05-03-2017, 03:28 PM
Quote:I like that camera size link, Klaus! It's fun looking at your fantasy set-ups. It was a shocker to see the EF 85/1.2L is over a kilo! And apparently the Sigma Art 85 is much heavier still!
Right! Well I thought I would add another devil to the why sales are down phenomenon. Someone mentioned that phone cameras are getting good enough for a lot of people. But what I have been seeing here is there seems to be a lot of people buying compact fixed lens cameras with anything from single focus range to 10x or more zoom ratio. These cameras are very inexpensive, and some have pretty decent IQ. My own experience with them is that they are slow, have short battery life, break easily, and are unpredictable. But I developed my dislike of them years ago. They may be better now. But they are big with the hiking crowd. I hope I never have to use one again!
Just as an aside I tried to use my iPhone to take a photo of a golf ball. I was free to pick a shady or sunny area. It made no difference. The dimples were impossible to capture. It was an eye opener. With an actual camera, it would have been a simple shot even with the cheapest lens!
You might want to read the post I just posted here: Cell phone IQ and the future of camera systems