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The DEATH of the Consumer Camera

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Rightwingconspirator9/08/2016 4:37:59 pm PDT

Okay I have a different take. It’s a consumer attitude. The good quality camera in our cell phones is not the death but a chrysalis rebirth. The butterfly is the best cameras in Apple, Sony and Samsung phones. Sure that’s tough on Canon Rebel sales. And those point and shoots? yikes.

But a person that really enjoys that camera will often be thwarted by the limits those cameras do have. A tiny sensor can only do so much, that tech gets better in every size with time. That’s a new customer in waiting for a better camera.. Maybe a mirrorless, maybe a good DSLR.

Canon is moving more into cinema cameras, chasing dollars usually gotten by ARRI, Red and even Panavision. I don’t follow Nikon closely but I would be surprised to read they are terribly dependent on low end model sales. Their pro DSLR cameras are as good as any.