Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-13-2018, 11:07 AM
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Need i remind every one that bells and whistles are ( in the context here things that will add mass, AND people already complain about the weight of DSLRs is the approach of trying to compete with cell phones on all aspects something that will drive the DSLRs further down, because they become too heavy and cumbersome?
The same argument applies to video, and trying to make a still camera also make videos. yes it is technically possible, but again it is better for most applications to simply get a video specific camera, and not use a DSLR.
at some point, i can understand and accept an interchangeable mirrorless camera might displace a mechanical reflex camera, and there have been some great strides towards that end, but we are not there yet, and adding a bunch of rather questionable nice to have features just to emulate a cell phone is simply not worth it
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-13-2018, 08:37 AM
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i believe this list is more related to the evaporation of the point and shoot camera market, not the dslr sales.
for DSLRs i think the market is saturated, and the rush to update has gone by the side. if you look at the sales history of not only DSLRs but also SLRs, there have been several big explosions in SLR sales, the first in the late 1970's where slrs were marketed to more than just real serious amateurs and pro's, followed by a stagnation of the market until good AF came out in the late 1980's then every one rushed to get into AF, and there was a boom in sales, but by the late 1990's this too tapered off, then there was the explosion into digital, where sensor development led to rapid update, but now that too has really waned.
lets face it, the noise levels of sensors like that in the K5 are good enough for most, and the K1 is the same basic sensor pitch. the race for resolution has finally peaked to nearly match the lenses. and there is not a lot to warrant changing cameras that frequently. everyone is basically satisfied with the kit they have. So now there is a gradual replacement maarket, plus a few new entries,
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