What would you want CFexpress or SD cards for the next batch of Cameras?

Dan W wrote:

The Bad Photographer wrote:

stevvi wrote:

RDKirk wrote:

I don't expect two CFexpress slots to happen in the R5, however, because Canon Inc considers the R5 to be an "enthusiast" camera, not a professional camera. Canon Inc recognizes only the 1-series as their professional camera.

See my comment above. Canon UK describes the R5 as "Professional mirrorless redefined" and "A professional full frame mirrorless flagship camera offering photographers and filmmakers a host of ground-breaking new features."

That said, some enthusiasts needs are more than some professionals. Some professionals are terrible photographers, and some enthusiasts are great. "Professional" seems to be a word that thrown about by anyone and everyone these days.

If someone earns a good percentage of their living from photography then they are professional whether they are good or not. I know two photo pros whose work photography is boring but they are great enthusiast artists in their free time but they don't make much money from their beautiful photos. I also know people earning money from bad photos that even I could do better. They get out and sell, that's part of being pro. But still they earn so they are professional.

For awhile I saw a lot of people with Rebels(!) trying to be (at least part time) professional photographers. I think smartphones have killed any of those hopes.

I think Digital has changed what a Professional is. Any swinging @ick ( sorry ladies) with a camera calls themselves a photographer now a days because they don't have to know anything. Just take a snap and chimp to see if it's any good. Back in the days of film you had to know photography. You had to know how to compose people, how to use exposure for the results you want and see light. You had to know a lot of the technical stuff that today so many people just say "I'll fix in photoshop". And don't forget spray and pray people lol. Come home with 2000 images hoping to get 30 or 40 good ones. Who could afford to do that with film??? Its really hard to make money nowadays in photography because you have so many aunts and uncles and friends willing to do a wedding or family shoot for free or next to nothing with a rebel and kit lens.

The ones that make it are exceptionally good as well as experts in post to make the images stand out. Again, post was not heavily used with film for the most part.

I think there's various ways of looking at this and I definitely fall on the side of "It's a wonderful thing that producing an acceptable quality of photo has been made *easily* available to the masses". I don't know anyone who would rather pay a small fortune to someone if they could get results they were happy with for free. Sure, that's a bit tough on people who make a living out of photography but, as you say, should only drive them to provide an even more unique and special service... if they can.

The one problem with all of this is, of course, that any old Tom, Dick or Harry can call themselves a "professional" these days and let the technology produce very reasonable results for them, and try to charge the ignorant punter a fortune for the service, but that seems to happen in many diverse areas anyway.