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You're probably right, I could manage with my smartphone, and will continue to when on my bike etc but I've already noticed taking more time with photos on my Sony, I think that would extend further with a dslr and it would be more of a process, which I want to try
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I'm joking / not joking.
Of course proper DSLR's have their place, and all those mirrorless systems and whatnot, they can deliver impressive quality.
My perception is the majority of people just want an easy way to "great pictures", which basically means pressing a button and getting great exposure, great colours, a picture that looks like "what I see", without much fucking around, in good quality (really more than good enough for instagram, facebook, and even a slideshow on an iMac screensaver).
Oh, and this "her face is sharp but all the rest is unsharp" is now possible as well, also just with a touch of a button.
There are more and more situations where I realise I would not need pro DSLR and a couple of fine lenses - there's some idiot standing next to me taking a great (!) picture with his iPhone and sending it over to his mother, while I'm still swapping my prime lenses around and adjusting the camera.
And from what I read on here I gather a lot of people would indeed be very happy with a good smartphone camera, because it's easy (!) and they always have it in their hand (!), once they get over the illusion they need expensive / new / other gear.