Thread: Cameras

We were saying today that the 3 of us that own SLRs at work hardly ever use them
, except for portraits. Better friendlier options avail

Originally Posted by Maca49

We were saying today that the 3 of us that own SLRs at work hardly ever use them, except for portraits. Better friendlier options avail

Depends on the individual I think - for some people it isn't worth getting an SLR but I'm currently plotting an upgrade from my ~10yr old SLR to a newer, better one and there is no way I would even consider going back to a compact/in-between kind of thing. Horses for courses, right tool for the job and so on. I stick to a mid-range SLR because I enjoy photography but still carry it up hills, pro photographers use 1kg+ monsters that can take incredible beatings all day every day and never miss a shot, for others a compact that gets pulled out for the odd snap does the trick, some people just take selfies with their phone.

I guess you could make a comparison with rifles - someone who only ever hunts in the bush won't get any advantage from a 7mm superkickassmagnum with fussy load development, slippery bullets, big scope etc and will just get annoyed about carrying the extra bulk. But a long range shooter will be just as annoyed by having to use an open sight SMLE or Norinco JW103 with cheap factory ammo!