09-13-2017, 03:42 PM
Lot's of valid points. We tend to be a "craze" driven society. Around the early to mid 2000's it seemed a lot of people who were never into photography were all of a sudden buying cameras like the 20d and many other people were buying point and shoots. To reiterate, these were people who were never really into photography before.
On top of that, the technology has really matured. Until my old gear grew legs, I hadn't felt the need to upgrade. Whereas, early on I was. To me mirrorless was just a curiosity that intrigued me, but I wasn't going to make an investment into it. My current cameras were doing just fine.
Now, for most people who were just p&s users and millennials, the cell phone cameras are plenty. You get instant gratification, you can share immediately, you don't need a home computer (something else which is going away), and they don't print their photos (not much ruckus on photo printers anymore either). So why not? I was just on vacation in CDMX and all my GF used was her smartphone. In fact, I rarely saw an SLR or Mirrorless, even at very touristy sites like Teotihuacan Pyramids.
On top of that, the technology has really matured. Until my old gear grew legs, I hadn't felt the need to upgrade. Whereas, early on I was. To me mirrorless was just a curiosity that intrigued me, but I wasn't going to make an investment into it. My current cameras were doing just fine.
Now, for most people who were just p&s users and millennials, the cell phone cameras are plenty. You get instant gratification, you can share immediately, you don't need a home computer (something else which is going away), and they don't print their photos (not much ruckus on photo printers anymore either). So why not? I was just on vacation in CDMX and all my GF used was her smartphone. In fact, I rarely saw an SLR or Mirrorless, even at very touristy sites like Teotihuacan Pyramids.