The thing to remember is that the DSLR was never meant to be exclusively for the serious photographer. If it is, you would not have the Auto mode, the portrait mode, the landscape mode, face detection, etc, etc.
Don't make it sound like anyone who buys a DSLR has to use it professionally. A DSLR is perfectly fine for snapshots and what not. Just pick up any photog mag and see that there are sections for casual shooters who also want a good picture. The wide range of consumer grade lens also helps the average shooter.
A DSLR has almost no shutter lag, low noise, fast rate of fire - these features alone make it great for family shots, kids and travel. And yes, they are good for XMM too (which I am sure know that a DSLR easily produces pleasing shots in auto mode). The downside is the size of the DSLR. Notice that the consumer grade DSLRs are getting smaller? Guess which market this section of DSLR is targetted at? Guess why the 500D is also called Kiss in Japan and Rebel in the US.....
And if you do use it more creatively, be happy that there are more consumers buying DSLR for casual purposes. This would decrease the price when makers realise (which they already do) that there is a market for cheaper DSLRs....
Don't make it sound like anyone who buys a DSLR has to use it professionally. A DSLR is perfectly fine for snapshots and what not. Just pick up any photog mag and see that there are sections for casual shooters who also want a good picture. The wide range of consumer grade lens also helps the average shooter.
A DSLR has almost no shutter lag, low noise, fast rate of fire - these features alone make it great for family shots, kids and travel. And yes, they are good for XMM too (which I am sure know that a DSLR easily produces pleasing shots in auto mode). The downside is the size of the DSLR. Notice that the consumer grade DSLRs are getting smaller? Guess which market this section of DSLR is targetted at? Guess why the 500D is also called Kiss in Japan and Rebel in the US.....
And if you do use it more creatively, be happy that there are more consumers buying DSLR for casual purposes. This would decrease the price when makers realise (which they already do) that there is a market for cheaper DSLRs....
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