I don’t normally write opinion pieces. However, this last week something has got on my nerves so much that I need to vent about it.
This week, Fujifilm had the temerity to tease a new camera coming out next month.
How dare they? Nobody asked them for this!! What are they doing?! This isn’t exactly the camera that user @iamthemaincharacter wanted them to release!
This has been the reaction to just about every recent camera release that I’ve paid attention to. Some people seem to be of the opinion that a camera should be a bespoke item made to their exact specifications, and if it isn’t then it’s rubbish. I really don’t understand this attitude. If a company releases something that doesn’t suit me then I just ignore it. That release hasn’t suddenly rendered the gear I already have unusable, so I carry on with what I have. I think it’s symptomatic of people being more interested in having the latest thing than photography.
A lot of the people getting angry about this seem to forget that some cameras are made for casual and new users. They don’t want to spend a fortune on a new hobby. So, when I saw a guy upset that this wasn’t a new XPro model my eyes rolled back so much that they’re still spinning.
Go out, use the gear you have because you obviously wanted it when you bought it, take photographs.
Shaun Madill Photography 