I'm getting too old for DSLR. What Bridge camera?

[AndrewFlannigan]

Depending on what you shoot, this difference might not matter at all.

These are wise words.

What suits A may not suit B, or vice versa. The best thing we can do is show what we think is acceptable and leave the questioner (and others) to make up their own mind.

 

[woof woof]

Being happy with the end result and being able to manage the means to get there is the key.

It irritates me that (some) companies have an annual refresh cycle. It'd be good to know that your x that cost a tidy wedge remains the latest and greatest in brand for more than a few months. It would be inevitable that as soon as I bought an IV a V would be announced and that'd annoy me after spending £1500. I think the decision to px the 100-400 against a 28-200 will suffice for my immediate needs but it has been an interesting path for me to see that.

This doesn't bother me, I'm not all that bothered if the next thing comes out a month later. I buy kit to fulfil my needs and intending to keep it for a long time and if the next iteration comes out and the one after it too my camera will still work and will still fulfil my needs. I'm just an aperture or manual mode single shot happy snapper and I don't need cutting edge abilities but I appreciate that some do and they will be annoyed if the next thing moves the game on for them, but that's not me. I suppose depreciation is an issue as new kit comes out but over the years I intend to keep the kit it's not really a worry for me.

 

[Adam-G]

This doesn't bother me, I'm not all that bothered if the next thing comes out a month later. I buy kit to fulfil my needs and intending to keep it for a long time and if the next iteration comes out and the one after it too my camera will still work and will still fulfil my needs. I'm just an aperture or manual mode single shot happy snapper and I don't need cutting edge abilities but I appreciate that some do and they will be annoyed if the next thing moves the game on for them, but that's not me. I suppose depreciation is an issue as new kit comes out but over the years I intend to keep the kit it's not really a worry for me.

Same. The only reason I'll upgrade is if I'm waiting for a feature or technical advancement that fixes a problem I'm having. So much of the camera industry upgrade cycle is built around features that the majority of people will never need along with a marketing campaign that hopefully triggers a fear of being left behind if you don't upgrade.

 

[Deleted member 78683]

The Canon 7d got too heavy for me. Rather than downgrading, I swapped it out for an R7 (mirrorless) and enjoying the reduction in weight as well as improved range and quality it provides. Just a thought