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by dolina on Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:10 am

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by amullis on Thu Mar 10, 2016 7:57 am

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Part of the problem is the economies of the world are not doing well. Too much debt and not enough growth. The US is not even growing at 2% GDP, and we should be up around 4%. Incomes have not risen much since 2008, and people are getting pinched by rising expenses (mostly health care!). I have noticed several businesses here in my area close up (mostly restaurants). Consumers just don't have the cash to throw around anymore, especially on expensive hobbies like photography.

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by Steve Cirone on Thu Mar 10, 2016 11:27 am

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The concept that constant growth is good is ubiquitous, but the exact opposite of what is good for the planet. I'd like to see the the greedy consumerism and population explosion get under control and markets shrink. We can't even serve the people who are here now, and more of them will only make things worse.

Basically the DSLR scene is saturated and played out with little left to offer. No big deal. Smart phone photography with better and better files and lighting seems where the action is, along with the electronic viewfinder smaller cameras by Sony and the like.

Sometimes, less is more.

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by Tim Zurowski on Thu Mar 10, 2016 1:16 pm

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Steve Cirone wrote:The concept that constant growth is good is ubiquitous, but the exact opposite of what is good for the planet. I'd like to see the the greedy consumerism and population explosion get under control and markets shrink. We can't even serve the people who are here now, and more of them will only make things worse.

Basically the DSLR scene is saturated and played out with little left to offer. No big deal.

Steve, I totally agree with you on this! The whole marketing thing is to make baby steps and suck everyone into spending a fortune each time there is a (minor) upgrade. Unfortunately, that seems to be the way of our marketing society these days. Personally I think it is a good thing that sales are dropping. Maybe things will get back to a sane reality. The gear we have now is more than good enough to go out and enjoy nature and take great photos.

I also agree that "constant growth" is a very disgusting and dangerous concept. Right now we need a world of negative growth!

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by Dave Courtenay on Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:18 pm

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I also agree with Steve, One of the biggest problems is that over the last few years the prices have been hiked up and up, Its now got to a stage where i cannot afford a 'pro' camera like the D5 whereas i always had pro bodies right back to the Canon 1VHS film body, Looks like the D3s will be my last Pro body

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