Durf said:
Well, if you look around at the younger generation with their faces stuck in their cell phones, that's their camera! They don't have time enough away from their phones to learn how to use a DSLR or Mirrorless camera, let alone having any clue or idea what the heck "Full Frame" camera even means......
If your intended display size is a cell phone, a lot of things suddenly don't matter. Many of my photos that I toss because they're not sharp enough or slightly out of focus would look great on a cell phone.
Durf said:
In another 10 years or so cell phone cameras will be so awesome they'll probably be the go to camera for most pro's, with internal interchangeable lens settings these phones will probably be able to zoom in on the craters on the moon!
I would like that too!!
Durf said:
I see why adobe etc is focusing on cloud base software for tweeking and processing images, all the young'uns are doing all there photography and image tweeking right with their cell phones.....it's working for them just fine and they have not the slightest desire to buy or even use a "Real Camera" lol.
Things sure have changed.....I remember hoeing the neighbors garden in the early 70's for a buck so I could buy a couple rolls of film and some flash cubes for my kodak instamatic!!!!! haha
Things have changed.... but things haven't.
Let's be honest about film and digital cameras. The VAST majority of people who have purchased film and digital cameras are no different than the vast majority of people who bought camcorders in the 90's. They were to record personal moments and experiences: I was here and I want to remember that.
Nearly everyone that I know who is over the age of 30 has personally owned or used a family camera at some point in their life. But nearly all of them have zero interest in photography. They can appreciate the cover of Vanity Fair, or National Geographic but they have no interest in how it was taken or taking something like that.
I believe that most cell phone camera users are really no different: they don't want to take photography up as hobby; they have no interest in seeking out subjects that are interesting to them or mentally think, "this could be a great location" when they walk by somewhere, or seek to experiment with light. Instead, they just want to take photographs of their personal experiences in the easiest, most painless way possible and enjoy and share them. And there's nothing wrong with that!