With phones becoming more powerful,offering high resolution and good glass, I definitely see more people abandoning their dslrs and point and shoot in favor of their phone.
2 of my relatives already got rid of their PS cameras and got themselves Iphone 6 and other got Galaxy S5 Zoom.
I can definitely see within the next 5 years at least 30% of all PS users moving to their phones as dedicated camera platform.
Perhaps my point wasn't clear. The cameras in cell phones, in terms of photographic use, almost always replace the functionality of point and shoot film/digital cameras, and do not replace the kinds of cameras in that list. (And, yes, there are a few people who do "serious" photography with cell phones, but that is very much an outlier approach.)
So, cell phones don't really challenge "expensive" (from the consumer point of view) DSLR and mirrorless cameras and, in fact, the market on which their effect has been most devastating has been the digital point and shoot market. Lots of folks who shot or would have shot those cameras have found the very small, very convenient, and already accessible cell phone cameras to be more appealing than carrying a second device — and the fact that the smart phone camera is also part of a system that allows easy sharing is a plus.
In the "pricier domain" I think that the major impact on DSLR sales to enthusiast through "professional" photographers is more likely to come from mirrorless cameras.
I quite enjoy composing through a FF OVF and not worrying about the battery level/life. As far as I know, no one has ever declared that recharging batteries is an interesting or enjoyable activity, it's a tedious chore at best. There's also nothing more irritating than having to change batteries when the warning light starts flashing and anything that minimises having to dig out a spare is welcomed. Oh, I also prefer viewing the real world through a FF OVF the same can't be said about my experience with an EVF.
Canon can make an external EVF accessory that fits into a hot shoe for those times an EVF bests an OVF. ...Show more →
I'm trying to figure out where YMDV or where you disagree with what I wrote... Aren't you also saying that smartphone cameras aren't likely to make you give up a DSLR?
There are nearly 50 reviews of the Metabones adapter for Canon to Sony E mount on B&H's website. Considering that probably only a small number of actual buyers review their purchases, B&H is only one seller of the adapter and that adapting EF lenses to Sony comes with a lot of warts, it tells me that there must be some serious level of dissatisfaction from quite a few with what Canon is offering.
I'm trying to figure out where YMDV or where you disagree with what I wrote... Aren't you also saying that smartphone cameras aren't likely to make you give up a DSLR?
Dan
MMV with "In the "pricier domain" I think that the major impact on DSLR sales to enthusiast through "professional" photographers is more likely to come from mirrorless cameras." solely from an enthusiasts perspective I'll add
