I think planned obsolescence is getting harder and harder for many tech companies. For most people, we have enough computing power and image-taking resolution that a yearly upgrade has been pointless for many years now. I recently purchased an M1 MacBook air for biz, photo and web stuff. I can't fault it and everything is instant no matter what I throw at it. Now they talk about the M3 chip about to come out, well I think I'm set for at least 5yrs or until this M1 breaks. I have been using a Fujifilm XT-3, and I would never need more than what this cam does, so will likely use it until it dies. Seeing as arcade machines from the 1980s are still going, I think there is a good chance I'll get 15+yrs out of it at least, and now they are already pushing the XT-5. Tech seems close to being wholly dependent on 1st-time users, which must be a dwindling market?
I think planned obsolescence is getting harder and harder for many tech companies. For most people, we have enough computing power and image-taking resolution that a yearly upgrade has been pointless for many years now…..
...I have been using a Fujifilm XT-3, and I would never need more than what this cam does, so will likely use it until it dies. Seeing as arcade machines from the 1980s are still going, I think there is a good chance I'll get 15+yrs out of it at least...
Some articles on Dpreview, like this one on the development of sensors, were useful:
Tech timeline: Milestones in sensor development
Digital sensors are at the heart of digital photography, but their development sometimes gets obscured by the marketing claims made along the way. We take a look at how sensors have developed since the early days of CCD, to better understand the milestones of the past and what's really going on...m.dpreview.com
As others have noted, the forums were out of control, a cesspool of fanboism and trolling. I will miss being able to look up a written review of a specific camera or accessory. I hope Wayback can archive some of the reviews.
The Internet Archive aka Wayback Machine has done a good job of archiving reviews, minus the interactive comparison tool and high res sample galleries. However a couple of archivist groups are currently working on their own snapshot of the site including forums and the tools.Regarding stuff disappearing from the Internet...aren't there businesses out there that save everything daily and store it?
Mike Eckman had an interesting posting on his site today. He was lamenting the loss of historical data when web sites close down. This will likely be an unfortunate side effect of the dpreview site closing. Whether you liked the site, or not, there is/was a lot of useful historical information there, and it all could easily disappear in the blink of an eye.
Mike Eckman on loss of historical data with dpreview shutdown
That said the Internet Archive is currently defending themselves in court against corporate interests this week...
Some articles on Dpreview, like this one on the development of sensors, were useful:
Tech timeline: Milestones in sensor development
Digital sensors are at the heart of digital photography, but their development sometimes gets obscured by the marketing claims made along the way. We take a look at how sensors have developed since the early days of CCD, to better understand the milestones of the past and what's really going on...m.dpreview.com
As others have noted, the forums were out of control, a cesspool of fanboism and trolling. I will miss being able to look up a written review of a specific camera or accessory. I hope Wayback can archive some of the reviews.
The Internet Archive aka Wayback Machine has done a good job of archiving reviews, minus the interactive comparison tool and high res sample galleries. However a couple of archivist groups are currently working on their own snapshot of the site including forums and the tools.
That said the Internet Archive is currently defending themselves in court against corporate interests this week...
By now DPRevived is up and running-
So the digital craze isn’t dead?
"5 billion digital photos are taken every day.
By 2030, around 2.3 trillion photos will be taken annually"
Seems not to be going anywhere, but by 2030 I wonder if people will spend much time at all in actual reality (I am betting on no), at which time photo-taking might collapse because everyone is mostly existing in VR world.
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