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Maybe I am just being imaginative and hopeful, but, I think Consumer DSLRs can’t die for many reasons (among others).
That is possibly THE largest market for Camera makers. Point and Shoot may sell more,in some categories, but their profit margins may be smaller. DSLRs have a whole market of accessories attached with them. There are rigs, attachable mics, lens filters, tripods, inter-changeable lenses etc etc. Indie Filmmakers using DSLRs to shot films, still constitutes a tiny % of the actual users of DSLRs. Phone cameras, whether they do 120fps or 240fps, still have very poor photo quality. You obviously can’t shoot a pic from a DSLR at the same speed as that from a Phone’s camera, and, that’s why, they must both co-exist.  
 
Also, I strongly believe, that accessories, right now, will be more integrated into bodies, and instead of having a JuicedLink pre-amp which juts out, or some mic, which attaches on the hotshoe, accessory makers will solutions will make solutions more integrated into bodies and forms. Whereas, this may seem difficult, since a lot of bodies are moulded from super-strong Alloys (like Magnesium), I feel, accessory makers, will open up cameras, and replace portions, or maybe make accessories, on the outside, so small in size, that, they would seem either un-noticeable, or part of the body itself. Maybe, camera makers, will allow for such meddling, with the basic camera, without screwing up with the mother-board. Maybe at access points, immediately before the mini-usb point, or somewhere close, accessory makers will be able to attach accessories.
 
I also feel, that this whole accessory race, and the emergence of Black Magic (and Bolex and GoPro etc), will create Custom Built DSLRs, which will be almost customised, like Desktop Computers, and one may be able to purchase almost exact specifications, based on your ability to pay, and your needs. Like mobile phone companies almost purchase components, and have them assembled, after some basic designing. This way, the scope for specifications could be seriously insane.
 
 
 
That’s just my imagination.

For real. Like we've never had the content is king rant here before.

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Hi,

I have been reading this post, and I have two questions: 1.-  why not to use the sigma lense on the canon 5D III? (if you used on the 7D you could have been used it on the 5D III too, because the quality of the fixed 50 mm 1.4 Zeiss lens is better than zoom sigma...) 2.- I can understand about the resolution, etc, etc... but do you think all this is more important than a good story for a film or a good theme for a video or documentary? for example, any Canon (60D, 7D, 5D ,...) IS GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE  A FUTURE FILM this is completely proved by filmakers around the world, even Hollywood used them as a secondary cameras in accion films like The Avengers, Iron Man, or drama films like The black Swan.

I feel this point should be a problem for engineers and not for filmakers or video makers about how make the cameras to be betters or how to find the best way to get the best from them, I feel that we should be planning good stories... THE CAMERA IS JUST A PART OF A PRODUCTION, anyone can have an Arri Alexa or a Genesis but if your story is not good... you could have the best resolution image, but that my friends is nothing... but now, you could have a nice and cheap good camera (the one you like: GH2, Canon, BlackMagic, GH3, I Phone, etc, etc...) and even low resources, but if your story is good... even Hollywood could buy it (for example: LIKE CRAZY, budget 250.000 dollars and sold by 4 millons dollars to Paramount Pictures, I read some guys writing about moire, and alliasing, etc in this film, but I repeat: SOLD BY 4 MILLONS DOLLARS...)

Technology is a never ending issue, falling in this "corporate game" is not good, we are the user of the technology and that´s it.! you can use the one you like more and is ok!! more resolution, less moire are just secundary points because all this cameras WORKS FINE!! if you know at least the strenghts and weaknesses of your camera you can do a good job!, a good director of photography can do a good job with all this cameras, no because of the camera, is because HE KNOWS WHAT MAKES... we need to learn about photography, directing, and writting and the camera will be the last problem in our carrer...

be fine!
 

Hi,

I have been reading this post, and I have two questions: 1.-  why not to use the sigma lense on the canon 5D III? (if you used on the 7D you could have been used it on the 5D III too, because the quality of the fixed 50 mm 1.4 Zeiss lens is better than zoom sigma...) 2.- I can understand about the resolution, etc, etc... but do you think all this is more important than a good story for a film or a good theme for a video or documentary? for example, any Canon (60D, 7D, 5D ,...) IS GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE  A FUTURE FILM this is completely proved by filmakers around the world, even Hollywood used them as a secondary cameras in accion films like The Avengers, Iron Man, or drama films like The black Swan.

I feel this point should be a problem for engineers and not for filmakers or video makers about how make the cameras to be betters or how to find the best way to get the best from them, I feel that we should be planning good stories... THE CAMERA IS JUST A PART OF A PRODUCTION, anyone can have an Arri Alexa or a Genesis but if your story is not good... you could have the best resolution image, but that my friends is nothing... but now, you could have a nice and cheap good camera (the one you like: GH2, Canon, BlackMagic, GH3, I Phone, etc, etc...) and even low resources, but if your story is good... even Hollywood could buy it (for example: LIKE CRAZY, budget 250.000 dollars and sold by 4 millons dollars to Paramount Pictures, I read some guys writing about moire, and alliasing, etc in this film, but I repeat: SOLD BY 4 MILLONS DOLLARS...)

Technology is a never ending issue, falling in this "corporate game" is not good, we are the user of the technology and that´s it.! you can use the one you like more and is ok!! more resolution, less moire are just secundary points because all this cameras WORKS FINE!! if you know at least the strenghts and weaknesses of your camera you can do a good job!, a good director of photography can do a good job with all this cameras, no because of the camera, is because HE KNOWS WHAT MAKES... we need to learn about photography, directing, and writting and the camera will be the last problem in our carrer...

be fine!