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Observation: Increase in DSLR Market
Is it just me, or does anyone else notice the growing DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) community? I’m just sitting here at Cafe on the Ave and I think I just saw four different people with DSLR cameras. Three of them had entry level cameras: Canon EOS 400D and the Nikon 40Dx; while the other had a prosumer camera: Canon EOS 30D. They were young kids too! When I say young, I still mean my age of 22, give or take 3 years. But still it’s pretty interesting. It could be the nice weather we are having as of late, but I see more and more people with these cameras everywhere I go.
My initial reaction is that Flickr and other photo sharing web sites have been partially resonsible for the overall increase. I say this because all those super awesome photos you see on the explore page are almost always taken with a DSLR. Who wouldn’t want to be able to replicate the same level of awesomeness? Not all however follow through with it. Some fall close by getting a mega zoom camera like the Canon IS5 or the Panisonic FZ-50. I almost got one. They look like a DSLR, and give you the flexibility and image quality similar to their older brothers. However, if you were like me, you found out that only a $100 or more would open a whole new world of photography. Another more obvious reason would be the introduction of inexpensive prosumer cameras. Nikon and Canon are doing a lot to get people on the DSLR wagon by selling decent cameras at $500-$600. Sure it’s twice as expensive as your regular Point and Shoot that you got for Christmas, but the quality easily makes up for the price difference. The nice tones, (perceived) sharpness, speed and bokeh (that amazing background-out-of-focus-look) are but a few of the more than justifiable reasons to pick one up.
The second my friends hit the shutter button on my camera, they want to own one.
If you look at the entry level cameras or prosumer point and shoots, you can see that they all have increased trends.
Nikon Graphc [via flickr]
Canon Graph [via flickr]
Panisonic Graph [via flickr]
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I see this as a result of the rise of digital cameras in general. Most people did not take that many pictures post digital cameras and now that EVERYONE has one and takes pictures often, they see the magic that arises from capturing moments.
On another note, stop making me want to spend money on that shit!