It's my fault. The only Canon product I bought this year is the lens hood for the Canon EF-M 32mm F1.4. SORRY!
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This is to me the most logical explanation for canonMight be small, but I believe a percentage is also attributable to photographers hesitating to commit to mirrorless while being reluctant to spend more on dSLR. Applies to all the major brands. A transitional phase, surely.
Your fault is inexcusable, I'd suggest a nice little seppuku !It's my fault. The only Canon product I bought this year is the lens hood for the Canon EF-M 32mm F1.4. SORRY!
A large percentage of the folks I see shooting with their phones are taking pictures of themselves with just a bit of the scenery in the background showing up around themselves. Phones do great for that, other than without the selfie stick the face is distorted by the close distance.I travel a lot for both work and fun. I have seen a wide range including being shocked that I am the only person with the ILC at epic photo destinations to shocked how everyone has a DSLR at more casual places. Recent trip to Italy (Amalfi, Capri, Naples) I was very surprised as I would say most people taking pictures had a ILC. But I have also seen it the other way, Alaska, Sedona/Grand Canyon, Arizona, etc, most if not all but me had phones. Iceland was even a bit of a surprise, for every dedicated photographer with tripods galore (of which there were many), I would say there were 2-3 people with phones. I even had someone walk up to me at Kirkjufellfoss and ask me why this waterfall is so famous. I tried to explain how it perfectly aligns with Kirkjufell in the background, received a blank stare and then muttered something about "Game of Thrones" at which point they snapped a picture with their phone and walked back to their tour bus.
But, overall, I am seeing the whole gammut. There are a good number of dedicated "hobbyist" photographers (usually identified with annoyed look on their face waiting for people to get out of their shot), a good number of people with better cameras wanting to document their travels (camera strapped around their neck), and then the mob with their phones.
The only Canon product I bought this year was actually an MFU. In Europe. So it's not my fault that the sales of Canon's office equipment in Europe are slipping.It's my fault. The only Canon product I bought this year is the lens hood for the Canon EF-M 32mm F1.4. SORRY!
Well, Sony users shouldn't be reluctant because of Sony's DSLR offerings... I guess you can't find many unused A-900 copies on any shelves anymoreMight be small, but I believe a percentage is also attributable to photographers hesitating to commit to mirrorless while being reluctant to spend more on dSLR. Applies to all the major brands. A transitional phase, surely.
A large percentage of the folks I see shooting with their phones are taking pictures of themselves with just a bit of the scenery in the background showing up around themselves. Phones do great for that, other than without the selfie stick the face is distorted by the close distance.
As for the people shooting more seriously, I'm the outlier with my G7X II, while most of the others are lugging around DSLRs. Folks I know travel with crop Nikons and one zoom with a large ratio, so not as much to deal with as I do when using my DSLR.
Usually I'm not that much concerned about what other people think, but I would never use my iPad to take pictures, out in public anyway. (I did take a friend's picture once as we sat around in his den, and I use the picture with his contact info on my devices. I think that is about it.) Using an iPad for photography just looks so stupid. If that is all someone has, I don't begrudge them. I just wouldn't want to be seen doing it myself. I don't know whether my iPad has a better camera or worse camera than my iPhone. I don't care. I'm going to use the phone, if the two of them are all I have. I know that's silly.
Please keep this site, this one site, free of politics. As much as we fuss over gear, it is so nice to have a sanctuary which excludes the same stuff we read, see, and hear everywhere else.The tragicomic side of Europe's economic growth slowdown is that it is caused by guys with bad hair style: Trump and Boris (note his Russian first name) Johnson. Let Kim Young-Un join this club with a little nuclear thrill, and not only the camera industry's profits will decline a bit more...
I tried to explain how it perfectly aligns with Kirkjufell in the background, received a blank stare and then muttered something about "Game of Thrones" at which point they snapped a picture with their phone and walked back to their tour bus.
I apologize, sorry! Like many Europeans, currently waves of black humor overcome me sometimes. But seriously, what I said about the state of international trade is what already happens. The rising problems will most probably hit the camera industry further, since consumers will hold back on products they can do without, if necessary. This can cause a slow-down of new camera products hitting the market during the next years. And that's what we all are interested in, I guess.Please keep this site, this one site, free of politics. As much as we fuss over gear, it is so nice to have a sanctuary which excludes the same stuff we read, see, and hear everywhere else.
Yes, but in Iceland the very sensitive arctic flora really suffers where the mass tourism hits the ground. I traveled several times to Iceland in the past 20 years, but nowadays you can't visit some famous places at least in summer anymore because they are too crowded. Fortunately, there are still some breathtaking places where you can go, in particular the remote ones...It’s like that in Dubrovnik now too.
Europe needs another Delilah!The tragicomic side of Europe's economic growth slowdown is that it is caused by guys with bad hair style: Trump and Boris (note his Russian first name) Johnson. Let Kim Young-Un join this club with a little nuclear thrill, and not only the camera industry's profits will decline a bit more...
Yes, everything can be seen through the lens of personal political beliefs. And some of us are so immersed in politics we respond reflexively to all topics by spewing more politics. But surely we can set aside some spaces, such as this one.I apologize, sorry! Like many Europeans, currently waves of black humor overcome me sometimes. But seriously, what I said about the state of international trade is what already happens. The rising problems will most probably hit the camera industry further, since consumers will hold back on products they can do without, if necessary. This can cause a slow-down of new camera products hitting the market during the next years. And that's what we all are interested in, I guess.
European economic forecasts always look like that. It also was during and shortly after the financial crisis of 2007/2008: