I too have observed the dominance of Canon among the pro ranks nowadays. I
recall some telling marketing statistics that showed the 35mm SLR market
(*not* P&S) in a long decline over the last 10-15 years overall, and Canon's
share of that market nearly double that of Nikon's. Oly's was but a very
thin, single digit slice.
Even medium format has succumbed to the allure of 'everything is automatic',
sad but true. No, for better or worse, the hobby has certainly changed. We
capture and display imagery differently now than 10 years ago. We use
different methods and philosophies to do so. Maybe it is just a result of
getting older, but I do know I enjoy my photography now more than ever. And
for this wizened ol' curmudgeon, that's enough. To John A's point; I like
the OM system, so I'll just use it and enjoy without thinking about it too
much.
John P
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there is no "never" - just long periods of "not yet".
Stephen Worner <sworner@xxxxxxxxxxx> observed and opined:
>
>I worked as a TV news cameraman throughout the 80s and early 90s and for
>the press photographers 'on the road', the Nikon F3, then later the F4,
>was the standard.
>
>Judging by what I see these days, even Nikon appears to have lost pro
>market share to Canon's EOS. I was at the World Swimming Championships
>in January in a corporate box behind the photographers's area and I'd
>say it was 800r more EOS. Canon even had a technical support centre
>set up at the event. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't help
>but think the pro market is fast becoming dominated by one brand and
>it's no longer Nikon.
>
>The 'enthusiastic amateur' market is still there, but you can now buy a
>new Canon or Nikon SLR for just about any amount from $500-$5000+. At
>some price point the camera goes from being an amateur device to a
>professional one. Perhaps the hobby of photography has changed...there
>was a time when the 35mm SLR was the trademark of a real enthusiast
>because it took some knowledge to operate one. These days of course
>'everything is automatic'. Unfortunately it's difficult to sell a camera
>on romance alone...
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