run around with top tier models???
...?
...actually often enough.
its only a few weeks ago, i saw a girl maybe 14-16 years old, running around with a Nikon D800...
Also people of whom you wouldnt think that they may own pro-photo gear, actually do!
Talking with an absolutely non-pro about photography, he told me that he bought a D4 not so long ago and is fascinated about its high ISO capabilites...??
I asked him, why he bought such a high priced model(it was on the market for only a few months at that time) and he answered something like
"When i give away more than 1500 Euro for photography gear, I can also make the jump and spend app. 5000 ... why not? I shot film before and already own a few Nikon lenses, so its easy."
there are enough wealthy people who will buy into photography easy as cake... and those people dont mine coal with bare hands(a bit PC-incorrect i know), i mean they are pretty educated as well.
And for an educated person its a thing of only some hours to get a not very detailed, but a closer look at all the cams available on the market.
What are those people looking for?
If they know how photography once was done(135), they will most likely search for a "full frame" if they dont care about 1000 up or down.
Fast burst framerates... every high-schooler can estimate that with a "fast and long burst" the chances rise that you may catch the coolest moment ever...
Autofocus... i dont want to explain to the fullest, why people want exact and lightnin fast autofocus. But its just like that.
they may want to do video from time to time.
So what will people like that buy?
right... smartphones
or (not very often but often enough) top-tier gear.
and yes it was said before.... some smartphones can do all that. thats the reason, why they get sold.
and as long as some makers or the industry as a whole make excuses on production costs and beat abouth the bush with their innovations...
- instead of bulk buyin the right parts...(why the *** do they still produce compacts with sensors smaller than 1:1.7" ??) -
..., people will keep leaving(the not so serious) photography gear for top-smartphones and never think about it again. or buy a "big whacker" that vegitates in some locker, when they get tired of carryin around the weight.
I know, today i will dream about all those Canon 5D IV bodies, that got bought as a present for someone and rot in some cellar. how many will it be?
1 5d, 2 5d, 3 5d, 4 5d, 5 5d, 6 5d................ chrr.... chrr.. snore... ZZZ-Zzzz-ZZzzz-hngGGggh-Ppbhww- zZZzzzZZ