What Happened to the Photography Industry in 2016?

[dolina]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXB4DSgBLbg

https://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/new...es-still-lame/

[teoding]

i think it is due to the fact that the cameras in cellphones has improved every year and is more used by consumers due to practicality and portability.
especially if taking photos is just for facebook and instagram.

[raissah]

Mobile phones nowadays can do almost anything. Capture photo, edit on the spot, and post to social media. So there!

[brownie]

Bec hauling a big ass camera and a big ass lens is not hipster anymore.
Most photogs dont print their images anyway.

Also, IG makes an airhead-wench a genius photographer, so there's that.

[slakker]

this is good news...

[edoy]

gopro, dji drones, mobile phones and social media kills the dslr camera industry.

[pepponeskie]

canon releases new model each year...na mura ug nokia sa una.

[melody fair]

Directly affected is the Photo studio busness...its a dying business.

[dolina]

Directly affected is the Photo studio busness...its a dying business.

So long as you know how to market yourself properly and have a brand name then your photo studio business should do well.

If the business is presented as a "generic" brand then it can only demand generic price. Maraming "generic" na paid photographer because wala silang PR o sablay ang PR nila. This is not of lack of talent.

The topic is about the number of point & shoots, DSLR and mirrorless cameras and lenses sold.

Smartphones caused the death of low end point & shoots forcing brands to target high end with better image quality through larger image sensor and better optics in compacts. Point and shoots with a Four Thirds, APS-C & Full frame sensor.

There isnt enough innovation in the DSLR market to prompt someone who already bought a DSLR after 2007 to upgrade unless their body is that old, that big or that broken.

Smartphones are replaced with a newer model every 12/24/36 months if you're on a postpaid plan so the last point & shoot you may have bought between 2007-2012 might have been your last.

Action cameras, drone cameras and 360 cameras do not compete directly with any of traditional cameras as they created a new specialized product segment. Can you imagine the level of difficulty of doing a portrait prenup with bokeh with a 360 camera?

Young people prefer sticking to their smartphone due to price and convenience. Older people tend to have an ILC because they have the time and money to use them.

I expect the DSLR body lineup to shrink down to the numbers back in 2003-2004 with one entry/consumer DSLR, one prosumer DSLR and one pro DSLR for both APS-C and Full Frame.

I expect point & shoots to shrink to less than a handful large image sensor and superzoom cameras.

Mirrorless will continue to expand.

[gracie7]

It’s in the artist’s EYE, patience and skill that makes an image and not his tools. Even Ansel Adams said ”The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.”

If you have the money and budget is not an option, then go! Buy that most expensive camera, what’s more important, is to find the one that best suits your specific needs.

DSLR, iPhone/mobile or mirrorless camera doesn’t matter what it is that you use. What matters is, that you know what you’re doing with your kit and the camera that you use affords you all the control that you need.