02-13-2020, 10:22 PM
I find your question a bit useless. You're also convinced that 24 MP are enough for almost everybody, right?
I do sometimes take videos although I like my stills better. Much better... crappy sound, shaky camera, AF is running towards some mildly interesting spots - so, nothing to show other people. But for me it's a bit fun. And along the way to few photographs I'm actually happy about, I shot sooo much crap. Low res film, now high res digital, but still as crappy as from a 110 camera, sometimes.
If you ask "how many do videos?" I'd answer, the most owners with video capable cameras at least played once or twice with that red record button. How many of them became serious and produced something wort looking at? No idea. But it's exactly the same with photography - only few people do "serious" art work, pay their bills with their work. The rest of us likes to have fun - so what?
Although I wouldn't buy a camera because it can do 8k, I also would not hesitate to buy one with 8k capabilities as an addendum to otherwise great stills capacities. I think the manufacturer overhype it - here I can understand your question "who needs that nonsense anyway?" Any by fulfilling the specs for 8k - that doesn't say anything about the video quality. 4k Fuji with 15 fps... 4k Nikon with superbly sound because of cheap pre-amp... 4K with a super crop.
To me it simply doesn't matter.
I do sometimes take videos although I like my stills better. Much better... crappy sound, shaky camera, AF is running towards some mildly interesting spots - so, nothing to show other people. But for me it's a bit fun. And along the way to few photographs I'm actually happy about, I shot sooo much crap. Low res film, now high res digital, but still as crappy as from a 110 camera, sometimes.
If you ask "how many do videos?" I'd answer, the most owners with video capable cameras at least played once or twice with that red record button. How many of them became serious and produced something wort looking at? No idea. But it's exactly the same with photography - only few people do "serious" art work, pay their bills with their work. The rest of us likes to have fun - so what?
Although I wouldn't buy a camera because it can do 8k, I also would not hesitate to buy one with 8k capabilities as an addendum to otherwise great stills capacities. I think the manufacturer overhype it - here I can understand your question "who needs that nonsense anyway?" Any by fulfilling the specs for 8k - that doesn't say anything about the video quality. 4k Fuji with 15 fps... 4k Nikon with superbly sound because of cheap pre-amp... 4K with a super crop.
To me it simply doesn't matter.